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NOAA PHOTOS Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
White spotted hermit crab in a conch shell.	Mokumanamana is the second island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands chain and is roughly 460 miles from Honolulu.
White tip reef shark under a ledge in the reserve. Sharks and other large fish are common on most reefs throughout the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the few marine ecosystems remaining on the planet still dominated by apex predators.	The guano coated peaks of Gardner Pinnacles can be seen from the nearby waters of the reserve.
Masked boobies discuss the day's events while resting on some marine debris.	Great frigate bird
Juvenile Red-footed Booby, some of the wildlife seen on the reserve.	Acropora coral is found in abundance in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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