As the ROVs descend through the water column, slivers of silver flash across the monitors. First just a few, then hundreds, then seemingly thousands of anchovies chase our bright lights towards the sea floor. Their presence is the first sign that we are diving in an area abundant with life.
When the ROVs arrive at the bottom 20 minutes later, it appears as though we are sitting in a garden — a really funky garden.
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