Currents sweep past an overhang of rock at 1,152 meters depth in Oceanographer Canyon, creating an ideal microhabitat for a deepwater coral community and a couple of octopods.
Overhang Coral Habitat
Image courtesy of 2013 Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition. Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).

Currents sweep past an overhang of rock at 1,152 meters depth in Oceanographer Canyon, creating an ideal microhabitat for a deepwater coral community and a couple of octopods.

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