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- An example of lakebed habitat with high relief. Vast quantities of macroalgae were observed in areas of low relief in this picture and across the study area. Credit: NOAA
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- The RV R2604, a GLERL science vessel, was used to navigate to sites and collect underwater videos. Credit: NOAA
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- Equipment used to collect videos and spatial position. Information on the location of videos is imperative to accurately associate video data with lakebed swath imagery. Credit: NOAA