One of ROV Jason’s manipulator arms is equipped with a set of blades known as “coral cutters” that are used to precisely and non-destructively sample delicate coral colonies.
One of ROV Jason’s Manipulator Arms
Image courtesy of Ivan Hurzeler and DEEP SEARCH 2019 - BOEM, USGS, NOAA, ROV Jason, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Download larger version (jpg, 4.6 MB).

One of ROV Jason’s manipulator arms is equipped with a set of blades known as “coral cutters” that are used to precisely and non-destructively sample delicate coral colonies.

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