NOAA Ocean Explorer: fish over wreck

fish over wreck and coral

Abundant marine life and coral have made the Monitor wreck home. A thick debris layer, known as Layer B, consists mostly of fragments of dead oculina coral, which sticks together tenaciously and has proven very difficult to remove.

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Monitor Expedition 2002

Monitor Expedition 2002: July 10 Log

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