An international group of scientists discovers 50 varieties of invertebrates, which will be used to negotiate a new protected reserve. The results of this expedition were presented this Thursday by one of its two leaders, the researcher from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
“There is so little knowledge that you lift a stone and you find new species. This discovery will serve to create a protected area in this maritime corridor between the coast of Chile and Rapa Nui,” says Ariadna Mechó, the only researcher of these marine ecosystems at the BSC. The protection of these species is key to avoiding a serious impact on the culture and economy of RapaNui, says Mechó. ‘We must protect them before they disappear and we don't even know they are there,’ says the researcher, who in her 30 expeditions around the world has always found human waste, including urinals from the English Navy that ended up in a British museum. "We have to take real action. Take real measures and policies. Let's all go together to protect the oceans that will give life to future generations," she says.