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Free dive on coral reef off Kauai

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Underwater, a man wearing a t-shirt, board shorts, mask, snorkel, fins, and gloves secures an instrument to a coral reef.
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USGS research geologist Curt Storlazzi free dives in order to set an instrument on the reef off Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi in March 2015.

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Coral Reef Project
Explore the fascinating undersea world of coral reefs. Learn how USGS researchers map, monitor, and model coral reefs to better understand, protect, and preserve the Nation's reefs.