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Explore this deep sea coral garden off the coast of #Labrador #Newfoundland #DeepSeaCoral

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Explore this deep sea coral garden off the coast of Labrador
In 2019, during a routine haul, Joey Angnatok, an Inuk fisherman from Nain pulled up something unexpected on his line — a branching piece of deep sea coral. Angnatok helped researchers locate a deep-s...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Life Beyond Light, Deep Sea Close Up 2
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#deepseacoral #biodiversity
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February 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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We're working hard to map and protect these fragile, hidden treasures from human impact.

More about these ancient underwater gardens: fisheries.noaa.gov/national/hab...

#DeepSeaCoral #HabitatConservation #MarineLife #NOAAFisheries
A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with bright headlights and the letters "SER" on its side navigates the dark, deep ocean. The ROV's lights illuminate a large, vertical rock formation covered in delicate, white, branch-like deep-sea corals. An orange basket star coral with numerous branching arms is draped over the side of a large, pale yellow sponge.
July 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Happy day 4 of #17DSBS!

Meet Luke McCartin, who studies #DeepSeaCoral diversity using #eDNA sequencing in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean. Luke’s work involves using #ROVs to collect coral & seawater samples, analyzing DNA barcodes to reveal their #biodiversity and to understand coral distributions.
"Luke McCartin is a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Santiago Herrera’s lab at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, United States. He uses molecular tools to study the distribution of life on the deep seafloor and its evolution. At the Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Luke will be presenting research that uses environmental DNA (eDNA) sequencing to determine the diversity and distributions of deep corals. Using submersibles like remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), Luke’s work involves collecting samples of corals and the seawater around them from the deep-sea floor for analysis. He compares sequences of DNA from the coral specimens and the eDNA that they release into seawater in order to determine the biodiversity of deep corals in the area." (Image: Luke McCartin grinning behind a laptop amongst collaborators: a number of screens with deep-sea footage are in the background. Image Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute; Photographer: Alex Ingle) Image: A close-up of Luke McCartin smiling inside a dimly lit ROV. "Luke’s research has been primarily focused on mesophotic and deep-sea coral communities in the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea south of Puerto Rico. Mesophotic corals, like this large colony of the black coral Plumapathes pennacea occur at depths from approximately 50 to 200 meters where light attenuates". (Image) "Deep-sea corals, like this colony of the octocoral Paramuricea from 530 meters depth, live in perpetual darkness" (Image).
January 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Deep reefs hide unexpected relationships, one slow step at a time. #OceanLife #MarineBiology #SeaStar #DeepSeaCoral #OceanExploration
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August 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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A new deep‑sea coral, Iridogorgia chewbacca, was recorded off Molokai in 2006 (≈1.2 m tall) and near the Mariana Trench in 2016 (≈0.5 m tall, branches up to 38 cm). Read more: https://getnews.me/new-deep-sea-coral-iridogorgia-chewbacca-discovered-in-pacific/ #deepseacoral #pacific
New Deep‑Sea Coral Iridogorgia chewbacca Discovered in Pacific
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Ever dreamed of naming a new-to-science species? Now’s your chance! Name a new #DeepSeaCoral discovered by Dr. Michelle Taylor. Submit your name suggestion and a 250-500 word explanation by Sept 8, 2024. Details here: https://buff.ly/3Xq31h5 #DeepSea #DeepSeaCommunity
September 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM