NC Museum of Natural Sciences presents Life on the Edge: Exploring Deep Ocean Habitats

Exultation is the going Of an inland soul to the sea,
Past the houses— past the headlands— Into deep eternity—
§ Bred as we, among mountains, Can the sailor understand The divine intoxication Of the first league out from land?

– Emily Dickinson

Thursday, August 6–Monday, August 17, 2009

During their 12-day mission, Life on the Edge 2009 researchers and educators from University of North Carolina at Wilmington, US Gological Survey, Florida Atlantic University, Scottish Association for Marine Science, NOAA Fisheries Service, Marine Conservation Biology Institute and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will explore the biodiversity, connectivity and habitat associations of the deep reef communities off the Cape Canaveral area of Florida. This is the first in a series of four deep reef related cruises in 2009 that will range from North Carolina through the Gulf of Mexico.

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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has been involved with Life on the Edge missions since 2002. You can review information collected during these missions by visiting the following archives:

Life on the Edge 2009 is supported by NOAA Deep Coral Program Funds, USGS, NOAA Fisheries Service, UNCW and some JSL cost share through a Cooperative Institution Grant to FAU from NOAA.