Cold-water Corals off Olympic Peninsula

[DChemist]

The Oregonian printed this article in today's paper- found it short but interesting.
http://www.oregonlive.com/science/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/science/115146152699270.xml&coll=7

They also had some links...
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2652.htm
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/welcome.html
http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov

[reefgeek84]

Thats awesome!!! I would love to have a cold water tank, like steve weast.

[H20cooled]

That is awesome, now I just need a submarine...

[reefgeek84]

That is awesome, now I just need a submarine...
Oh I have one, just swing by my place and pick 'er up.(laugh) (laugh) (laugh)

[JManrow]

Great article. Nice to see there are more temperate corals here than we previously thought. I was only familiar with the solitary Orange Cup Coral (Balanophyllia elegans) http://www.divebums.com/FishID/Pages/cupcoral.html which ranges from SE Alaska to Baja California. I collected some a few years ago in the Monterey Bay area, but they were short lived. Hopefully we may see some of these newly discovered ones at the Oregon Coast Aquarium one of these days!