The unique and odd creatures that call the Vailulu’u seamount home photo & caption
Two dives by the Ocean Exploration Trust, one at a depth of about 2,000 feet and another at a depth of about 5,000 feet, revealed the unique and odd creatures that call the Vailulu’u seamount home





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