Collecting <I>Sargassum</I> Seaweed in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean (IMAGE)

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Collecting <I>Sargassum</I> Seaweed in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Caption

During three expeditions to the Sargasso Sea, researchers collected Sargassum rafts using a dip net, then counted the animals living in these rafts.

Credit

Debbie Nail Meyer © 2011 MBARI

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