Q&A with Tim Shank about Ocean Trenches

WHOI deep-sea biologist Tim Shank answers questions about the deepest places in the world’s oceans: how they are formed, what lives there, why we should understand them in greater detail.

Originally published online January 1, 2013

TOPICS: Ocean Trenches

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