Figure 7. "Clouds" of suspended sediment generated by organisms outside of the viewing area fre- 

 quently passed by the observation window. Depth 1000 meters, south of Capri. 



Figure 8. The sea floor at 1000 meters depth south of Capri. Diffuse, whitish spots, primorily on left 

 side of figure ore isopod crustocea. A pile of iron ballast remains on the sec floor at the upper right. The 

 open metal bait canister appears at upper center. Clumps of sediment displaced by the impact of the 

 falling ballast appear in the center of the figure. Plastic sediment extruded past irregularities on the under 

 surface of the bathyscaph sphere remains intact in the lower right-hand corner of the figure. 



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