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Intertidal Monitoring Cruise Pictures

Blackfoot ʻopihi in a tidepool at Nihoa.
Blackfoot ʻopihi in a tidepool at Nihoa. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA
The team counts ʻopihi at Mokumanamana.
The team counts ʻopihi at Mokumanamana while Dr. Chris Bird (right) enters the data into a self-made Android app. Credit: Kehau Springer
Researchers Dr. Chris Bird and Kehau Springer measure ʻopihi at Mokumanamana.
Researchers Dr. Chris Bird and Kehau Springer measure ʻopihi at Mokumanamana. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA
The team takes tissue samples of ʻopihi for DNA analysis.
The team takes tissue samples of ʻopihi for DNA analysis. Credit: Sam ʻOhu Gon/The Nature Conservancy
The team also made observations of limu and haʻukeʻuke in the intertidal zones.
The team also made observations of limu (algae) and haʻukeʻuke (helmet urchin) in the intertidal zones. Credit: Kehau Springer
The team also made observations of limu and haʻukeʻuke in the intertidal zones.
The team also made observations of limu (algae) and haʻukeʻuke (helmet urchin) in the intertidal zones. Credit: Kehau Springer
Team members count ʻopihi using traditional transects.
Team members count ʻopihi using traditional transects. Credit: Kehau Springer
Researchers collect intertidal monitoring data at La Perouse Pinnacles.
Researchers collect intertidal monitoring data at La Perouse Pinnacles. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA
Researchers count intertidal invertebrates and limu (algae).
Researchers Patrick Springer, Mikala Minn and Kim Morishige count intertidal invertebrates and limu (algae). Credit: Kehau Springer
Researchers Kehau Springer and Levi Lewis identify limu (algae) on an intertidal transect.
Researchers Kehau Springer and Levi Lewis identify limu (algae) on an intertidal transect. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA

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