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Jon Witman

Marine ecologist Dr. Jon Witman is a Professor of Biology at Brown University. His first visit to the kelp forest on Cashes Ledge was in October 1977 when his dive was cut short by a snowstorm.

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An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

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