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Sea floor mapping a valuable, changing, high-tech science

September 29, 2011
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Sea floor mapping a valuable, changing, high-tech science

One hundred years ago, exploration of the Gulf of Maine involved dabbing lard on the end of a lead weight to collect a bit of bottom sediment. Today, we have much more sophisticated tools to analyze the geological characteristics of the sea floor. According to Walter Barnhardt, Director of the Woods Hole Coastal and...

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