T486

Whalefall 2893 (Ruby), Monterey Submarine Canyon

36.613° N
122.433° W

2893.0 m

Oct. 9, 2002

ROV Tiburon

R/V Western Flyer

Shana Goffredi

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isopropanol

EtOH 50%

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Grey whale fall (Eschrichtius robustus), naturally occurring. Rouse et al. Osedax paper, Science 2004, incorrectly lists dive date as 8 February 2002. Coordinates originally given as (36.6131, -122.4341). Updated 2019-04-19 to match coordinates (36.613, -122.433) in original site descriptions, Rouse et al. 2004 and Goffredi et al. 2004. US EEZ, federal waters.