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Johnson Sea Link Submersible

Ocean scientists inside the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible travel to deep-sea coral ecosystems up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) below the ocean’s surface.
(©Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution)

Ocean scientists safely travel to deep-sea coral ecosystems up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) below the ocean’s surface inside the Johnson-Sea-Link, a submersible owned and operated by the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, now retired. Explore more in the multimedia feature Coral Gardens of the Deep Sea.