July 4, 2020: Precious Corals
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs. Download larger version (jpg, 1.4 MB).
Precious corals, like this species of Hemicorallium, were common during 2017 exploration of Carondelet Reef within the Phoenix Islands Protected Area on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
From: Discovering Deep Sea Corals of the Phoenix Islands.