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The Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure was developed to help scientists study coral reef diversity and have now been adopted broadly to study diversity around the world.
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Reef Monitoring Structure

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DROP researchers successfully deploy a deep-sea ARMS at 396 feet using their submersible.
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Deploying ARMS in the Deep Reef

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Scientists process ARMS
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Processing ARMS

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The Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure was developed to help scientists study coral reef diversity and have now been adopted broadly to study diversity around the world.
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Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw

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An isopod retrieved from an Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (or ARMS) off the coast of Florida.
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Isopod From Florida ARMS

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A plate from an Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) placed in waters off of Florida.
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ARMS Plate From Florida

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Submarine pilot Bruce Brandt secures ARMS to the outside of the submersible Curasub so it can deploy ARMS on the seafloor.
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ARMS Deployment from a Submarine

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A "reef hotel" made of PVS layers on the seafloor.
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Placing ARMS in the Red Sea

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Two ARMS sit on the ocean floor.
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Picture of ARMS in Papua New Guinea

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Call to Arms

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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DROP: The Deep Reef Observation Project

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