#ScienceatSea TowCam is back, and the deep sea pictures are in. The high resolution images from the last dive have been downloaded and many are stunning. We’ve spotted dozens of red crabs, flat fish, skates, eels, anemones, sponges and most importantly, coral. Clustered around the steeper rocky slopes, they greet us like tiny shrubs peeking around the corners of the rock. But one of the reasons studying deep-sea coral is so important, is that they are part of a larger ecosystem. Documenting the diversity of organisms associated with the coral is equally as important and exciting as the coral sightings themselves. - TAS 14 Joan Le at sea this week aboard NOAA Ship Henry Bigelow tinyurl/leq7ap3
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:28:54 +0000
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