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GOM-SCHEMA project team July 2014. Photo by Roshan Patel, Montana State University.
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Recovering the ROV after a successful dive. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. GOM-SCHEMA July 2014.
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Leila Hamdan (GMU) and Allen Reed (NRL) extrude push cores for processing and lab analysis. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. GOM-SCHEMA July 2014.
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Sampling equipment mounted to the ROV include a PVC tube to store the NRL platform after it has been recovered, 12 push cores, 2 bio tubes for biological/wood/metal samples, and a stainless steel coffee mug for rusticle sampling. Photo by Melanie Damour,
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Ricky Ray removes the NRL platform from the "cannon", a large diameter PVC pipe mounted on the ROV to protect the platform on its way through the water column. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. GOM-SCHEMA July 2014.
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Leila Hamdan (GMU) and Melanie Damour (BOEM) installing the quivers and push core tubes on the front of the ROV in preparation for the next dive. Photo by Dan Warren, C&C Technologies. July 2014.
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Co-Principal Investigators (L-R) Dr. Leila Hamdan (GMU) and Melanie Damour (BOEM) in the Global Explorer ROV control van. Photo by Roshan Patel, Montana State University. July 2014.
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collecting sediment cores
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Wood coupon from NRL platform showing wood-boring organism activity after submergence at Halo shipwreck for 4 months. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. GOM-SCHEMA July 2014.
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Wood sample collected from the Mardi Gras shipwrecks site. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. GOM-SCHEMA July 2014.
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A rusticle sample from Anona's starboard bow. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. July 2014.
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A wood sample yields important clues about wood species, degradation in the local environment, and potential exposure to hydrocarbons or other elements. Photo by Melanie Damour, BOEM. July 2014.
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Sunset in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Dan Warren, C&C Technologies. GOM-SCHEMA July 2014.