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Scientists Stumbled Across A Sunken Whale Carcass That Could Support The Ecosystem For Decades

Scientists Stumbled Across A Sunken Whale Carcass That Could Support The Ecosystem For Decades

On the final dive of the E/V Nautilus’ expedition season in October 2019, during a live-stream no less, researchers stumbled across a rare discovery on the seafloor. As their camera penetrated the depths of the Davidson Seamount off central California’s coast, the skeletal remains of a whale came into view, to the team’s audible excitement. “It’s a whale fall, whale …

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