The Olympic Coast 2006 co-principal investigators and ROV team celebrate the first cruise sighting of Lophelia pertusa.

The Olympic Coast 2006 co-principal investigators and ROV team congregate in the control room, celebrating the first cruise sighting of the hard coral Lophelia pertusaLophelia was first observed in the sanctuary during the 2004 pilot survey. Image courtesy of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

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