Underwater Creatures, Atlantic Ocean, MAR-ECO Project

These beautiful underwater creatures were discovered by scientists during the 6-week expedition that was part of the MAR-ECO project.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem Project is a field project of the Census of Marine Life that studies the macrofauna of the northern mid-Atlantic Ocean including the processes that control their distribution and community structures in the waters around the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. More specifically, the project gains information about what exists in the deep ocean, what roles do mid-ocean ridge systems play in the ocean, and how can scientists do research in extreme oceanic environments. The project is led by Odd Askel Bergstad of Norway.