My tasks on the mission were to 1) estimate reef rugosity (a measure of the degree of structure) and 2) characterize the benthic communities. As coral diversity is low (5-10 species) and coral cover high (50-70%), my job was pretty easy! The first dive was done at the crack or dawn, and the reef tops out at 20-21 m, so my pictures are not good (the exception being the blue water shots, which were taken during the safety stop beneath the boat).
