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Other Notable Discoveries White himself identified four new species — a new skate, ray, deepwater catshark and chimaera — also known as a ghost shark.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere, Brazil and Mexico agreed to jointly explore deepwater sites in the Gulf of Mexico, though any potential crude output could take years to materialize.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Among the clearest statements of China’s intent in the Western Hemisphere came in the fall of 2024, when Xi traveled to Peru to inaugurate the Chancay Port, the largest deepwater facility on the western coast of South America.
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Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
Friday’s announcement marks the first time that deepwater shark species have been added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s lists of regulated species.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
1 Dec. 2025
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere, Brazil and Mexico agreed to jointly explore deepwater sites in the Gulf of Mexico, though any potential crude output could take years to materialize.
—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Among the clearest statements of China’s intent in the Western Hemisphere came in the fall of 2024, when Xi traveled to Peru to inaugurate the Chancay Port, the largest deepwater facility on the western coast of South America.
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Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
Friday’s announcement marks the first time that deepwater shark species have been added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s lists of regulated species.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
1 Dec. 2025
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Vessels are pictured off coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026.
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This latest milestone highlights deep-sea offshore wind as a vital strategic frontier for China’s global energy leadership and for driving the commercialization of clean technology.
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El Niño is expected to prolong an existing unrelated marine heat wave that would otherwise typically start fading between October and December, scientists say.
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People should also stay alert to local water conditions, including rip currents and the presence of other marine animals such as jellyfish.
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