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Owen Anderson inspects worms raised from the sea floor during a demersal fish trawl in the Ross Sea

Dave Allen, NIWA
Owen Anderson inspects worm raised from the sea floor during a demersal fish trawl in the Ross Sea. Sir Peter Blake Trust Ambassadors Blake Hornblow and Zac Penman observe.