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  • Fiordland underwater

    This website, established by New Zealanders Paddy Ryan and Chris Paulin, has photographs of the deep-sea creatures living relatively close to the surface in the dark waters of Fiordland.

  • Giant and colossal squid facts

    Information about colossal and giant squid, including images. This is part of a site which has information about cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish, etc.).

  • Ocean: hydrothermal

    Part of a NASA site, this page gives information on hydrothermal vents and the life found around them, and has links to other sites.

  • The bioluminescence web page

    An explanation of bioluminescence, with illustrations and explanations of the different ways many marine species produce and use light.

  • The NORFANZ voyage 10 May to 8 June 2003

    This site documents a joint Australia and New Zealand expedition to investigate the deep sea around Lord Howe and Norfolk islands through to northern New Zealand, and presents photographs and information about many of their finds.

  • The voyage of the Challenger

    This page from the State University of New York at Stony Brook outlines the voyage of the Challenger in 1872.

More suggestions and sources

    • Batson, Peter. Deep New Zealand: blue water, black abyss. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2003.

    • Broad, William J. The universe below: discovering the secrets of the deep sea. New York: Touchstone, 1998.



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