Ariana’s Capstone Project involves the study of a special group of mollusks called nudibranchs (also called sea slugs).  She is conducting scuba diving trips to photograph, identify and map the nudibranchs found in a restricted area to the north of Kawaihae Harbor on the Island of Hawaii.  She has made three dives to date and has secured some nice photos of several different species of nudibranchs.  In addition, she is using drone footage to help map out the location of the individual animals observed to clarify habitat preferences.  A short video of her early work is shown below.