Scientists study fish in nearly virgin habitat of Gulf reefs - al.com

Scientists study fish in nearly virgin habitat of Gulf reefs - al.com: "GULF OF MEXICO — As soon as the baits hit the bottom, all six rods on the boat bent over, a red snapper tugging on the end of each line.

Again and again, every time a hook baited with a slice of squid was dropped to the seafloor, up came a fat and wriggling snapper that had inhaled the bait within seconds.

The boat was floating somewhere off the coast of Alabama, hovering over a secret forest of artificial reefs teeming with aquatic life."