2016 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawai'i

2016 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi
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Mission Overview

From February 25 to March 18, scientists continued 2015 Hohonu Moana expedition efforts to explore deepwater habitats in and around Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The expedition included work on seamounts in the Mid-Pacific Mountains while en route to port in Kwajalein.

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A predatory sea star slowly works its way up a bamboo coral on an unnamed seamount in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Highlight Images

This selection of images highlights some of the observations and discoveries made during the 2016 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi expedition.

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Port-side biological sampling bin open to receive a coral sample.
The Engineering Team: Providing a Portal to the Deep Sea
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Deepwater shark moving to
Kicking Off 2016 Hohonu Moana: Dive Status and Summary
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This ghostlike octopod is almost certainly an undescribed species and may not belong to any described genus.
Deep Discoverer Discovers a Very Deep, Ghostlike Octopod
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Video Highlights

Dive 6: Community

During Dive 6, scientists explored top portion of an unnamed seamount west of Salmon Bank.

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Dive 8: Crinoid

Crinoid found attached to a coral during Dive 8.

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Mapping the Ocean

Mapping the seafloor can reveal features that we didn't even know existed before.

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