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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. A close view of the brine lake andits apparent salt encrustations.
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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. The brine pool flows through achannel to a deep part of Flower Garden Bank.
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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. Areas of apparent salt encrustation andbacteria on the sea floor beneath the brine lake.
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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. One edge of the brine lake.
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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. A pool of super-saline watervisible in the channel leading away from the brine lake.
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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. Ripples visible across the surface ofthis pool of briny water within the ocean.
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Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. Salt encrustations surrounding a pool of briny water.
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Mud volcano caused by methane gas bubbling up through the sea floor witha resultant small cone that looks similar to a lava producing volcano. Theplumes are of methane gas pushing up an accompanying cloud of sediment.
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Close up view of the gas plume emanating from a mud volcano. The shiny top isa bubble of gas.
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Bubbles of methane gas pushing up sediment from the crater of a mudvolcano.
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A large bubble of methane gas emanating upward from the crater of a mudvolcano.
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A fish swimming above the overflow channel streaming down the side of amud volcano. Note what appear to be well-defined levees on the sides of thechannel. Numerous holes on the side of the mud volcano might be indicative offaunal activity.
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The coral cap at West Flower Garden Bank.
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Black corals and octocorals are found in deep water communities in the vicinityof Flower Garden Banks.
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Wire coral (Stichopathes leutkeni), a black coral, with two curled up basketstars attached in the deep water environment in the vicinity of Flower GardenBanks.
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Excavation pit left by treasure hunters searching for the supposed wreck of aSpanish galleon on Bright Bank.
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Sanctuary superintendent G.P. Schmahl welcomes everyone and givesan overview of the capabilities of the R/V MANTA at official dedication ceremony.
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Tim Keeney, NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphereat dedication ceremony of R/V MANTA.
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The MANTA underway doing a 360 off Pier 21 Galveston.
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Sanctuary offices received a fresh coat of paint as well asnew windows, doors, and roof in the months preceding Hurricane Ike.A small portico was also added to the west entrance. All survived the onslaught.
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