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Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) at Tuvana-i-ra, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Underwater videographer Kina Scollay at Vuata Vatoa, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Severine Hannam Natural Sciences Collection Manager at the Auckland Museum with an unidentified giant crab, caught in a fish trap at a depth of 250m at Banc 'Lorne New Caledonia during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Acropora sp. (Hard Coral) at Ogea Levu, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) at Ogea Levu, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Ceva'i'ra Island, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Underwater cameraman Kina Scollay filming on the coral reef at Namuka Island, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Pteraeolidia semperi (Nudibranch) at Namuka Island Lagoon, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) at Tuvana-i-ra, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Allogalathea babai (Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster) at the Yagasa Horseshoe, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Marine scientists descend onto a rotenone station to collect small species of fish on the coral reef at Namuka Island, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.

Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) at Tuvana-i-ra, Fiji during the 2017 South West Pacific Expedition.