I had a fantastic time on the research cruise. It was strange but nice to be working with people rather than alone and even though it was hard work it was interesting. I saw lots of new species, mostly invertebrates but some new fish which was good. I thought I’d show some of the species I saw. One of the most beautiful invertebrates we got was the painted shrimp ( Campylonotus vegans ). It’s found in shallow waters and has electric blue spots on its back. We had a three small octopuses which we kept in a bucket (the ‘save the octopus campaign’!). They were very cute and liked to hide in shells. It’s not a fantastic photo but this is Maurolicus muelleri . It’s a very small fish (less than 6 cm long) but is highly silvered and has photophores along its ventral edge. This is my first flat fish in the Islands. It’s Thysanopsetta naresi and is not commonly caught. This one is of average size, about 16 cm long. This is one of my favourite invertebrates. It’s a basket star, Gorganocephalu...