Image taken by Woods Hole Oceanographic Instution’s TowCam aboard the Henry B. Bigelow shows yellow sponges and deep-sea corals on the edge of Middle Tom’s Canyon (ca. 1600 meters).

Image taken by Woods Hole Oceanographic Instution’s TowCam aboard the Henry B. Bigelow shows yellow sponges and deep-sea corals on the edge of Middle Tom’s Canyon (ca. 1,600 meters). Image courtesy of Nizinski et al. NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, WHOI 2012.

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