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A narrated compilation of still photographs from a
dive conducted by Byron White (South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources). The submersible's video camera did not
work during this dive. The photo essay begins with
a squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani), then bamboo
coral (family Isididae). The golden crab (Chaceon
fenneri) is a federally managed species, so it
is of commercial importance. The sea floor at this
particular dive site was covered almost entirely with
coral rubble (skeletons), primarily Lophelia species.
The final photo is of a black-bellied rose fish (Helicolenus
dactylopterus), which can live for 30 years or more.
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