Summary Aquanaut Profiles Expedition Journals Training Pictures Mission Pictures Press Release Mission Photographs Dione Swanson working at the NE station on quadrats to evaluate species richness and juvenile corals. Dione Swanson heading out to the Pinnacle work site. Dr. Steven Gittings working a NE transect site. These measurements are used to investigate relationships between fish and the structure of the bottom. In short, flat surfaces are less attractive to most fish.
Complex surfaces provide places to hide, or to hunt.
A self-portrait by Dr. Miller. The hood is for warmth. Also, cold water upwelling events are frequent at Conch Reef. This means that in a matter of minutes the temperature can drop several degrees. That might not sound like much but it makes a huge difference - hour after hour.