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Robotic Fish To Fight Pollution In Sea

Scientists have designed a robotic fish capable of detecting pollution in water.

The project is part of a three-year partnership between engineering consultancy firm BMT Group and Essex University.

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G8 Robotic Fish

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Robotic fish: the latest weapon in the fight against water pollution

The life-like creatures, which will mimic the undulating movement of real fish, will be equipped with tiny chemical sensors to find the source of potentially hazardous pollutants in the water, such as leaks from vessels in the port or underwater pipelines.

Thanks to Wi-Fi technology, they will then be able to transmit the information to the port's control centre via a "charging hub" where the fish can charge their batteries. This will enable the authorities to map in real time the source and scale of the pollution (see attached graphic).

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Deepest-living fishes (video)

British scientists have filmed for the first time the hadal snailfish: the deepest-dwelling ocean animal ever captured on camera.

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Caught on camera: The world's deepest-dwelling fish five miles under the ocean's surface

British scientists have filmed a species of fish said to be the deepest-dwelling ocean animal ever captured on camera.

A team from Aberdeen University collaborated with their Tokyo counterparts to film the ghostly white Hadal snail fish off Japan’s east coast at a depth of 7,700m.

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Beyond the abyss

Alan Jamieson and colleagues are on a mission to film the world's deepest-living fishes.

Ophidiidae Marianas, photographed on a previous Hadeep Project expedition.

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Deepest-living fishes caught on camera for the first time

Marine scientists filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable fish swarming nearly five miles (7700 metres) beneath the surface.