A high abundance of mussels, Bathymodiolus childressi, and bacterial mats were documented about halfway through Dive 19 in Norfolk canyon during Windows to the Deep 2019. This area was where bubbles were detected in the water column during overnight mapping.
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A high abundance of mussels, Bathymodiolus childressi, and bacterial mats were documented about halfway through Dive 19 in Norfolk Canyon during Windows to the Deep 2019. This area was where bubbles were detected in the water column during overnight mapping.
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