The deep-waters of the United Kingdom are not featureless
expanses of mud. They support an amazing diversity of life, from
dense sponge belts, cold-water coral reefs to fields of weird
single-celled organisms called xenophyophores. The Deep-sea
Conservation for the UK (DC-UK) project has been developed to
tackle three central elements; biodiversity, management policy
and public awareness of the UK's deep-sea environment.