In this photo from the dive, a rocky substrate supporting sponges and anemones is seen.
Unexplored Seamounts
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Unexplored seamounts: During Dive 07 of Seascape Alaska 5, the team conducted the first-ever exploration of one many small seamounts of unknown age and origin which form small chains apparently unrelated to the larger seamount chains of the North Pacific. This is where the "golden orb" was discovered. In this photo from the dive, a rocky substrate supporting sponges and anemones is seen.