Homes for marine life
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Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.
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Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.
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Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.
The OOI Oregon Offshore deep profiler mooring, which hosts a vehicle that moves up and down the cable taking measurements, has a large float at the top for buoyancy. Apparently it is also an irresistible attachment point for a whole biofouling ecosystem.