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New Discoveries Tie Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to Johnston Atoll Photos
![Jacks over deep algal bed at Johnston Atoll.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_1_sml.jpg)
Jacks (
Uraspis helvola) over deep algal bed at Johnston Atoll. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![School of Jacks at Johnston Atoll.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_3_sml.jpg)
School of Jacks (
Uraspis helvola or dobe ulua) at Johnston Atoll. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![Rebreather diver Rob Whitton surrounded by jacks.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_4_sml.jpg)
Rebreather diver Rob Whitton surrounded by jacks (Uraspis helvola or dobe ulua) at 200 feet at Johnston Atoll. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![Table coral in Hawai'i is limited to French Frigate Shoals and neighboring atolls.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_5_sml.jpg)
Table coral (
Acropora cytherea) is common throughout the tropical Pacific and at Johnston, but in Hawaiʻi its distribution is limited to French Frigate Shoals and neighboring atolls. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![Galapagos Shark and Hawaiian Anthias at Laysan.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_6_sml.jpg)
Galapagos Shark and Hawaiian Anthias at Laysan in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![NOAA rebreather diver Daniel Wagner at Laysan.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_7_sml.jpg)
NOAA rebreather diver Daniel Wagner at Laysan in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![NOAA rebreather divers conduct coral, algae, and fish surveys at Laysan.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_8_sml.jpg)
NOAA rebreather divers Daniel Wagner (l) and Randy Kosaki (r) conduct coral, algae, and fish surveys at 200 feet at Laysan Island in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![NOAA rebreather divers conduct coral, algae, and fish surveys at 200 feet at Laysan Island.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_9_sml.jpg)
NOAA rebreather divers Daniel Wagner and Randy Kosaki conduct coral, algae, and fish surveys at 200 feet at Laysan Island in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![Moorish idol and coral at Laysan.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_12_sml.jpg)
Moorish idol and coral at Laysan in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
![Giant Moray peeks out of coral.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_10_sml.jpg)
Giant Moray (
Gymnothorax javanicus) peeks out of coral. These very large eels, which can reach eight feet in length, are common at Johnston but rare in Hawai'i. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
![A view from Laysan Island.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_11_sml.jpg)
A view of Laysan Island in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
![This old growth coral colony at Laysan is something not often seen.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_13_sml.jpg)
This old growth coral colony at Laysan in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is something not often seen – it could be several hundred years old. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
![Corals and fishes at Johnston Atoll.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_14_sml.jpg)
Corals and fishes at Johnston Atoll. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
![The banded angelfish like this one at Nihoa is endemic to Hawaiian waters.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_15_sml.jpg)
The banded angelfish like this one at Nihoa is endemic to Hawaiian waters. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
![School of Jacks at Johnston Atoll.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_2_sml.jpg)
School of Jacks (
Uraspis helvola or dobe ulua) stretching from the bottom in 200 feet of water to the surface at Johnston Atoll. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
![Table coral at Johnston Atoll.](images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_16_sml.jpg)
Table coral (
Acropora cytherea) at Johnston Atoll. Credit: Mark Royer/Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology