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NOAA Fisheries is celebrating #CoralsWeek – Take a closer look!

December 2, 2019
Dr. John K. Reed shows TAS ’18 Jennifer Dean the tentacle structures of the polyps that help distinguish one subclass of coral from another.

Photo: Jennifer Dean

Using this [robotic] arm reminds me a bit of those arcade claws where one attempts to grab that coveted stuffed animal prize, only to have it ultimately not clasp or drop the treasure. Unlike these games, the ROV operator and the claw expertly grasp and deposit coral and sponges with a 5 function arm system.After samples are recovered topside they are brought inside the wet lab for processing, barcoding, photographing, and for those samples needing genetic analysis, placed in vials and test tubes filled with ethanol for longer term storage and preservation of the coral’s tissues.
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