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86:1790 Bower, B., 1985. 'Deep see' tedmology makes TitM/c

lind. Sci. News, Washington, D.C., 128(12):p.182.

The discovery and photography of the Titanic were made possible by an emerging deep-sea technology which includes the powerful lights, sonar, and cameras carried on the submersible sled, Argo. Far-reaching benefits may include radically im- proved data collection from submerged mountain ranges and hydrothermal vents. (gsb)

86:1791 Gore, R.H., 1985. [Deep-sea decapods:] Bright colors

in the realm of eternal night. Sea Front., 31(5): 265-271.

86:1792 Holden, Constance, 1985. Americans and French find

the Titanic. Science, 229(4720):1368-1369.

The combined application of French and American technology culminated in the discovery of the Titanic in 13,000 feet of water in the northwest Atlantic. The French searched much of the target area (even coming within 300 yards of success) but left before Argo, an auto-sized robot 'swimming eyeball' developed for the U.S. Navy and towed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's R/V Knorr, made the discovery on 1 September, 1985. The discovery raises a number of questions ranging from the nature of the 300-foot gash in her side, to disputes arising from prior U.S.-French agreements, and ways of preserving her (as WHOI wants). (wbg)

86:1793 Mazet, H.S., 1985. Monterey Bay [California] aquar-

imm: expim4ng the bay on shore. Sea Front., 31(5):286-295.

86:1794 Risk, Michael, Peter Glynn and Jorge Cortez, 1985.

Coral reefs are in a race for survival (in the eastern Pa¢i"~). Geotimes, 13(9): 13-14.

Warm sea water temperatures associated with El Niflo in 1982 killed corals along more than 3000 km of reef, from Baja California to Colombia in the eastern Pacific. Boring sponges invaded the dead coral and may succeed in bioeroding the reefs within 10 years. Coral reefs have been successfully trans- planted in the Caribbean, but such projects involve large financial and professional investments, about $1500/mile. (mwf)

F420. Miscellaneous

86:1795 Heaton, T.H. and P.D. Snavely Jr., 1985. Possible

tsunami along the northwestern coast of the United States Inferred from Indian traditions. Bull. seism. Soc. Am., 75(5):1455-1460.

Despite active subduction of the Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates beneath western North America, there has apparently been very little shallow subduction earthquake activity in the last two centuries. Indian legends from this region, however, tell of great sea level disturbances; these may have been related to nearby large earthquakes. Excerpts from the writings of early explorers and travelers, especially one Judge James Swan (1857, 1868, 1874), are discussed here which allude to such legends. 'It seems certain that great coastal subduction earthquakes have not occurred since the 1850s and highly probable that they have not occurred since the 1790s. (sir)