aue-mike
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A short video from our dive on Oculina Bank this weekend. Oculina varicosa -- ivory tree coral -- is a deepwater coral species known to grow in dense thickets in 200-300 feet of water, particularly in areas off the central east coast of Florida. In this video we are diving Jeff's Reef off Ft. Pierce, first documented in the 1970s by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. But something might be going on, as the abundant coral documented then seems to be thinning off.