Underwater Wonder: Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
Nov. 14, 2006 — The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument is a water world that may be the last of its kind.
It teems with life above and below.
Millions of bird nests populate the islands, and some of the healthiest coral reefs on Earth, along with about 7,000 species of fish, live beneath the ocean waters.
"The diversity is absolutely endless, and so endless that we will see new species discovered for decades to come," said Jean-Michel Cousteau, president of the Ocean Futures Society.
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It teems with life above and below.
Millions of bird nests populate the islands, and some of the healthiest coral reefs on Earth, along with about 7,000 species of fish, live beneath the ocean waters.
"The diversity is absolutely endless, and so endless that we will see new species discovered for decades to come," said Jean-Michel Cousteau, president of the Ocean Futures Society.
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