Solomon Islands Album

Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia).
Coral reef at 2-4 meters depth.
A beautiful way to start the day - a rainbow greets the groundtruthing team.
School of pennant bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus).
Young men enjoying a canoe ride in the windy conditions.
Have you ever taken a scuba selfie? Here is a good one from Ken Marks.
The scientists enjoy a visit with the local kids.
The scientists had some local children visit them while on their dive.
Local children free-diving to have their photos taken by scientists who are scuba diving.
Black and white sea krait (Laticauda columbrina).
Adhesive anemone (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum) with threespot damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) swimming around.
Traditional fishing weight used to sink handlines – made of palm fronds tied around a rock.
Colors of the reef.
School of blue and yellow fusiliers (Caesio teres) swimming over the top of a plating coral.
Scientists surfacing from a dive.
We just surfaced from a dive to see this beautiful view.
School of blue and yellow fusiliers (Caesio teres).
Holding on by a thread.
Euphyllia coral.
School of blue and yellow fusiliers (Caesio teres).
Here is a close-up photo of Seriatopora coral.
Sculptured slipper lobster (Parribacus antarcticus).
Beautiful reef in Marovo Lagoon.
Dugout canoes lining up to get a closer look at the ship.
What a great way to end our day….a beautiful sunset in the Arnarvon Islands.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
Here is a close-up photo of a cushion star.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) cruising by the divers today near Vanikoro Island.
On one of our dives, a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swam by us today.
School of bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus).
Large orange gorgonian.
Corals with blue sponge (looks like fingers) growing nearby.
Chief Scientist, Andrew Bruckner, conducting coral surveys.
Tube sponge.
Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos).
Kristin Stolberg conducting benthic survey.
LOF Fellow, Badi Samaniego, collecting fish survey data.
LOF Fellow, Badi Samaniego, conducting reef fish survey.
Grace Frank conducting coral survey.
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