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We are currently in the Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-sea Coral Protection Area, which was established in December of 2016.

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These canyons are really interesting features in the continental shelf off the East Coast of the mid-Atlantic region,

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they really serve as this kind of funnel from the shallow areas off the Eastern seaboard, down to the deep ocean, bringing a lot of organic material,

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potentially good habitat for sessile organisms.