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Wake and the Marianas: 5/13/07 - 5/20/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Thursday, May 17, 2007. Rota, Rota, Rota. For the past two days we have been surveying around Rota. A predator introduced from the South Pacific shortly after World War II. There is something about being in a small boat with terns, petrels, and boobies wheeling ove...
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Wake and the Marianas: 6/10/07 - 6/17/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Thanks and see you next time . I am now back in Honolulu. Jake, Jamie and several others have headed off to Palau and Indonesia for surfing and, can you believe it, more diving! At the close, I want to thank each and every one of you for you...
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Wake and the Marianas: 6/3/07 - 6/10/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Monday, June 04, 2007. Maug and Uracas, our farthest north. Tom Schilis contributed photographs to this article. Posted by oceanben @ 9:22 PM. Close Encounters at Maug Islands. And several great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). Posted by oceanben @ 7:06 AM. Current...
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Wake and the Marianas: 5/6/07 - 5/13/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Saturday, May 12, 2007. Our first days in Guam. We have survived Guam and are back on the water doing what we do best! On Friday Ben gave a short talk at the University of Guam Marine lab where he presented the towed-diver fish protocols and gave an overview of our...
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Wake and the Marianas: 4/22/07 - 4/29/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Saturday, April 28, 2007. We had our final pre-dive emergency drill this afternoon which simulated a dive accident in which a diver was transported from a small boat back to the HI'IALAKAI. Posted by oceanben @ 10:47 PM. An Interview with the Captain. This evening ...
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Wake and the Marianas: 5/27/07 - 6/3/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Tomorrow we arrive at Maug. Three mountains surrounding a central lagoon with walls dropping away into the abyss. This is the place everyone has been talking about. Seeing what we have seen so far, I can scarcely imagine . Sunday, May 27, 2007.
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Wake and the Marianas: 4/29/07 - 5/6/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Saturday, May 05, 2007. For now I think I will head to bed. See you all tomorrow. Posted by oceanben @ 10:30 PM. Thursday, May 03, 2007. A little fun and collecting. Posted by oceanben @ 11:07 PM. Following POW rock we made our way around the island visiting many o...
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Wake and the Marianas: 4/15/07 - 4/22/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Saturday, April 21, 2007. We are finally on our way. We've been steaming through the night and, while it seems the "Ship Tracker" web site is not working right now, I can attest to the fact that, finally, we can no longer see Honolulu. Excellent. In place of well &...
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Wake and the Marianas: 4/1/07 - 4/8/07
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Wake and the Marianas. This blog will track the progress of NOAA missions HI0701 - HI0703 (April 19 - June 9, 2007) to explore the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Wake Atoll, Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Wednesday, April 04, 2007. To Begin or Not to Begin. While many were looking forward to an April 1 departure, I think many (including myself) are happy to have a few extra days to rest and prepare. 1 or 2 days would have been nice . 16 is a little much. Current Wea...
