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06/20/2009
Primnoa ghostbusteri?

By Lance Morgan

The Finding Coral team found large red tree coral (Primnoa) at several sites. After our discovery of Primnoa at Juan Perez Sound, we found additional colonies at Portland Inlet and East Dixon Entrance.

06/19/2009
A Great Day at the Office

By Greg Workman

Juan Perez Sound - On the chart it looked like a good spot to find coral. All the ingredients were right: steep terrain, high current, just enough depth. The multi-beam sonar showed a rocky ridge running south to north, its summit at about 80 meters. The western side was gradually sloped but its eastern side is a nearly vertical wall dropping to over 300 meters.

06/16/2009
Metridium Fields Forever

By Lance Morgan

Giant plumose anemones (Metridium farcimen) are spectacularly beautiful, unless you have issues with cauliflower. Densely packed, they looked superficially like heads of cauliflower bunched together. (Roasted with olive oil and garlic is one way to make it go down easier, but I digress).

06/15/2009
Coral in South Moresby

By Michael Reuscher

During our first dive in South Moresby, an area known as coral habitat, we fulfilled the main goal of our expedition: Finding Coral!

06/13/2009
Boyz n the Hood

by Lance Morgan

The endangered black-footed albatrosses are our constant companions at sea. They follow our boat the way lawyers follow ambulances – looking for an easy score.

06/12/2009
Nowhere to go but down …

By Sheila McKenna

… in a submarine, of course. It is day two of the Living Oceans Society’s Finding Coral expedition and I did my first  deep dive in the Deep Worker  to 760 feet. As my first real “non-training” dive I was excited and a bit nervous, but the expertise and professionalism of the Nuytco Team and the Cape Flattery ships’ crew put my mind at ease.

06/11/2009
Paleozoic Gardens – Sea lilies, sea cucumbers and brittle stars

By Tom Shirley

Who’s a star in the deep sea?  Sea stars and their relatives. Other than the deep-sea corals, perhaps the most conspicuous and common animals of the deep are the echinoderms. These spiny-skinned animals include sea urchins, sea stars, sea cucumbers, sea lilies or crinoids, and brittle stars.

03/20/2009
Thanks, MEC

Living Oceans Society would like to thank Mountain Equimpment Co-op for outfitting the Finding Coral Expedition in stylish fleece jackets and moisture-wicking toques.

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Speaking Tour Shares the Adventure

Last June’s Finding Coral Expedition was a once in a lifetime experience to fly a submarine through ink-black waters, my headlights lighting up a deep sea world blooming with life that no one