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 A Galapagos shark swims by a diver during a 2008 apex predator study in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. |
 White tip reef sharks and Ulua, or Giant Trevally, were also a part of the apex predator study. |
 Ulua, or Giant Trevally. |
 The Hi’ialakai visited a variety of ships wrecks in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands in 2008 in support of NOAA’s Maritime Heritage Program. This included the discovery of the Gledstanes, a British whaling ship that sunk near Kure Atoll in 1837. |
 The Gledstanes. |
 The Gledstanes. |
 Several artifacts were salvaged from whaling ships wrecked in the 1800’s including a ship’s bell and sounding lead for display in museums. |
 sounding lead |
 A cultural assessment team lands at Nihoa. |
 One of the Hi’ialakai small boats drifts in French Frigate Shoals. |
 The Hi’ialakai in front of Mokumanamana (Necker) Island. |
 A Hawaiian monk seal checks out a Hi’ialakai small boat while providing support to scientific personnel on Green Island at Kure Atoll. |
 Scientist counting fish along a transect line to assess reef health. |
 CScientist counting fish along a transect line to assess reef health. |
 The crew prepares to launch a baited deep water camera to capture images of marine life hundreds of feet down. |
 The crew prepares to launch a towed camera. |
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