Alex Gagnon Diving (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Alex Gagnon Diving

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Alex Gagnon collects foraminifera off California's Santa Catalina Island. Divers are attached to tethers, since it is easy to get disoriented in the open ocean where they cannot see the seafloor.

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Bärbel Hönisch/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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