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Intertidal Monitoring Cruise Pictures
![Blackfoot ʻopihi in a tidepool at Nihoa.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_4_sml.jpg)
Blackfoot ʻopihi in a tidepool at Nihoa. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA
![The team counts ʻopihi at Mokumanamana.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_6_sml.jpg)
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.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_11_sml.jpg)
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.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_7_sml.jpg)
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.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_8_sml.jpg)
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.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_9_sml.jpg)
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.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_5_sml.jpg)
Team members count ʻopihi using traditional transects. Credit: Kehau Springer
![Researchers collect intertidal monitoring data at La Perouse Pinnacles.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_10_sml.jpg)
Researchers collect intertidal monitoring data at La Perouse Pinnacles. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA
![Researchers count intertidal invertebrates and limu (algae).](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_12_sml.jpg)
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.](images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_13_sml.jpg)
Researchers Kehau Springer and Levi Lewis identify limu (algae) on an intertidal transect. Credit: Hoku Johnson/NOAA
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