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The Threats Facing Deep-Sea Corals Off New England's Coast


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About one hundred miles off the coast of Massachusetts, there are dramatic mountains and canyons, some larger than the Grand Canyon. Of course, they're hidden under hundreds to thousands of feet of water. And they're home to fragile and slow-growing deep-sea corals, and entire ecosystems that live on and around them. Last September, President Obama declared nearly 5,000 square miles, encompassing three canyons and four seamounts, a marine national monument - the first on the Atlantic seaboard.
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Living Lab RadioBy Heather Goldstone