The Deep Connections 2019 expedition will explore poorly known submarine canyon habitats of the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic Continental Margin using ROVs. Submarine canyons are considered hotspots of biodiversity due to their high abundance and diversity of benthic organisms, such as these dense aggregations of sea fans documented on Oceanographer Canyon in 2013.
Sea Fans
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The Deep Connections 2019 expedition will explore poorly known submarine canyon habitats of the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic Continental Margin using ROVs. Submarine canyons are considered hotspots of biodiversity due to their high abundance and diversity of benthic organisms, such as these dense aggregations of sea fans documented in Oceanographer Canyon in 2013.
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