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Homes for marine life

By: Darlene Trewcrist  |  August 26, 2022

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

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.

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