The colorful world under the Gulf of Mexico

A group of scientists has used the most advanced remote control (Remotely Operated Vehicle, ROV) device called Jason II to explore the world of colorful reefs and submarine shipwrecks. Mexico - the 9th largest sea in the world.

The first goal of the snorkelling journey is to explore the rich animal community living in the reefs in the deep and cold seabed of the Gulf of Mexico, followed by surveying shipwrecks.

Here are some photos that the research team noted:

This crab Eumugalatheoid had hunted a squid

Diverse life with colorful colors under the Gulf of Mexico

Hoplostethus occidentalis fish are feeding on coral reefs.One study said that although this fish is small, it can live up to 149 years

Hard corals like rocks Lophelia pertusa.These corals secrete a compound that is Calcium Carbonate rock powder to create hard skeletons, creating coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.

During the latest discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists discovered eight-ray corals (Octocorallia). The main inhabitants of this coral are crunchy stars



Archaeologists followed the journey of exploring the Gulf of Mexico with surveys of shipwrecks.They found on the starboard side of this ship - wrecked in the mid-19th century - a green lantern