1 Rounding a head of coral at Tunnels beach was this welcome sign lying on the bottom
2 First day of diving at Tunnels and we saw the largest Spanish Dancer nudibranch I have ever encountered, well over 4 inches across.
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4 A huge array of plate coral
5 A small Leaf Scorpionfish at Tunnels
6 A small Bryazoan of undetermined type
7 Squirrelfish hiding out in a small nook
8 Reef Lizardfish
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10 Friday morning dives at Tunnels started out finding this Goldrim Flatworm on the sandy bottom
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12 Turtle cleaning station on top of the Tunnels reef
13 The turtles hang motionless as the fish pick algae and debris from their bodies
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16 The reefs are volcanic in nature and don't have the vibrant soft corals that you see in the Caribbean
17 Tunnels is so-named because of the tubular surf-break during the winter. However, it is very appropriate for the underwater topo of many swim-throughs,…
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20 Hawaiian Conger Eel being attended by several cleaner shrimp. Unusual for the daytime since congers are typically nocturnal.
