A new Exploration Command Center was brought online at NOAA’s Inouye Regional Center for the expedition. Here, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) fishery biologist Bruce Mundy gives background information about the expedition to visiting groups. Dr. Allen Andrews of PIFSC, at the upper left-center facing the audience, also gave talks to visiting groups about the biology of the deep-water corals and sponges seen during the expedition.
Exploration Command Center
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A new Exploration Command Center was brought online at NOAA’s Inouye Regional Center for the expedition. Here, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) fishery biologist Bruce Mundy gives background information about the expedition to visiting groups. Dr. Allen Andrews of PIFSC, at the upper left-center facing the audience, also gave talks to visiting groups about the biology of the deep-water corals and sponges seen during the expedition.

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