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Photograph of the sea bed on Georges Bank. Left - Gravel pavement in an untrawled area reveals abundant worm tubes attached to gravel. Water depth is 88 meters. Right - Gravel Pavement in a trawled area; note the juvenile cod (dorsal view) in center of picture, and absence of attached organisms. Water depth is 73 meters.
Photograph of the sea bed on Georges Bank.
Coastal and Marine Geology Program > Geology and the Fishery of Georges Bank

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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