2006 Census of Marine Life Highlights Report available to download

The 2006 Census of Marine Life (CoML) Highlights Report can be downloaded by clicking on the image below.

 

The cover image is Cliona limacina and was taken by R. Hopcroft (University of Alaska Fairbanks/ NOAA). These angelic looking swimming snails, or pteropods, were collected in the Canada Basin. Pteropod means "wing-footed", which refers to the modification of the snails foot that allows it to swim through the water. Relatively little is know about pteropods other than their distribution. They are though to be primarily surface water species and to have one generation per year in the Arctic.

Hard copies can also be requested through Mireille Conslavey or the CoML.

Visit the CoML website learn more about the Census and what a year 2006 was!