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Canyons1 * Impressive shoreline and rugged mountains on our way to our dive site mooring bouy. * Impressive shoreline and rugged mountains on our way to our dive site mooring bouy.
Canyons2 * Impressive shoreline and rugged mountains on our way to our dive site mooring bouy. * Impressive shoreline and rugged mountains on our way to our dive site mooring bouy.
Canyons3 * Impressive shoreline and rugged mountains on our way to our dive site mooring bouy. * Impressive shoreline and rugged mountains on our way to our dive site mooring bouy.
Canyons4 * Blacktip reef sharks. * Blacktip reef sharks.
Canyons5 * Moray eel. * Moray eel.
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Canyons6 * Anemonefish and sea anemone. * Anemonefish and sea anemone.
Canyons7 * Anemonefish and sea anemone. * Anemonefish and sea anemone.
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Canyons9 * Blenny fish. * Blenny fish.
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Canyons11 * The dreaded Crown of Thorns starfish is destroying south pacific reefs. The largest starfish in the world, they are protected by long spines that release a neurotoxin. * The dreaded Crown of Thorns starfish is destroying south pacific reefs. The largest starfish in the world, they are protected by long spines that release a neurotoxin.
Canyons12 * These monsters eat coral reef polyps and since showing up the in Society Islands have caused significant damage. The sections of reef we dove in Moorea were 85-90% dead and the starfish only arrived in large numbers in March, 2007. * These monsters eat coral reef polyps and since showing up the in Society Islands have caused significant damage. The sections of reef we dove in Moorea were 85-90% dead and the starfish only arrived in large numbers in March, 2007.
Canyons13 * Toxic spines keep most predators at bay. Overfishing of the Giant Triton has led to this horrible imbalance. * Toxic spines keep most predators at bay. Overfishing of the Giant Triton has led to this horrible imbalance.
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