Expedition Uncovers Three Never-before Identified Coral Reefs Off Florida's Coast

Friday, December 12, 2008 - 08:35 in Earth & Climate

An inaugural expedition using state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicles to survey, map and identify large areas of the ocean bottom has uncovered three never-before identified Lophelia coral reefs. The seven day mission has revealed extraordinary data about the relatively unknown deep water reefs just off Florida's coast.

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