Fragments of coral skeletons (Lophelia pertusa) from a coral pot collection.

Fragments of coral skeletons (Lophelia pertusa) from a coral pot collection. Note the live corals (seen as white) in the foreground and dead corals (brown) in the background. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral.

Lophelia II 2009

Lophelia II 2009: September 1 Log

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