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Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Diverse Deep-Sea Coral Community

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Ocean Portal summer 2011 intern Brandon Adkins poses next to the aquarium in the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall.
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Exploring Ocean Jobs

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You can explore the Curasub from your computer! Inspect, launch, board and recover to get an idea of what it's like to mann an underwater submersible.
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Take a Virtual Submarine Dive to the Deep

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Off the coast of North Carolina, Nizinski and Johnson Sea Link pilot Phil Santos descend through the water column towards the target site.
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Submersible and Deep-Sea Corals

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What Do Scientists Do?

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Light at the End of the Deep, Dark Ocean

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Lights attached to this deep-sea camera system enable scientists to capture detailed images of deep-sea corals in otherwise dark water.
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Deep-Sea Camera

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An illustration of a deep-sea dragonfish.
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Deep-Sea Dragonfish

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Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Martha Nizinski: Hooked on Deep-Sea Corals

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Bivalves brought up from the deep Arctic seafloor.
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Deep-Sea Bivalves

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A glowing ocean surface.
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Six Ways to See Ocean Ocean Bioluminescence

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