PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE NORFOLK SUBMARINE CANYON
The Norfolk canyon is right off Virginia beach, close to the Photic zone.
Norfolk Canyon is one of a jagged series of cuts in the outer continental shelf of the U.S. East Coast, stretching from North Carolina to Maine (there are 13 major canyons in all, dispersed at fairly regular intervals). As the continental shelf runs roughly North-Northeast mirroring the Carolina shoreline, the canyon cuts into the shelf horizontally, approximately 35 miles offshore.
The trench is booming with life, and many fishermen like to fish from the canyon to catch exotic fish. The canyon is the nearest Submarine canyon to Virginia. We have yet to discover absolutely everything about this canyon, but the results so far have been very promising.
