Gambier Island Biodiversity
Logbook / Written by Eric Roettinger / 30 Jun 2011
The Kahi Kai team has the privilege to be involved in the development of the imaging platform of the Tara Oceans Expedition. On the current trip with Tara around the Gambier Island, Eric Roettinger is in charge of the imaging platform onboard, taking both macro and microscopy photos of planktonic and benthic sea creature.
This log is published in Tara Expeditions / Title image credit: Eric Roettinger
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Brown Surgeonfish (Juvenile); Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Tripletail Wrasse; Cheilinus trilobatus
Pin cushion-star. Culcita novaguinea
Threeband Demoiselle; Chrysiptera tricitincta
Undefined crab living between the branches of a coral
Platynereis sp.
Platynereis sp.
Undetermined Planktonic fish
Leptoria phrygia (Closed brain coral)
Canthigaster papua
Phyllidiella sp.
Elysia ornata
Pleuroploca sp.
Undetermined shrimpgoby (juvenile; catched during a night plankton station).
Chromodoris sp.
Ceratosoma trilobata
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Eric is a developmental biologist and is also co-founder of the non-profit organization Kahi Kai (“one ocean” in hawaiian). He has a profound interest in portraying and protecting the fascinating, colourful and highly endangered marine world. Visit Kahi Kai Images if you would like to see some of his work.
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