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October 28, 2021: Soft Coral

A soft coral (Anthomastus sp) bends in the strong current encountered while exploring a ridge extending to the southeast of an unnamed seamount east of Pearl and Hermes Atoll during the 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi expedition.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

A soft coral (Anthomastus sp.) bends in the strong current encountered while exploring a ridge extending to the southeast of an unnamed seamount east of Pearl and Hermes Atoll during the 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi expedition.