Four of 1,054 pictures of the sea floor

Four of 1,054 images of the sea floor at the GC852 site at 1,448 m depth in the Gulf of Mexico. Our first look at this site confirms the presence of Escarpia laminata, and what appear to be mixed beds of Bathymodioluschildressi and B. brooksi. There are also carbonates with bamboo corals and sea fans at this site. Photo by Ian MacDonald.

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