Dead turtle hatchling that made a wrong turn or was picked up and dropped by a bird. Tern Island.

A great frigatebird taking a rest between trips. Tern Island.

White sands, emerald seas, and graceful birds. Waves breaking on the reef in the distance. Tern Island.

Ulua swimming by the remains of a concrete structure. Tern Island.

Terns, terns, terns, and a few other kinds of birds on Tern Island.

Terns, terns, terns, and a few other kinds of birds on Tern Island.

Fledgling grey backed terns. Tern Island.

Reef sharks hanging out close to the shore. Tern Island.

A white-tipped reef shark cruising by. Tern Island.

An ulua. Tern Island.

A view of Necker Island from offshore.

A view of Necker Island from offshore.

Nihoa Island

Nihoa Island

Nihoa Island

Nihoa Island

Nihoa Island

Nihoa Island

Lehua Island

Lehua Island

Lehua Island

Basket sea star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemisin) soft bottom habitat

Cushion sea star (Pteraster tesselatus) in rocky reef habitat up close

Blood star (Henricia leviuscula)

Bat sea star (Asterina minuita)up close on rocky reef covered with invertebrates at 25 meters depth. Latitude 37 41 N., Longitude 122 59 W.

Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) and bat stars at 30 meters depth.

Algae and invertebrate cover on boulder in sandy habitat.

Invertebrate cover on boulder in sandy habitat.

Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) and fish eating sea anemone up close at 30 meters depth.

Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) and shell hash in sandy boulder habitat at 30 meters depth.

Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) at 30 meters depth.

Sea Star (Henricia leviuscula) up close on rocky reef habitat

Sea star (Asterina sp.) up close in rocky reef habitat at 90 meters depth. Latitude 38 04 N., Longitude 123 28 W.

Bat Sea Stars (Asterina minuita) in rocky reef habitat at 31 meters depth. Latitude 37 41 N., Longitude 123 00 W.

Sea star (Asterina sp.) up close in rocky reef habitat at 31 meters depth. Latitude 37 41 N., Longitude 123 00 W.

Feathered crinoids (Florometra serratissima) and bat stars in sandy boulder habitat at 115 meters depth. Latitude 38 02 N., Longitude 123 29 W.

Seastar (Solaster spp.) on soft bottom habitat at 35 meters. Latitude 37 54 N., Longitude 122 -47 W.

Sunflower star (Solaster stimpsoni) in soft bottom habitat at 35 meters. Latitude 37 54 N., Longitude 122 -47 W.

Feathered Crinoids (Florometra serratissima)

Feathered Crinoids (Florometra serratissima) at 74 meters depth. Latitude 38 03N., Longitude 123 28 W.

Pygmy rockfish (Sebastes wilsoni) and feathered crinoids (Florometra serratissima) in boulder habitat at 74 meters depth. Latitude 38 03N., Longitude 123 28 W.

Close up of feathered crinoids (Florometra serratissima) on boulder at 115 meters depth. Latitude 38 02 N., Longitude 123 29 W.

Cookie cutter sea star (Ceramaster patagonicus) and feather crinoids (Florometra serratissima) in boulder habitat at 115 meters depth. Latitude 38 01N., Longitude 123 29 W.

Brittle sea stars in boulder habitat at 115 meters depth. Latitude 38 01N., Longitude 123 29 W.

Fish eating anemone (Urticina piscivora) on boulder in rocky habitat.

Fish eating anemone (Urticina piscivora) on boulder in rocky habitat at 25 meters depth. Latitude 37 41 N., Longitude 122 59 W.

Fish eating anemone (Urticina piscivora) on boulder in rocky habitat.

Fish eating anemone (Urticina piscivora on boulder in rocky habitat.

Unidentified tunicate, anemones, and rockfish at 25 meters depth. Latitude 37 41 N., Longitude 122 59 W.

Fish eating anemone (Urticina piscivora) on boulder in rocky habitat.