Sampling trays hold bio boxes and quivers where the samples are placed for safekeeping on the ride to the surface.

Sampling trays hold bio boxes and quivers where the samples are placed for safekeeping on the ride to the surface. Image courtesy of Sheli Smith, Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks.

Lophelia II 2009

Lophelia II 2009: September 6 Log

NOAA Ocean Explorer Gallery

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