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Site map of the Cara Merchant |
Reserve Buoy marking Cara Merchant site |
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Coral reef restoration done next to site. Repairing broken elkhorn corals |
Moving selected cannon for conservation |
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Stack of cannon aligned muzzle to cascabel |
This cannon is one of three biological monitoring areas to indicate the overall biolological health of the site |
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Coral head near site supporting diverse coral and fish populations. |
Staghorn coral near wreck site. |
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Large tube sponge off wreck site. |
Endangered elkhorn coral stand located just off the Captain Kidd wreck site. |
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Healthy elkhorn corals next to wreck site |
Cannon on pile |
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Reef shot next to wreck site |
Cannons and section of wooden hull |
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Thin section of teak wood taken from hull remains |
Charles Beeker studying one of Captain Kidd's cannons |
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Researcher Fritz Hanselmann examining a ballast stone
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Researchers excavating site in search of artifacts and hull remains |
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Researchers working on conservation of cannon |
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