NOAA Ship Rainier at Swains Island photo & caption

The NOAA Ship Rainier and crew made it to Swains Island where science team members are surveying the island’s benthic ecosystems as limited data is currently available for this area. The Rainier has been in the territory for five months studying the ocean floor in American Samoa’s EEZ. [photo: Tiara Drabble /NMSAS]