Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Gorgonocephalus-Chilensis-Basket-Star-in-Antarctica-27MZIFJX1QMFW.htmlConceptually similarGorgonocephalus Chilensis Basket Star in AntarcticaGP0STRIRWCompleted★★★★★★Ophiuroid Brittle Stars in the AntarcticGP0STRIRSCompleted★★★★★★Ophiuroid Brittle Star in the AntarcticGP0STRI5CCompleted★★★★★★Arctic Ocean SeabedGP023EGCompleted★★★★Gorgonian Coral Skeleton in the AntarcticGP0STRIRPCompleted★★★★Polynoid Polychaete Worm in the AntarcticGP0STRIROCompleted★★★★★Polynoid Polychaete Worm in the AntarcticGP0STRIRQCompleted★★★★★★Arctic Ocean SeabedGP023EFCompleted★★★★Gorgonian Coral Skeleton in the AntarcticGP0STRIRVCompleted★★★★★View AllGP0STRIRXGorgonocephalus Chilensis Basket Star in AntarcticaGorgonocephalus chilensis basket star (ventral view) from off Lecointe Island at around 570 meters depth, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula. Listed as a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem indicator taxon by the Commission that governs the Antarctic Ocean. Greenpeace is on a three-month expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seafloor submarine dives, to highlight the urgent need for the creation of a 1.8 million square kilometre Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. Key findings from the footage and samples gathered from the submarine dives will be shared with the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR) to establish localised protections as well as to strengthen this and other upcoming proposals for marine protection in the Antarctic.Locations:AntarcticDate:26 Jan, 2018Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7284px X 4856pxKeywords:Basket stars-Biodiversity-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Protect the Antarctic (campaign title)-Research-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 SpecimensANTARCTIC Ship Tour for Press and Media