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Description A small mound of coral nestled amongst coralline algae and sponges on a reef in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Seafloor mapping with sonar combined with imagery from the ROV reveal both the extent and health of these reefs, which serve as prime habitat for economically important fish. To see more photos from the seafloor, visit oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/gallery-seafloor....
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Small coral colony

A cropped version is at the NOAA webpage: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/gallery-seafloor.html
Author NOAA's National Ocean Service

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