"Exploration of the deep reef slope off of Manado, Indonesia in search coelacanths."
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A three week long expedition to Manado, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, was conducted in April of 2005. A multinational consortium consisting of participants from Aquamarine Fukushima, Dynasty Marine Associates, Inc., the Monterey Bay Aquarium and LIPI (Indonesia Fisheries Institute) surveyed likely undersea habitats by both deep technical diving and ROV. A series of 10 technical dives to a maximum depth of 500 feet we conducted over the course of the three and a half week long expedition. The expedition logged over 150 hours of ROV operation as well. |
 Heath , Forrest, Dr. Kasim Moosa and Ben  |
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Many new species of deep reef slope fishes, including a new angelfish species, and invertebrates have been discovered, filmed and collected. Each dive by the diving team and the ROV team was filmed. The report to come will include video of the diving operation, images of the new species and a discussion of the results of the search. | |
Pictures of Interest (click on any picture for a larger view). |
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 Front View of Coelacanth. |
 Group Shot #1 |
 Ben and Heath with Coelacanth |
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