Fig. 5a: Example seafloor images from AUV Dive #7 at BOEM Humboldt Call Area off Eureka, CA. The first image (a) shows a muddy seafloor with soft-bottom animals, including a flapjack devilfish (Opisthoteuthis californiana), longspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis), two sea pens (Halipteris sp.) and several brittle stars.

Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat

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