As I swim through the channel of the mangrove of death

 

As I stare intently as a sponge grown on a mangrove root, I wonder if I will escape this encounter alive...

These mangrove root surveys have been quite the experience. Spatial awareness and personal space between partners go out the window, muscles cramp as you hold transect tapes against the roots, motor skills are crucial marking the ties, and patience is tested attempting to get a good picture of all the organisms within a section of mangrove root. It's all part of the game. Someone needs to collect this data.