North Atlantic surveys find four new species.
Four secretive sea creatures previously unknown to science
have been discovered in deep ocean waters hundreds of miles off the north west
coast of Scotland.
Marine Scotland trawl surveys off the continental shelf in
the north Atlantic have uncovered a brand new species of large sea snail, two
kinds of clams and a marine worm.
International experts have now confirmed that they are
completely new to science, meaning the mysterious molluscs have managed to
avoid detection during decades of underwater research around the Rockall
plateau.