Multibeam sonar map of a deep-sea coral area off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.
Methane Cold Seep
Images courtesy of B. Hecker, Hecker Consulting (left) and the Deepwater Canyons 2012 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEM/USGS (right). Download image (jpg, 68 KB).

Images of the methane cold seep taken from a towed camera sled in 1981 (left) and from the remotely operated vehicle Kraken II camera in 2012 (right). These images illustrate the changes in camera technology over this time period.

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