WILLEMSTAD:--- In 2010, Smithsonian marine biologist and Curator of Fishes Dr. Carole Baldwin started the Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) on Curacao. This is a Smithsonian effort to explore life on poorly studied tropical deep reefs and monitor changes in these ecosystems over time.
While it is widely recognized that shallow coral reefs are in peril worldwide, comparatively little is known about tropical deep reefs. DROP proved it is filling this major gap in our knowledge. Capitalizing on exploratory submersible diving technology, the project continues to discover an unexplored world of biodiversity and monitors long-term changes in environmental and biological
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