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A monkfish has spawned a million eggs in the the University of Copenhagen’s Øresund Aquarium. This has only happened a few times in Scandinavia.
Associate professor Katrine Worsaae lives for the months that she spends near water. Her life journey has led her down into underwater caves populated by strange animals like the Zombie Worm.
The sea is awash with forgotten plastic bags and old car tyres. Students armed with nets and diving masks are removing some of the trash that otherwise would never see land again.
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, is dying. A student from the University of Copenhagen helped document this while on exchange at James Cook University in Australia.
