Marianas Trench Marine National Monument

Collage of three photos: crabs and shrimp underwater, white fish and tan mussels underwater; an aqua-blue underwater steam vent

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, clockwise from bottom left: Galatheid crabs and shrimp graze on bacterial filaments on mussel shells; tropical fish and corals inhabit an area nicknamed “the aquarium”; superheated spring water spews from Champagne Vent into cold ocean water to form bubbles of liquid carbon dioxide.

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Photo By/Credit

NOAA Submarine Ring of Fire 2004

Facility

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument

Ecosystem

Marine

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Marine ecology

Marine environments

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