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divers pose underwater with a remotely operated vehicle

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NOAA divers pose with a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) near the Southern California coastline while conducting comparison surveys using open circuit SCUBA, closed circuit rebreathers, and the ROV. The divers were surveying endandered abalone.