We’re back in Maui, attacking science like tuna on tangs. This trip my field assistant/dive buddy is Niko Kaplanis–undergrad researcher & surfing grom guru. We’ve been having a great time…working long days, sometimes under water for 6 hrs/day. We’ve traveled 60 km of Maui’s coastline three times now, sampling around our CAUs (calcification/accretion units), collecting water samples, deploying instruments, commiserating with turtles & avoiding sharks.
Niko is great in the field & has a perpetual stoke, which is a ton of fun.
Colorful frog dotting the reef.
Niko making friends with the locals
Niko getting ‘er done in the research position.
Coral battling algal takeover…
