The Discovery Collections

Description

The Discovery Collections comprise benthic and pelagic samples from many areas of the world’s oceans. It is the only collection consisting solely of deep-sea and open-ocean invertebrates in the UK and provides vital insight into the species that live at extreme ocean depths. The Discovery Collections facility maintains a key time-series of deep-sea organisms dating back to 1925 when the RRS Discovery collected the first samples in the Southern Ocean. The collection provides great insight and understanding of deep-sea and open ocean fauna and is continually expanding as research cruises explore more of the deep oceans, gathering new data and samples.

Contacts

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Tammy Horton
Telephone: 442380596352
email: tammy.horton@noc.ac.uk

The Discovery Collections
National Oceanography Centre, European Way
Southampton
SO14 3ZH
Hampshire
GB
email: tammy.horton@noc.ac.uk