Ancient Coral Garden
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Download larger version (mp4, 43.0 MB).

During the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration, we were lucky enough to explore two mound features that revealed extensive, healthy Lophelia coral reefs. These structures could be thousands of years old, yet prior to this expedition, no one knew they were even there.