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On June 15, NOAA Divers concluded a research trip onboard the NOAA ship Hi’ialakai to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).
A view from NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai of Lehua Rock off Ni'ihau Island in Hawaii.
A small boat is recovered and hoisted onto the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai after returning from a diving mission.
NOAA Divers examine a moray eel in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). The data collected will allow scientists to compare population densities in the NWHI and the main Hawaiian Islands.
NOAA Diver Jason Leonard lays down a transect line while conducting research at 300 ft. in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In June 2016, NOAA Divers in this mission reached a maximum depth of 330 ft.
The NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai docked at the pier on Midway Atoll.
A NOAA Diver exploring the mesophotic zone in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
NOAA Reciprocity Diver Richard Pyle (from the Bishop Museum) takes a photograph during a bentic survey in the mesophotic zone.
NOAA Divers and crew members from the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai pose for a photo on one of the Hi'ialakai's small boats after a day of diving.
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