CHAPTER III. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS 



Figure 1 



Further studies of deep coral reefs and sea mounts have been possible 

 through the use of submersibles such as NOAA's MAKAL I ' I , which is shown while 

 in transit on its launch, retrieval, and transport (LRT) vehicle (fig. 1). 

 During launch, the LRT is submerged with the submersible; at 50 feet the 

 submersible is released to continue its descent for research (fig. 2). 



Figure 2 



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