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Deep Sea Research and Technology Program 2012 Report to Congress

Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Report to Congress 2012

This report, prepared in consultation with the Regional Fishery Management Councils, highlights the discovery of deep-sea coral habitats and other progress made in the nationwide research by NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program in 2010 and 2011.

Citation: NOAA (2012). Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program 2012 Report to Congress. NOAA, Silver Spring, MD. 35pp.

Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program 2012 Report to Congress (pdf, 12.9 MB)

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