D204

Whalefall 2893 (Ruby), Monterey Submarine Canyon

36.613° N
122.433° W

2893.0 m

Oct. 25, 2010

ROV Doc Ricketts

R/V Western Flyer

Fredrik Pleijel | Robert Vrijenhoek

Josefin Stiller | Jon Kongsrud

formalin 10%

EtOH 70%

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Grey whale fall (Eschrichtius robustus), naturally occurring. Coordinates originally given as (36.613, -122.434) and depth 2892-2893 m. 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.