Operation Deep Slope 2006. Evidence of human activity extends even hundreds of
miles offshore and in this instance to 2200 meters depth. Note the sea urchins
plowing up the bottom.
Image ID: expl1807, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: Gulf of Mexico Photo Date: 2006 May 15 Credit: Image courtesy of Expedition to the Deep Slope 2006, NOAA-OE
