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Slide No. 6 



Slide No. 6 shows you what we saw when we first arrived on the 

 deep-sea floor in the dumpsite area. The site is in the outer reach- 

 ers of the Hudson Canyon axis. It is strongly swept by bottom 

 currents. 



What we are seeing here is marl or claystone talus blocks. The 

 area is surrounded by very high cliffs. The topographical relief is 

 up to 600 feet. It has a very irregular bottom and is difficult to 

 work in with a submersible. If you look at the irregularity of this 

 bottom and couple it with the strong currents that are flowing 

 through it, you can imagine that it was very hard to move through 

 and do any actual on-the-bottom survey work. 



In the center of this picture can be seen one of the two most 

 ubiquitous organisms in the area, the hermit crab. 



Next slide, please. 



(Slide No. 7.) 



