A recent submarine mission around a deepwater seamount in the archipelago has revealed a new kind of thriving ecosystem, which researchers say has never been described before.These tiny organisms actively swim between the surface of the ocean and waters a kilometer deep, creating a vertical wave of migration each day and night as larger fish follow them to feed.Already, the international team has stumbled on a new ecosystem surrounding the 'Satho Rahaa' deep-sea mountain, based on the movement of micronekton.Near the sunken seamount, however, submerged volcanic ridges and fossilized carbonate reefs formed 60 million years ago stop micronekton from diving deeper than around 500 meters.The trapping zone recently found in the Maldives could allow scientists to get to know these overlooked organisms in a whole new way, possibly allowing for better ocean conservation practices."