HolyCoast: More Than 100 New Species Discovered
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Friday, November 03, 2006

More Than 100 New Species Discovered

Just a day after we're told that all seafood will cease to exist by 2048, we hear that more than 100 new species of sea life was just discovered in French Frigate Shoals:
An international crew of scientists found biological treasure on the coral reefs and sand flats of French Frigate Shoals this month, including up to 100 species never before seen in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and many of which are entirely new to science.

In blazing reds and oranges, purples and yellows, an artist's easel full of delicate shades of ivory, and a rainbow of other colors, the reefs produced amazing results, said Rusty Brainard, chief of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division of NOAA's Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center.

"There were lots of organisms that people were saying, 'Wow! What's that?' " said Joel Martin, a zoologist in charge of invertebrates for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
The next step - find out how to cook them.

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