Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/A-Dropstone-collected-off-Brabant-Island-in-the-Antarctic-27MZIFJX11YYB.htmlConceptually similarA Dropstone collected off Brabant Island in the AntarcticGP0STRIYDCompleted★★★★Bryozoan specimen collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYYCompleted★★★★★★Octocoral specimen collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYPCompleted★★★★★Brittle star specimen collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYSCompleted★★★★★★Biologist Dr. Susanne Lockhart examines a bryozoan in the AntarcticGP0STRIYGCompleted★★★★★★Biologist Dr. Susanne Lockhart in the AntarcticGP0STRIYFCompleted★★★★★★★A Hexactinellid Glass Sponge collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYTCompleted★★★★A Crustacean under a Microscope in the AntarcticGP0STRIYLCompleted★★★★Comatulid Feather Star collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYECompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STRIYCA Dropstone collected off Brabant Island in the AntarcticA dropstone specimen collected from a dive with a submarine in Chiriguano bay, south of Brabante Island in Gerlache Strait, the Antarctic. Stones dropped by glaciers and icebergs – termed dropstones – provide a hard substrate for organisms to attach to. Attached to this dropstone are a variety of bryozoan and hydroid species, bottle-brush primnoid corals (Thourella sp.), hexactinellid glass sponges and yellow colonial ascidians. Greenpeace is conducting scientific research and documenting the Antarctic’s unique wildlife, to strengthen the proposal to create the largest protected area on the planet, an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.Locations:Antarctic-Brabant Island-Gerlache StraitDate:25 Jan, 2018Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:8018px X 5345pxKeywords:Biodiversity-Corals-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Protect the Antarctic (campaign title)-Research-Rocks-SamplesShoot:Antarctic Ship Tour - Leg One - Photos by Christian ÅslundGreenpeace is on a three-month expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seafloor submarine dives and sampling for plastic pollution, to highlight the urgent need for the creation of a 1.8 million square kilometre Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary to safeguard species like whales and penguins.Related Collections:Antarctic Ship Tour BEST OFAntarctic Deep Sea Specimens