The USGS GLSC's R/V Kiyi. The vessel is deployed for field work on Lake Superior between the months of May and November.
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program images.
The USGS GLSC's R/V Kiyi. The vessel is deployed for field work on Lake Superior between the months of May and November.
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.
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.
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.