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Operation Deep Slope 2006

Description

Operation Deep Slope 2006. Evidence of human activity extends even hundreds ofmiles offshore and in this instance to 2200 meters depth. Note the sea urchinsplowing up the bottom.

Credit

Image courtesy of Expedition to the Deep Slope 2006, NOAA-OE

Display Date

2006 May 15

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Expedition to the Deep Slope

Keywords

Ocean Exploration