The Scottish government has welcomed the results of marine life surveys carried out off Scotland's mainland and island coasts during 2011.
蘇格蘭政府歡迎2011年在蘇格蘭陸地及海島附近開展的海洋生物調(diào)查的成果發(fā)布。
Marine biologists photographed and documented a wide range of wildlife, including this sea loch anemone-covered horse mussel.
A bizarre and rare sea creature called amphioxus was recorded in Orkney.
在奧克尼發(fā)現(xiàn)一種叫作蝸牛（amphioxus）的奇異而珍稀的海洋動物。
Staff from Heriot-Watt University were among the experts involved in assessing life in the sea and on the seabed.
瓦特大學(xué)研究人員參與了評估海里及海床動物生活的專家研究活動。
Colourful species recorded included flame shells. This one was photographed by Scottish Natural Heritage.
記錄到的彩色物種包括火焰裝貝殼。這張照片是蘇格蘭自然遺產(chǎn)基金拍攝的。
The survey team also captured this close-up of a phosphorescent sea pen during their government-backed work.
在這次有政府資助的活動中，調(diào)查人員還抓拍到一種發(fā)著磷光的海鰓近照。
