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Scientists catalog life in Monterey Bay marine sanctuary

Using the first-ever seafloor maps of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, marine biologists are now cataloging what lives there, and in the process helping those who manage the preserve. Dr. James Lindholm points to a video monitor in a research lab at the Institute for Applied Marine Ecology at CSU Monterey Bay and says, "We are going over a rocky reef." – KAZU (NPR affiliate), June 12, 2014