"George's Ridge"

Named after Dr. George Sedberry (who provided the sonar data), this
shelf-edge hardground area is an area of Essential Fish Habitat.
The area surveyed is northeast of Doc's Rocks and Doc's Rocks North.
The area consist of rocky ledges and low-relief ridges in water depths of 47 to 57 meters.

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Approximate Location of Doc's Rocks and Doc's North
on the Continental Shelf Edge
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Close-up of the northeast ridge of Doc's Rocks North.
This narrow, very linear feature has about 2 m of relief.
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The southwest portion of Doc's Rocks North shows similar rocky features to
the main portion of Doc's Rocks (just to the southwest of the figure).
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Publication of Project Oceanica, created by Mike Reed and
Leslie Sautter as part of the
College of Charleston Seafloor Mapping Program

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