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| From Left to Right- Curt, Lindsey, Kristina, Jimmy, and Brendan |
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| Cauliflower coral spawning |
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| Hermit crab that was hanging out under the boat |
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| Lindsey, our coral expert |
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| Table Coral and lots of fish |
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| Jimmy took this amazing picture |
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| Monk seal who came to check us out |
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| Crown of thorns starfish |
Today we witnessed for the first time in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a cauliflower coral spawning. Lindsey, our coral expert led the expedition to Shark Island where we waited for the sun to rise and the moon to set. At 7:40am almost 100% of the cauliflower coral began to spawn and send poofs of little white clouds into the water. It was a magnificent sight. This was our fourth attempt at witnessing the spawn and we were excited to finally see it. The fish were very friendly this morning and it almost seemed like they were posing for the pictures.
AWESOME!
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