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Seco de los Olivos: Overview
Located in front of the coast of Almeria (southeast Spain), the Chella Bank (Seco de los Olivos in Spanish) is a seamount whose top is found at a depth of 80 metres. It is a set of elevations that houses a very rich biodiversity, including deep-sea coral reefs, cetaceans, sharks and lots of fish. Oceana … Read more
Seco de los Olivos: Overview
Located in front of the coast of Almeria (southeast Spain), the Chella Bank (Seco de los Olivos in Spanish) is a seamount whose top is found at a depth of 80 metres. It is a set of elevations that houses a very rich biodiversity, including deep-sea coral reefs, cetaceans, sharks and lots of fish. Oceana … Read more
Portuguese Man-of-War
What is it? The Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) is a siphonophore Phylum Cnidaria: corals, jellyfish, ascidians, etc.). This organism is actually a colony of modified jellyfish-polyps specialised to carry out different functions: moving, hunting, feeding and reproducing. The pneumatophore or float can be as long as 30 centimetres and its tentacles can reach various meters … Read more
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