Dr. Tony Picciolo giving a coconut what-for prior to partaking of coconut milk.

Dr. Picciolo helping local fishermen haul in beach seine net prior to inspecting catch for indigenous species.

Studying internal structure and organisms of coral NOAA scientists Dr. Tony Picciolo, Dave Hardy, and Darrell Knoll.

Dave Hardy and Dr. Tony Picciolo improvising for collecting vessel.

Dave Hardy, NODC scientist on collecting expedition, using local transportation.

Dave Hardy, NODC scientist on collecting expedition in the Sierra Maestra Mountains in eastern Cuba.

Pico Torquino in the Sierra Maestra, Cuba's highest mountain, 1974 meters.

Native guide on Pico Torquino

Pico Torquino in the Sierra Maestra, Cuba's highest mountain, 1974 meters.

Dr. Tony Picciolo collecting cave-dwelling animals in central Cuba.

The lighthouse at Cabo Cruz- site locality of very rare lizard whose total range is approximately four acres.

The rolling countryside of Las Villas Province.

El Moro, the lighthouse and storm warning mast at the entrance to Havana.

Volcanic mountains of Tahiti

Cultivated hillside with volcanic ridge in distance

Looking past volcanic terrain to the sea

Palm trees on the shore in the foreground with bizarre volcanic terrain in background

Palm trees and a volcanic plug witha a white sandy beach in the foreground.

Leaning palm trees with metal bands to stop incursions of coconut crabs

Combining the old with the new - a native with an outrigger canoe with an outboard motor.

The lagoon at Bora Bora with a picturesque volcanic peak looming over

Palm trees, tropical vegetation and a volcanic peak

Reef line and palm trees in a secluded bay

Reef line, palm trees, and volcanic peaks

A Matterhorn of the South Pacific seen from offshore.

Moorea shoreline seen from offshore

Volcanic terrain of Moorea seen from offshore at dusk

Whalebone Bay

Dr. Tony Picciolo and Dr. Howard E. Winn doing research on fish bioacoustics. At North Rock studying fish sounds and behavior

The Bermuda Biological Station with R/V PANULIRUS

R/V PANULIRUS tied up at the Bermuda Biological Station

Dr. Tony Picciolo on the R/V PANULIRUS

Dr. Tony Picciolo on collecting expedition in pre-revolutionary Cuba. En route to the Sierra Maestra mountain range of eastern Cuba to collect fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.

Biologists' camp on Laysan Island

The reef at Laysan Island

A jewel-like Pacific atoll

Mangrove shoreline from the air

Traditional stick dance

Traditional stick dance

Traditional stick dance

Traditional stick dance

Traditional stick dance

Traditional community meeting hut

Interior of community meeting hut showing construction methods

Coral rock shoreline

Coral rock islets and mangrove shoreline

Coral rock and mangrove shoreline showing mangrove root structure

Coral rock islets

Mangrove shoreline

Mangroves and palm trees on coral rock shoreline