Just beyond the reef where the waves are breaking, the ocean drops nearly straight down to the sea floor some mile or more down. Even the sand is actually ground up coral. Place your mini animals in the tide pool model. Every piece of ground you can see is actually coral, not rock. But the Kwajalein tidal gauge operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In the distance can be seen the island of Ebeye where the native Marshallese live and ferry to and fro each weekday. Fish of every shape, color and size adorn these pools, trapped until the tide rolls back in. Taken from the backyard during low tide, the light blue patches are beautiful, deep tide pools that capture the tropical sun and can reach hot tub temperature in spots, perfect for snorkeling.
Marines head for the beach of Namur, Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall. Juveniles are often caught in tide pools at low tide. Tree reflection on tide pool Mae island Namu atoll Marshall Islands N Pacific Stock. I was fortunate enough to be invited and spent a glorious week basking in the tropical sun, snorkeling in the lagoon and in the natural tide pools that abound everywhere and of course, taking pictures! It was tough to go back home let me tell you! Ellochelon vaigiensis, Marshall Islands Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Squaretail mullet, 63cm Ellochelon vaigiensis is found on a variety of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs. This zone is covered by water and exposed to air periodically throughout the day. Unfortunately you must either be employed or be invited by someone employed to work there (they have some 2,000 Americans working there). Tide pools occur in rocky locations where the ocean meets the land. There are some 90+ islands dotted around this massive boomerang shaped ring of coral which comes up from the ocean floor some 6,000+ feet straight down on the ocean side. When the Japanese were occupying Kwajalein, they dug holes on the ocean side of the island, I guess to make it more difficult for the approaching enemy, but also perhaps to get material to they could expand the island (Kwaj used to be smaller than it is now). The water and air quality are the most pristine I have ever encountered. That satellite image was taken during low tide, and those dark spots are tide pools. It was a strategic point during WW2 and still has many wrecks and bunkers. Kwajalein is approximately 2,100 miles south west of Hawaii in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. a break to do other things (such as spearfishing in the tide pools for lobsters and crabs at nightquite fun). The Kwajalein Atoll is the world's largest coral atoll forming a lagoon over 1,300 square miles in size.
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