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bros: From left to right, Bart, me, Trent and Tyson reunited to once again sail the Seamans across the Pacific Ocean in the name of Science!https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0203.jpgDSC_0203https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/164212_10200906017119730_1126636855_n.jpg164212_10200906017119730_1126636855_nhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nov9_image3.jpgnov9_image3https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/74241_10151558645534466_1199089413_n.jpg74241_10151558645534466_1199089413_nhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/21779_10100428797493324_1058853318_n.jpg21779_10100428797493324_1058853318_nhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0149.jpgDSC_0149https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_9981.jpgDSC_9981https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0125.jpgDSC_0125https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0258.jpgDSC_02582013-05-02T22:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/06/26/science-vs-nature-the-wildlife-of-moorea-react-to-gopros/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5397.jpgDCIM101GOPROAt this point, it seems the octopus took the camera down into his den within the coral. Thank goodness he wasn't down there when we arrived!https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5392.jpgDCIM101GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5409.jpgDCIM101GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5406.jpgDCIM101GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5403.jpgDCIM101GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5249.jpgDCIM100GOPROI particularly like this one, where the octopus seems to want to give back to our research a bit, by shooting his own photo of our experimental coral. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5228.jpgDCIM100GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5226.jpgDCIM100GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5222.jpgDCIM100GOPROhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gopr5211.jpgDCIM100GOPRO2014-06-08T17:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/06/13/diving-round-the-island-of-moorea/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/moorea_french_polynesia_cooks_bay_and_opunohu_bay1.jpgMoorea_French_Polynesia_Cooks_Bay_and_Opunohu_Bay1Moorea: Where I am fortunate enough to be spending my summers.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0018.jpgIMG_0018Survey bros Snout (left) and Adrian (right) during a soggy surface interval between dives. Spirits remain supercharged!2013-04-21T18:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/05/30/island-hopping-adventure-volume-2/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tahiti_pan.jpgTahiti_panTahiti, dead ahead! https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moorea_pan.jpgMoorea_panOur beautiful home island of Moorea from the stern of the research boat. 2013-04-21T18:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/09/12/sailing-away-from-an-epic-summer-field-season/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gopr1837.jpgDCIM100GOPROMy assistant Julie and I, taking the ferry from Moorea (background) to Tahiti after a very productive field season. 2013-04-21T17:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/07/17/magical-moorea-the-stars-the-moon-and-of-course-the-fish/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0183.jpgDock RainbowAfter a stormy transit back to the research station, my assistant Julie and I take time to embrace the little things. This was actually a double rainbow, though the second one was too faint to see. What does it mean?https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/night_snorkel1-8775.jpgnight_snorkel1-8775A tiny puffer fish (~2 in or 5 cm length) snuggles up to a Porties massive coral as I take his/her headshot.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/night_snorkel1-8771.jpgnight_snorkel1-8771A butterfly fish gasps at the sight of my presence (click to enlarge for more detail)https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/night_snorkel1-8754.jpgnight_snorkel1-8754A hermit crab is out foraging while zooplankton (the copepods, which look like suspended sediment in the photo) dart around it, entranced by my spotlighthttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/night_snorkel1-8741.jpgnight_snorkel1-8741Another hermit crab, complete with anemones that it stuck to its shell for stinging armor, locks its mesmerizing eyes onto my lenshttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/night_snorkel1-8669.jpgnight_snorkel1-8669A baby (barely post-larval) cardinal fish was attracted to my spotlight, making for a nice and unexpected photo op2013-08-18T16:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/10/02/sailing-to-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2012-10-02T20:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/08/17/moorean-creatures-of-the-deep-large-and-small-part-2/2012-08-17T17:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/08/07/moorean-creatures-of-the-deep-large-and-small-part-1/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/319_2wks-1.jpg319_2wks (1)This is a shot from above of one of my study plots, which I will monitor for the next year to evaluate changes in coral and algae cover. The little knobs are juvenile corals that I epoxied to the cinder block. The three poles are rebar, drilled into the dead coral below to ensure the cinder block is not swept away by a storm in the coming year. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1261.jpgIMG_1261Me before my second dive with my new camera, trying to hide my fear of flooding the housing!https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-8280.jpgbests1-8280A Moorean stingray swims past me in search of free food.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-7840.jpgbests1-7840Curious trigger fish at our safety stop.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-7825.jpgbests1-7825https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-8278.jpgbests1-8278Stingray reflectionhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-7800.jpgbests1-7800https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-7769.jpgbests1-7769Julie, Adrian and I posing for the fish-eye dome lens.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-7716.jpgbests1-7716A 3.5 m (10.5 ft) Lemon shark circled us at the start of our dive. Normally fearful of people, these individuals are used to getting hand fed by dive tour guides. This can lead to obvious problems... https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bests1-8182-cropped.jpgbests1-8182-croppedSharks and Mountains2012-08-07T18:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/05/24/island-hopping-adventure-volume-1-of/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/with_maiao_mayor1.jpgwith_Maiao_mayorHanging with the Mayor of Maiao (in green front and center) and his family, along with Snout and Jeff to my left, and Adrian (who took the photo). https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_97891.jpgIMG_9789Maiao's stretch of untouched beach, just west of the boat dock--the one sign of human life on the coast. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9726_sm.jpgIMG_9726_smPhoto of Moorea in the early morning hours, on our way to Maiao.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/with_maiao_mayor.jpgwith_Maiao_mayorhttps://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/maiao_pan.jpgMaiao_panMaiao from one of the forereef locations where we were diving for our sampling. 2012-05-25T16:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/05/20/back-in-french-polynesia-for-the-summer/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moorea.jpgMoorea2012-05-24T04:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2012/01/23/quick-expedition-to-the-south-pacific/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0579.jpgDSC_0579https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0549.jpgDSC_0549The ferry has arrived! Nice to see you again, Moorea.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0570.jpgDSC_0570Cook's Bay with Mount Rotui to the right. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0562.jpgDSC_0562View of Tahiti from Tamae Beach lookout. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0551.jpgDSC_0551The ferry has arrived. Good to see you again, Moorea!https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0504.jpgDSC_0504My old bunk (bottom)! This the forward most bunk of the ship, which means I had many a dream of being catapulted into the air as the ship pitched :)https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0487.jpgDSC_0487https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dsc_0499.jpgDSC_04992012-02-03T16:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2011/10/19/a-new-perspective-on-caribbean-reef-potential/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_9173.jpgSunset Day 1Jessica at the CCMI station in front of the brilliant first sunset of the trip. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_9165.jpgBig shell to fillI found this hermit crab inhabiting a massive conch shell hidden among the reef algae. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_9149.jpgCurious barracudaThis massive barracuda (over 1.5 meters) snuck up on us and almost ran into Tom's face. Jessica's fins are in the photo.https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_9148.jpgConchMassive conchs were found all over the sandy bottom areas of the reef. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_9134.jpgConch eyeThis one was giving me the stink eye. https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/100_0038.jpgDCIM100SPORT2012-01-23T18:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2011/10/14/cayman-islands-reconnaissance/2012-01-23T18:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.com/2011/11/02/little-cayman-underwater-a-snapshot/https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_9343.jpgIMG_9343A big pair: This Nassau grouper (bottom) and jack seemed inseparable. Maybe they help each other hunt? We know that groupers and eels do this... https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_9322.jpgIMG_9322https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_9248.jpgIMG_9248This 2 ft snapper jumped on the bandwagon and followed us too. Very curious little guy...https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_9232.jpgIMG_9232https://mikegil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_9215.jpgIMG_92152011-11-02T17:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mikegil.comdaily1.02020-10-03T01:23:56+00:00