Life Lists

Earth's oceans are teeming with life. In gact, animals live in all five zones. More than 270,000 species of sea creatures have been named, and new ones are being discovered all the time. In 2000, the Census for Marine Life, a network of scientists from more than 70 countries, began a ten-year project to learn more about life in the oceans.Along the Mid-Altantic Ridge during just two months in 2004, scientists discovered more than 300 new fish species, 50 new squid and octopus species, and so many microscopic creatures they haven't yet identified them all !