here are just a few random shots that i thought people might enjoy seeing
This is one of jon (top left) diving w/a few of the PIRE researchers
here is a shot of some fish that had been speared so that fin clips could be taken 
A baby crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planci) munching on a coral during our night dive
jellyfish
table coral & fish
embarassingly i cannot remember what kind of fish this is. i'll ID it later.
nudibranch! these are one of emily's favorite little sea creatures.
... and another nudibranch these guys are pretty small. about the length of a pinky finger
Cutting tissue samples from giant-ish clams (Tridacna squamosa). first you have to stick a little something in there to hold them open (emily's job below) then cut just a tiny tiny slice of the colorful flesh. Almost always this is done without disturbing/moving the clams, but for this occasion they had been brought to the surface.
some of these photos were taken during our dives with the PIRE project
& others were taken during sanctuary assessments conducted by emily's office.
jellyfishtable coral & fish
embarassingly i cannot remember what kind of fish this is. i'll ID it later.
nudibranch! these are one of emily's favorite little sea creatures.
... and another nudibranch these guys are pretty small. about the length of a pinky finger Cutting tissue samples from giant-ish clams (Tridacna squamosa). first you have to stick a little something in there to hold them open (emily's job below) then cut just a tiny tiny slice of the colorful flesh. Almost always this is done without disturbing/moving the clams, but for this occasion they had been brought to the surface.some of these photos were taken during our dives with the PIRE project
& others were taken during sanctuary assessments conducted by emily's office.
1 comments:
Hello,
About the mystery fish, is it a lionfish perhaps?
Mister Ed
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