The BBC has released a short news piece on an underwater expedition to the Nazare canyon off of Portugal expedition by their ROV ISIS, (a ROV talked about previously on DSN). One of their discoveries thus far is shark at over 3,600 meters depth, possibly setting a new depth record for sharks. Read the news article here.
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