This is a picture of a bizarre creature found in 'The Gully" off the coast of Nova Scotia near Sable Island. In 2007, BIO scientists explored the Gully Marine Protected area for the first time with robot submersibles. The creature in the photograph is an octopus that is approximately one metre in length. The large fins on the sides of its head look like elephant ears, which is why the nickname given to the creature by researchers is Dumbo. They belong to the cephalopod family and have been observed as deep as 7000 metres! For a fact sheet on the Dumbo octopus click here. For the article about what BIO scientists found in the gully, click here.
Gulf of Maine
Bathymetry
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Dumbo in the Gully
This is a picture of a bizarre creature found in 'The Gully" off the coast of Nova Scotia near Sable Island. In 2007, BIO scientists explored the Gully Marine Protected area for the first time with robot submersibles. The creature in the photograph is an octopus that is approximately one metre in length. The large fins on the sides of its head look like elephant ears, which is why the nickname given to the creature by researchers is Dumbo. They belong to the cephalopod family and have been observed as deep as 7000 metres! For a fact sheet on the Dumbo octopus click here. For the article about what BIO scientists found in the gully, click here.
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