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Tethered drop-camera system used to assess coral cover

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Underwater photos of the tethered drop-camera system
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Tethered drop-camera system used to assess coral cover. A) Camera system lowered below the vessel. B) Camera system held roughly 1–3 meters above the seabed. From the study Evaluation of Benthic Habitat Change within the National Historic Sites of Hawaiʻi’s Kona Coast.

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