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MarineGEO Hawaii 2017 team
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Porites coral growing on a patch reef in Kaneohe Bay
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Preparing to dive, Kepapa Island, Kaneohe Bay
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Collecting in the surge off Kapapa Island
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The lab at HIMB abuzz with activity
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Members of macroinvertebrate team in the lab
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Team Limu (Hawaiian for seaweed) in the lab
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Laurie and Ross getting into the spirit
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Barrett Brooks of Smithsonian NMNH Botany Department
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Our amazing MarineGEO Hawaii interns!
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Invasive mangrove displacing native coral
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MarineGEO never sleeps
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Porites coral, close-up
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Ross and Lindsey underway
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Kasey and Kelsey preparing squidpops
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Visual survey team identifying fish after dive
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Identifying small molluscs
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Unicornfish passing the squidpop video monitor
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Parrotfish nips a weedpop
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Yes that is a hammerhead passing our squidpop!
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Freya wearing MarineGEO cap with pride
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It must have been something in the water ...
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Marine botany is serious business
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MarineGEO Hawaii meiofauna team (wearing a competing apparel brand)
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Team ARMS
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A Hawaiian Cultural Ceremony giving the scientists permission to conduct the MarineGEO bio assessment study.
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Music by Bobby and company at the Hawaiian Cultural Ceremony
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Kupuna and friends of He'eia welcome the MarineGEO team
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Uncle Aaron bestows a blessing on the visitors
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20170524 MarineGEO Cultural Ceremony
