Location of the benthic lander deployment in the “GC600” lease block in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The lander was deployed at a water depth of 1226 m, roughly 265 km southwest of the Deepwater Horizon well-head (at 1500 m depth). Contour lines indicate water depth intervals of 500 m. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.129.f2