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Deeper waters at remote Ashmore Reef off the Western Australian coast could be acting as a refuge for sea snake species not seen in shallow waters for more than a decade, new research led by the Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS) indicates.

Scientists circumnavigate and map the seafloor of the entire mesophotic (deep water) zone in ASHMORE Reef Marine Park.

On field trips to Hibernia Reef off the coast of Western Australia Jenna CROWE-RIDDELL, and colleagues from the University of Adelaide, filmed a male turtle-headed sea snake (Emydocephalus annulatus) courting a female underwater.