Exploring the Thrilling Abyss of Deep Oceans

It is amazing to think that water, primarily salty oceans, cover the majority of our planet. Yet, much is unknown about the vast existence. Of course, it is relatively difficult to investigate the enviroment, because it is miles and miles deep. This extreme depth creates a large pressure so great that it will crush our bodies. In the past, it was thought that nothing existed there, that it was just empty and open space (talk about denial). With today's advancing technology, scientists are discovering new inhabitants of deep oceans.
Scientists have developed submarines that are specially built to be able to survive the immense pressure of the deep oceans, and have since found several new ecosystems. They have found hydrothermal vents that spit out warm water and chemicals that are used to feed the shrimp, clams, and tube worms that reside down there. These vents are located in underwater gardens. The gardens house the animals that can survive the deep. Even more disturbing, these animals are actually feeding off of the food that drops from the sea above them! Talk about garbage pickers...
Even further, since every used to adopt the "nothing lives down there" theory, people used to dump tons of dangerous chemicals into the ocean blue. Pollution is a big factor in deep oceans, especially because heavier materials will sink to the bottom, and then recycle back up the top centuries later as the currents fluctuate. The chemical dumping is blamed for ten percent of ocean pollution. The rest of the pollution is from run off from land, run off from business and factories, and gas and oil spillages. Maybe we should start looking at what we can control to reduce this. Perhaps we can find more efficient ways to transport oil?
Another interesting feature about the ocean is that it contains most of Earth's heat. It gains the heat from the sun, which heats the surface of the water. This water then densifies the salt in the water. This denser water obviously sinks and travels down to the deep oceans. It could take centuries in order to see this water come back up! So the key to cooling down the world, deheat the oceans!
The deep sea is the home of the world's ugliest animals. The viper fish, for example, is an almost transparent fish. It is basically see through. Another resident is the dragon fish, which is not unaccurate to its name. It has a large head and a lot of razor sharp teeth. Another one is the fangtooth, it only grows to six inches, but it has a very intimidating appearance.

I find it really funny that we used to think that nothing existed down there, out of sight out of mind? I wonder...