This giant bamboo coral was seen at close to ~1,700 meters (~5,580 feet) depth on the seamount dubbed
Giant Bamboo Coral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin. Download larger version (jpg, 2.8 MB).

This giant bamboo coral was seen at close to ~1,700 meters (~5,580 feet) depth on the seamount dubbed "Kahalewai." It was about as big as ROV Deep Discoverer. We took a small sample of this coral to learn more about it.

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