3/ According to the authors of the original study, it's "the most spatially expansive continuous fish breeding colony discovered to date globally at any depth", thriving in relatively warmer local conditions (up to 2°C, not bad for the Antarctic !)
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4/ This colony is so vast it shapes the entire local ecosystems, influencing local food webs, biogeochemical cycles and serving as a key feeding ground for Weddell Seals. This remarkable discovery should now advocate for the creation of a Marine Protected Area in this part of the Southern Ocean 🌊
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5/ Original description of the colony was published in @currentbiology.bsky.social and can be found here : www.cell.com/current-biol...
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