Story: Deep-sea creatures

More links and websites

• Giant and colossal squid facts

  Information about colossal and giant squid, including images. This is part of a site which has information about cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish, etc.).

• The bioluminescence web page

  An explanation of bioluminescence, with illustrations and explanations of the different ways many marine species produce and use light.

• The NORFANZ voyage 10 May to 8 June 2003

  This site provides interactive games about marine life and Mysteries of the Deep

• The voyage of the Challenger

  This page from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration website outlines the voyage of the Challenger in 1872.

More suggestions and sources

• Batson, Peter. Deep New Zealand: blue water, black abyss. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2003.

• Broad, William J. The universe below: discovering the secrets of the deep sea. New York: Touchstone, 1998.