Through a collaborative effort with other federal agencies and academic and research institutions, the USGS is working to inform and enhance the protection and management of coral communities in mesophotic and deep benthic areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
This United States Geological Survey news article "Coral Microbial Ecology Team Participates in Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Expedition in the Gulf of Mexico" was originally found on https://www.usgs.gov/news