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On an expedition in 2005, scientists found that much of the Yakutat Seamount had been extensively damaged by fish trawling. A large dead coral bank at the top of the Yakutat Seamount shows linear scars from trawling. An oreo fish swims by on the left. (DASS05_URI_IFE_IAO_NOAA)

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Posted: November 6, 2007

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