back banner Ocean Explorer Home Page NOAA home page

back arrow Back

The Alvin manipulator arm deploying basalt blocks for a coral recruitment experiment.


The Alvin manipulator arm deploying basalt blocks (yellow straps) for a coral recruitment experiment. Two sets of blocks will be set out, one in an area high in coral populations and one in a coral free area. The blocks will be retrieved in a year to check for coral settlement and growth.


Related Links


E-mail Updates | User Survey | Report Error On This Page | Site Index | Contact Us
Revised July 12, 2005 by the Ocean Explorer Webmaster
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce
NOAA Logo Commerce Logo
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03mountains/logs/jul18/media/exper3.html