A portion of the shelf-edge reef, at about 180 ft depth, included within the proposed Edisto Marine Protected Area off South Carolina

A portion of the shelf-edge reef, at about 180 ft depth, included within the proposed Edisto Marine Protected Area off South Carolina. This is an important spawning site for several important reef fishes, including scamp grouper and vermilion snapper. Image courtesy of South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, NOAA.

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