Mysterious red jellyfish discovered off US coast

A striking red jellyfish unknown to scientists has been discovered during a dive into an underwater canyon off the coast of New England, in the US. The mysterious species was found during an expedition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a US government agency responsible for checking and protecting the climate and environment. Using a remotely operated vehicle called Deep Discoverer, the NOAA team completed a series of dives in the Atlantic Ocean from 30 June to 29 July. On 28 July, they spotted the jellyfish at a depth of around 700 metres. This area, between 200 and 1,000 metres deep, is known as the mesopelagic zone, or twilight zone. It is the area where the last rays of sunlight from the surface reach before the ocean gives…

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