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Flint Island’s Coral Reefs | National Geographic


Clint the first of five remote and

Clint the first of five remote and inhabited islands of which we know

inhabited islands of which we know

inhabited islands of which we know virtually nothing this is why we’re here

virtually nothing this is why we’re here

virtually nothing this is why we’re here to survey in document one of the last

to survey in document one of the last

to survey in document one of the last paradise on earth our science team is

paradise on earth our science team is

paradise on earth our science team is surveying organisms from the smallest to

surveying organisms from the smallest to

surveying organisms from the smallest to the largest from microbes to corals to

the largest from microbes to corals to

the largest from microbes to corals to sharks jen smith takes hundreds of

sharks jen smith takes hundreds of

sharks jen smith takes hundreds of photographs of the bottom to understand

photographs of the bottom to understand

photographs of the bottom to understand what lives here the divers work along a

what lives here the divers work along a

what lives here the divers work along a transit line a tape stretched along the

transit line a tape stretched along the

transit line a tape stretched along the reef davida Buddha count the abundance

reef davida Buddha count the abundance

reef davida Buddha count the abundance of every coral species while another

of every coral species while another

of every coral species while another team surveys the fish populations our 16

team surveys the fish populations our 16

team surveys the fish populations our 16 person team completes about 50 dives

person team completes about 50 dives

person team completes about 50 dives every day providing a complete picture

every day providing a complete picture

every day providing a complete picture of Flint’s coral reef

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