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Deep-sea corals on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.

Deep-sea corals on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
Deep-sea corals on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
Deep-sea corals on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
Deep-sea corals on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Deep-sea corals on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
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11/03/2010
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 48, No. 3, Pg. 41:
Cameras on the remotely operated underwater vehicle Jason took these images of a seafloor site about seven miles downstream from a plume of hydrocarbons flowing from the Deepwater Horizon/Macondo well. Scientists found deep-sea corals covered with brown flocculent material, oddly colored brittle stars tightly coiled on coral branches (shown here), and a red “bubblegum” coral that appeared to have lost tissue in places to expose its white skeleton underneath. The scientists meticulously sampled and documented the site and returned a few weeks later with the submersible Alvin.
Courtesy of NOAA/BOEMRE Lophelia II Project
© National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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