U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-154

SEA-FLOOR PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN PROGRAM:

A Pictorial Survey of Benthic Character and Habitats
Along the U.S. East Coast

Photographic Gallery of personnel, facilities and equipment from the Continental Margin Program

Suppertime aboard the Research Vessel GOSNOLD is observed here by the vessel's First Mate, Sam Vincent (left), Seaman Earl "Skip" Moody (center), and Engineer Ted Seifert during a cruise to the edge of the Continental Shelf. The crew provides valuable support to the marine scientists working on board - not only in the operation of the ship, but in lending a hand with scientific instruments, winches, etc. Since 1962, the USGS in cooperation with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for geologic studies along the Atlantic Continental Shelf and Slope.