Are we next???

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Coral canyons ? Oh that is just rich. Let's put the name coral in there to make you think that there's coral there
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

There actually is slow growing cold water coral there, NOAA Okenos did some submersible dives, the footage is unreal. That doesn't mean I support closing areas, particularly to fixed gear and rod and reel; I have mixed feeling about keeping some areas closed to mobile gear.

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeano...oral-0803.html

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeano...oral-0806.html

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeano...oral-0813.html