1. Sea Pens, New ZealandPhoto: Brian Skerry Soft corals called sea pens, usually found at depth, and a blue cod appear in shallow waters in New Zealands’s Long Sound reserve, where tannin-stained water blocks light. When distrubed, sea pens emit a greenish light and can deflate, retreating into their bulbous feet.

    Sea Pens, New Zealand
    Photo: Brian Skerry

    Soft corals called sea pens, usually found at depth, and a blue cod appear in shallow waters in New Zealands’s Long Sound reserve, where tannin-stained water blocks light. When distrubed, sea pens emit a greenish light and can deflate, retreating into their bulbous feet.

     
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