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A brittle star sits in the middle of a deep sea octocoral that is damaged from a nearby oil spill
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Oil spill damaged octocoral

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Deep-sea Corals

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Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.
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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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This Japanese research ship drills into the ocean floor to learn about Earth’s history and structure.
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Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What Was for Dinner?

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A brittle star clings to the branches of a deep sea coral
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Brittle Star Coral Mutualism

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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Head to Foot

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Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.
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Seamounts: Underwater Oases

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