The Australia Antarctic Division has developed a new system of deep sea cameras to explore the impact of commercial fishing on biodiversity.
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| Pristine seafloor after 16 years of commercial fishing |
They spent eight years studying the seafloor in the Heard Island and McDonald Island Marine Reserve in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean, south-west of Australia.
Scientists found it in an almost completely pristine condition.
The cameras show 98 percent of sensitive seafloor biodiversity remains pristine after 16 years of commercial fishing.
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