February 23, 2021: New Species
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).
The Johnston Atoll portion of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is so unexplored, that on almost every dive within the protected area during the 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters Off Hawaii expedition, scientists found new organisms that the team had never seen before, like this squat lobster seen residing on a black coral…that also turned out to be a new species!
From: Celebrating the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion.