A tiny brittle star (the central disc is smaller than a dime) clings to the branches of a soft coral in a sample bucket brought into the shipboard laboratory from a submersible dive. This creature makes its home on the deep, dark ocean floor.
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Brittle Star
A tiny brittle star (the central disc is smaller than a dime) clings to the branches of a soft coral in a sample bucket brought into the shipboard laboratory from a submersible dive. This creature makes its home on the deep, dark ocean floor.
DISCOVRE Submersible
Dr. Christina Kellogg, USGS DISCOVRE's microbiologist, begins a dive in the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible to study deep-sea coral. The submersible can reach depths of 900 meters and has a manipulator arm and suction tool for collecting samples.
Dr. Christina Kellogg, USGS DISCOVRE's microbiologist, begins a dive in the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible to study deep-sea coral. The submersible can reach depths of 900 meters and has a manipulator arm and suction tool for collecting samples.
Research Vessel Kiyi
The USGS GLSC's R/V Kiyi. The vessel is deployed for field work on Lake Superior between the months of May and November.
The USGS GLSC's R/V Kiyi. The vessel is deployed for field work on Lake Superior between the months of May and November.
Mangrove Coral Site
Above (top of picture) and below (bottom of picture) image of mangroves in Otter Creek where corals grow under and attached to mangrove prop roots.
Above (top of picture) and below (bottom of picture) image of mangroves in Otter Creek where corals grow under and attached to mangrove prop roots.