Life on the Edge Photo captions
For content information: Dr. Steve W. Ross, UNC-W (910) 395-3905; NOAA's Office 
of Ocean Exploration 301-713-9444

Note: scientific names should be italicized, including Lophelia.

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Credit: Bob Schwartz
Research Vessel R/V SEWARD JOHNSON docked at the State Port in Morehead City, NC

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Credit: Dr. Steve Ross
Johnson-Sea-Link Submersible being deployed off the stern of the R/V SEWARD 
JOHNSON

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Credit: Dr. Steve Ross
Neuston net deployed off the starboard side of the ship.  This small-mesh net 
samples the upper two meters of the water column.

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Credit: Bob Schwartz
Members of the science team look through a sample collected via Neuston net.
L to R: Tara Casazza, Jennifer McClain, Tim Birdsong

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Credit: Bob Schwartz
Tara Casazza identifying a specimen of eel larvae collected via Neuston net.

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Credit: Ross, et al./NOAA OE/HBOI
Frame grab from external bow video camera: dense coral development of mostly 
live Lophelia, illustrating the complex habitat that supports diverse fish and 
invertebrate communities.

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Credit: Bob Schwartz
Cheryl Morrison photographs a sample of Lophelia coral collected during a 
submersible dive.

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Credit: Bob Schwartz
Eumunida picta A specimen of galatheid crab collected during a submersible dive, 
common on the deep coral banks.

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Credit: Bob Schwartz
Scyliorhinus retifer A specimen of chain dogfish 
collected during a submersible dive.

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Credit: Art Howard
A species of hermit crab residing in a worm tube.  Hermit crabs will live in any 
available space.

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Credit Art Howard
The JSL submersible offers a panoramic view of the underwater world.  This is a 
view of dense coral development off North Carolina in about 400 meters.

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Credit: Art Howard
The submersible's manipulator arm collecting a crab 
trap containing five galatheid crabs.  This is an eel trap that has been 
modified to better catch deep sea fauna. 

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Credit: Art Howard
Cidaris sp.  A common sea urchin member of the deep coral community, usually 
referred to as a pencil urchin.  

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Credit: Art Howard
Echinus tylodes.  This sea urchin is a common member of the deep coral 
community.  It often occurs sitting on the coral branches or on coral 
rubble around the mounds.

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Credit: Art Howard
Chaunax sp.  This is a species of the fish family known as gapers.  These 
relatives of anglerfishes are commonly seen around some coral banks.  
These ambush predators sit on the bottom waiting for prey to swim by.

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Credit: Art Howard
A close-up view of Chaunax sp.  

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Credit: Jim Sullivan
Life on the Edge 2005 Science Team:
First Row: ReneŽ Green, Cheryl Morrison
Second Row: Bob Schwartz, Art Howard, Martha Nisinski, Barb Lubinski, Jennifer 
McClain, Andrea Quattrini
Third Row: Tim Birdsong, Liz Baird, J. Murray 
Roberts, Melissa Partyka, Tara Casazza
Fourth Row: Steve Ross