The still photographs below were taken with a ROV in a survey carried out off SE Iceland in June 2009. Photos are from the three new coral grounds which were disovered during the survey. Click on any image to see a larger version. All images © Marine Research Institute of Iceland, courtesy of Stefán Áki Ragnarsson and Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir. |
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Large individual of the gorgonian Paragorgia arborea found in the CoralFISH case study site in Lónsdjúp. The starfish Brisinga sp. and the gorgonian Prinmoa resedaeformis can be seen as well. |
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Greater Fork-beard (Phycis blennoides) and Pennatula sp. |
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Primnoa resedaeformis |
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Primnoa resedaeformis embedded with Gorgonocephalus sp. |
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Lophelia pertusa embedded with gorgonians at the continental slope in the Lónsdjúp at 480 m depth |
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Lophelia pertusa and Primnoa resedaeformis from the CoralFISH case study site. |
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Small colony of Lophelia pertusa in Skeiðarárdjúp. |
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Redfish (Sebastes sp.) in the L. pertusa reef in the Lónsdýpi case study site. |
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Redfish (Sebastes marinus) in the L. pertusa reef in Skeiðarárdjúp. |
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Tusk (Brosme brosme) at sponge grounds in Papagrunn at »700 m depth. Both tusk and ling (Molva molva) were commonly seen at coral and sponge grounds. |
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Some beautiful sea anemones. |
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The bivalve Acesta excavata. |