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 Corals and rock crevices provide cover for red hake and Acadian redfish |
 Coral polyps probe flowing water for zooplankton and organic particles |
 Shrimp feed on small organisms at the base of a coral colony |
 Rock outcrops provide hard substrate for soft corals, which enhances habitat value for fishes such as the Acadian redfish and red hake |
 Two different species of soft corals with noticably different coloration |
 Deepsea king crab are not uncommon in deep waters of the Gulf of Maine |
 Numerous Acadian redfish associated with primnoid coral colonies |
 Numerous soft corals and sponges attached to a steep outcrop wall |
 Colorful community of Acadian redfish, anemones, and soft corals on boulder habitat |
 With a quick snap of the claw, lobsters have been observed to prey upon fish like this Acadian redfish |
 Lobster traps on the seafloor catch not only lobsters, but also Jonah crabs |
 Aggregations of dogfish are common fish predators in the Gulf of Maine |
 Deepsea red crab walking across sandy basin floor |
 Chalice sponge acts like a large sieve, filtering organic rich particles from the water column |
 Collecting a sample of a finger sponge colony with theROV manipulator arm |
 Ophiuroid starfish, based on the Latin word Ophiuroidea (meaning snake-like) are named for their snake-like movements across the seafloor |
 Pollock feed on krill and other planktonic crustaceans |
 Primnoid corals and anemones occur in dense colonies along deep rock walls |
 Boulders form isolated islands for hard rock fauna in Gulf of Maine basins |
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