CHANNEL ISLANDE DEEP-SEA CORAL

MARE, in partnership with the Marine Conservation Institute (MCI), the  National Oceanic and Atmospheric  Administration’s (NOAA) and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, recently returned from an expedition to locate deep-sea corals off the northern Channel Islands off Santa Barbara. Our team visited never before seen areas off the coast during an 8-day research expedition. Our ROV Beagle made 22 dives in 7 study areas in effort to discover new deep-sea coral habitats.

EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS

SELECT ROV BEAGLE PHOTOS