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Nature 432, 12-14 (4 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432012a; Published online 3 November 2004

Marine conservation: Sink or swim

Henry Nicholls1

  1. Henry Nicholls is a freelance writer based in London.

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Can an ambitious plan to protect unique marine habitats in the open ocean turn the tide of destruction? Henry Nicholls plunges in.

Peering through the thick glass windows of their submersible, the ocean scientists were greeted by a sight no one on Earth had ever seen before. In front of them, smoking towers of deep-sea hydrothermal vents teemed improbably with creatures, including giant tube worms and yellow mussels.

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