The Census of Marine Life is a "ten-year effort among marine biologists around the world to catalog and understand ocean life." It involves scientists from about 80 countries. Their final report is due in 2010. This means that they have 2 more years to "examine and document the 95 percent of Earth's oceans that remain relatively unexplored." The accompanying picture is that of a potential new species of jellyfish that was found near the Ryukyu Trench close to Japan. It was found at a depth of 7,217 meters, a depth which was previously thought to be unable to support such life. For more pictures and information regarding this census click here.
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