Lophelia II 2009: Green Canyon 852

Green Canyon is a submerged ridge at 1410 meters (4625 feet) depth in the Gulf of Mexico with high diversity of deep-sea corals. The ridge was explored by the science party of the Lophelia II 2009 Expedition in August, 2009 using Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institution's Jason II remotely operated vehicle. The research was sponsored part of an ongoing initiative by Minerals Management Service and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to understand deep-sea habitat in the Gulf. The project now provides important baseline information to the Natural Resource Damage Assessment resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Science & Technology

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• Lophelia II 2009
• Green Canyon
• bamboo coral
• Keratoisis
• Iridogorgia