Scientist hard at work

Our scientists sure work really hard when aboard the M/Y Golden Shadow.  Here are some shots of them in action.

Joao Monteiro using a PAM flourometer.
Ken Marks photographing a phototransect.
Member of the research team prepare for a dive.
Sonia Bejerano setting up cages for an herbivore fish survey.
Claude Payri collecting algae samples.
Andrew Bruckner and Alex Dempsey remove COTS during an outbreak.
Scientist Marie Kospartov surfacing with all her equipment.
Kate Fraser performing a fish transect.
Katie Hillyer performing a benthic transect.
A science team member collecting samples.
A member of the science team setting up equipment.
Jeremy Kerr setting up groundtruthing equipment.
Science team members collecting coral disease samples.
Sonia Bejerano watching the ROV camera.
Ian Enochs collecting core samples to measure ocean acidification.
Andrew Bruckner performing a coral survey.
Sonia Bejerano setting up cameras for a fish feeding experiment.
Jenna Moore collecting invertebrate samples.
Sam Purkis during an aerial survey.
A member of the science team taking readings.
A science team member working with new underwater equipment.
Ken Marks photographing a phototransect.
Joao Monteiro collecting reef samples.
Dr. Ian Inochs taking coral drill samples from hard coral colony.
Thomas Cribb and Pierre Sasal work on the lab aboard the Golden Shadow.

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