Halloween on the High Seas

8 amazing animals that should scare us into conservation

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Projects: Protecting Ocean Life on the High Seas
Halloween on the High Seas

Viperfish
David Csepp, NMFS/AKFSC/ABL David Csepp, NMFS/AKFSC/ABL
Hatchetfish
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC
Chimaera
NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts
Whiplash Squid
NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts
Giant Spider Crab
Henrique NDR Martins, iStockphoto
Swallower Fish
Peter David Peter David, Getty Images
Anglerfish
Norbert Wu, Getty Images Norbert Wu, Getty Images
Ocean Dandelion
NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts
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