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Martha Nizinski, a scientist from the NMFS Systematics Laboratory,closely examines a piece of Lophelia

Description

Martha Nizinski, a scientist from the NMFS Systematics Laboratory,closely examines a piece of Lophelia. She hopes to learn moreabout the types of marine organisms that live in and aroundthe deep-sea corals.

Credit

Life on the Edge 2004

Photographer

Art Howard

Location

North Carolina Continental Slope

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

NOAA Affiliation

NAPRO Communications