A photo taken by an underwater camera showing the distribution of the nodules on the seafloor at the study site (IMAGE)

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A photo taken by an underwater camera showing the distribution of the nodules on the seafloor at the study site

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Nodules on the seafloor at the study site, photographed by an underwater camera

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YAO Huiqiang

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