Species
Jumbo Dumbo: large specimen of a rare primitive finned octopod. Discover at 1,000-3,000 meters deep.
Oil Worm: feeds on chemicals from decomposing oil, found 990m deep.
Pink, white and purple enteropneust: found on steep slopes, rock faces, and underneath the moutain ranges.
Deep Sea Jellyfish: found near the seafloor
Orange Roughy: matures around 30 years old, turns a salmon color when threatened.
Acorn worm: creates a circular spiral in the sand on the ocean floor.
Deep water sharks: amoung 44 species
Minke and blue whale
Tube Sponges
Basket Star
Scale Worm
http://www.livescience.com/5889-thousands-strange-sea-creatures-discovered.htmlhttp://ecomar2010.wordpress.com/
Human Impacts
Humans have had an extreme impact on Iceland’s vegetation, soils, and landscape. As Iceland and Greenland ecosystems settled around the same time, only Icelandic survived. Rapid deforestation accelerated soil erosion by exposing soils to wind and water. As a result, 90% of Iceland’s forest and 40% of its soil have disappeared, and 73% of the modern land surface is currently affected by soil erosion. Potential maritime activities that occur include fishing, shipping, overflight, the laying of (communication) cables and marine scientific research. Some deep sea tourism appears to have been conducted in conjunction
with scientific research. Since the 1970s and bottom trawling has led to over exploitation of several demersal deep sea fish species. The Mid Atlantic Ridge ECO expeditions have documented damage to benthic habitats resulting from bottom trawling
http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/EPLP-MS-3.pdf
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/countries/news-human-influence-iceland-leads-dramatic-changes-island-ecosystem
Oil Worm: feeds on chemicals from decomposing oil, found 990m deep.
Pink, white and purple enteropneust: found on steep slopes, rock faces, and underneath the moutain ranges.
Deep Sea Jellyfish: found near the seafloor
Orange Roughy: matures around 30 years old, turns a salmon color when threatened.
Acorn worm: creates a circular spiral in the sand on the ocean floor.
Deep water sharks: amoung 44 species
Minke and blue whale
Tube Sponges
Basket Star
Scale Worm
http://www.livescience.com/5889-thousands-strange-sea-creatures-discovered.htmlhttp://ecomar2010.wordpress.com/
Human Impacts
Humans have had an extreme impact on Iceland’s vegetation, soils, and landscape. As Iceland and Greenland ecosystems settled around the same time, only Icelandic survived. Rapid deforestation accelerated soil erosion by exposing soils to wind and water. As a result, 90% of Iceland’s forest and 40% of its soil have disappeared, and 73% of the modern land surface is currently affected by soil erosion. Potential maritime activities that occur include fishing, shipping, overflight, the laying of (communication) cables and marine scientific research. Some deep sea tourism appears to have been conducted in conjunction
with scientific research. Since the 1970s and bottom trawling has led to over exploitation of several demersal deep sea fish species. The Mid Atlantic Ridge ECO expeditions have documented damage to benthic habitats resulting from bottom trawling
http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/EPLP-MS-3.pdf
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/countries/news-human-influence-iceland-leads-dramatic-changes-island-ecosystem
Marine Ecosystems goods & services:
- The ocean and its coastal interface provide: seafood; habitats; fuel wood; energy sources (oil and gas, wind, wave, tidal, thermal); wetland protection; and genetic resources.
• The ocean regulates weather and climate; protects coasts; detoxifies; and traps sediments. Wetlands mitigate storm damage.
• The ocean provides cultural services, including recreational; educational; aesthetic; and spiritual.
• The ocean supports economic activity, including jobs, fisheries, food, marine transportation, trade, fuel, and energy.
• The ocean supports nutrient cycling and primary production.