A single colony of coral with dying and dead sections (on left), apparently
living tissue (top right) and bare skeleton with very sickly looking brittle
star on the base. Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
Image ID: expl2376, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: Gulf of Mexico Photo Date: 2010 Credit: Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE; NOAA News 110410
