About a hundred new species of living creatures were discovered at the bottom of the ocean

According to the ocean census (there is one), scientists discover about 2,200 new species every year. That's why the recent news is really exciting: a few weeks ago, scientists discovered more than 100 new marine species in the Bounty Trough in New Zealand.

Ocean Census is a global alliance of scientists, researchers, charities and others dedicated to finding and accounting for ocean life from the surface to the depths of the ocean.

In February, team members from Ocean Census, New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and the New Zealand Museum Te Papa Tongarewa teamed up on a mission to explore the remote Bounty Trench, a deep-sea trench. The Cape is located off the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

During the three-week expedition, they collected about 1,800 samples, some of which were found at depths of more than 15,000 feet (almost 5 km).