Biologists find array of deep-sea survival mechanisms in Ring of Fire creatures

Deep-sea animals in the Pacific Ring of Fire off Japan are rapidly growing and adapting, scientists observed in crewed submersible dives.
Creatures in the deep, dark ocean have evolved diverse strategies to survive, adapting to varying depths and nutrient availability.
The team from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology published their findings gleaned from studies in the Ring of Fire – a Pacific belt that contains hundreds of active and…