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Description
A close up of one of the impacted corals. A small amount of apparentlyliving tissue on the tips of some of the branches is orange. Most of theskeleton is bare or covered by brown flocculent material.Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
Credit
Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE
Display Date
2010
Location
Gulf of Mexico
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Lophelia II Expeditions