FANZINE RESEARCH

Samantha Holmes.
The Guardian: The deep ocean. 17/08/16.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/17/ocean-research-marine-life-
bermuda-coral-reefs-nekton-triton-vessel Summary: This article is about The Guardian
Tags: The Guardian, Deep sea life, onwards of 150m down,
Northern comb jelly, fangtooth, blobfish.
Accurate source: The Guardian is a relatively relevant source,
however, they are a left wing biases source that tent to favors the
environmental issue more.
This has given me idea to search into more marine life, food
chains and how they live in these conditions.
joining a mission vessel Baseline Explorer on
its survey off the coast of Bermuda. This
mission reveals the creatures that have been
discovered down in the ocean as well as
conditions they live in. The team grabbed
samples of sponge, coral and water samples.
Quotes:
”The deep ocean makes up 95% of habitable
Earth, yet only 0.0001% has been explored.
The Guardian joined a mission off Bermuda
that is looking to unlock the secrets of the
deep” – Oliver Milman.
“Every time we look in the deep sea, we find a
lot of new species,” said Alex Rogers, an Oxford
University biologist who has previously found a
new species of lobster in the deep Indian
Ocean and huge hydrothermal vents off
Antarctica.
“4,000m the temperature is a little above
freezing and all is dark around.”
National Geographic: Deep Sea Predators. 14/12/17.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/12/deep-sea-food-web-study-underwater-
vehicles-video-spd/?_ga=2.49690723.431875834.1517826458-
1885655256.1506345542 Summary: This article looks back at videos taken
from deep sea missions of sea life devouring prey.
The researchers are wanting to understand the
food chain and what fish are considered predator
or prey.
Quotes:
“Gelatinous animals, like comb jellies and jellyfish,
quickly become unrecognizable” - Sarah Gibbens.
“stable isotopes and fatty acids. This helps them
match marine predators to their most likely prey
items.” – Sarah Gibbens.

Tags: Deep sea food chain, Marine researchers, National Ideas:

Geographic, food webs, gelatinous sea animals, MBARI This article has given me an idea to look into
researchers. some creatures food chains to see what they eat.
Accurate source: I believe the National Geographic
website to be a reliable source. They got ahead and
take on their own missions so there information is their
own and has not been misinterpreted.
National Geographic – Deep Ocean Creatures.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/oceans/photos/deep-sea-
creatures/.
Summary: This is a small article that lists 10 of the unique fishes found in the deep
ocean. It informs the reader of what type of fish they are, how they survived and deep
they live under the surface.

Tags: Deep ocean creatures, Deepest living fish, Colonies, bathypelagic

regions,
Ideas: Gather information on unique deep sea creatures.
Quotes:
“They troll the depths up to 13,000 feet (4,400 meters) below, luring prey with
Accuracy: The Guardian is a
bioluminescent photophores on their bellies.” – David Wrobel.
relatively reliable source that I am
“Vampire Squid.. eyes that are proportionately the largest of any animal on
willing to use as research,
Earth” – David Wrobel.
however, they do tend to lean to
“Crushing pressure, freezing temperatures, and zero sunlight isn't enough of a
the left on environmental issues,
challenge for giant tube worms.” – David Wrobel.
showing they are biased.
National Geographic – New discovered snail fish.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/deep-sea-snailfish-species-video-
spd/?_ga=2.74315863.431875834.1517826458-1885655256.1506345542. 03/08/17.
Summary: This articles is about a new discovery of a
Snail fish found 5miles beneath the surface. This articles
looks into the the new species close relatives; Liparidea.
The article ls talk about why this is such an amazing
discovery.
Quotes:
“The researchers said the new find was "totally new
and totally unexpected.”
“"Nobody on Earth has seen this fish before.” –
Research Team.
“the record for the world's deepest known living fish” –
Sarah Gibbens.
“Snailfish is a broad term for a large category of fish
encompassing 350 species.” – Sarah Gibbens.
Ideas: From this article I could now look into the
different depths of the ocean.
Accuracy: I believe the National Geographic
website to be true.
Tags: National Geographic, Weird, Memorizing
creatures, New species, Liparidea. Snailfish.
Sea and Sky. Creatures of the deep sea.
http://www.seasky.org/sea.html. 2016
Tags: Scientists, Zines, unexplored places, fascinating
creatures, Pressure,
Accuracy: Upon first sighting I was skeptical of the accuracy
this website holds, however, reading through the context I have
found to be true through additional research. The website also
holds a Credit and References page.
Ideas: The website can help me to organise the facts and
learn about the understanding of each depth of the ocean.
Summary: The website show the different
depths of the ocean. There are 5 distinctive
layers that research use to help them
navigated and explore the ocean. Epipelagic
Zone- 200m (Continental Shelf), Mesopelagic
Zone- - 1,000m, Bathypelagic Zone- 4,000m (
Continental Slope), Abyssopelagic Zone-
6,000m (Continental Rise), Ocean Basin-
10,000m, Hadalpelagic Zone- 11,000m.
Quotes:
“Epipelagic Zone… It is also known as the
sunlight zoon.”
“Mesopelagic Zone... It is this zone that we
begin to see the twinkling lights of
biouminscent creatures.’
“Bathypelagic Zone... pressure at this depth is
immense, reaching 5,850 pounds per square
inch.”
“Abyssopelagic Zone… The water temperature
is near freezing, and there is no light at all.”
“Hadalpelgaic Zone… deepest part of the
ocean.. the pressure is an incredible eight
tons per square inch.”
Sea and Sky: Creatures of the deep sea.
http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/bioluminescence.html. 2016

Summary: This website looks into the survival of deep sea creatures. They identify the
characteristics, habitat, Depth range and reproduction. The website also holds a sorts the
creatures out into relatives.
Quotes:
“The lantern fish, also known as Symbolophorus barnardi, is a deep-water fish that gets its
name from its ability to produce light.”-
National Geographic: Strange deep sea creatures. Episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OvvpsfU3NQ. 25/02/17
 Glass sponges Blue Planet
Cusk eels National Geographic.

Helpful tips. Glass animals

Snail fish
sorceress eel

http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/ocean-layers.html