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October 23, 2020: Moray Eel

This moray eel, which measured about 80 centimeters (2.6 feet) long, was seen during the sixth dive of the third leg of the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition. During the dive, we explored a ridge on Supply Reef, an active submarine volcano within the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, with confirmed eruptions in 1969 and 1989.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas. Download larger version (jpg, 944 KB).

This moray eel, which measured about 80 centimeters (2.6 feet) long, was seen during the sixth dive of the third leg of the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition. During the dive, we explored a ridge on Supply Reef, an active submarine volcano within the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, with confirmed eruptions in 1969 and 1989.

Watch a video of the moray eel.