seeps

Bacterial mats, mussels, and tubeworms are common at cold seeps. This image from Atwater Valley Site 340 in the Gulf of Mexico was captured with a downward-looking camera mounted on the deep submergence vehicle Alvin. Image courtesy of Expedition to the Deep Slope.

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