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The Dr Fridtjof Nansen is pictued in Cape Town harbour prior to departing on a three-month voyage in the western Indian Ocean. Photo: Awie Badenhorst

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Sunset on board Dr Fridtjof Nansen. Photo: Arrie Klopper

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A beautiful red sponge collected during a trawl off the east coast of Madagascar. Photo: Arrie Klopper

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Small pelagic fish caught off the east coast of Madagascar. Photo: Arrie Klopper

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Servicing the trawl gear. Photo: James Stapley

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Sorting the catch on deck. Photo: James Stapley

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Measuring the catch. Photo: James Stapley

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Sorting and identifying the catch. Photo: James Stapley

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Bright eyes. A trawl catch is sorted at night. Photo: James Stapley

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A humpback whale surfaces next to the ship. Photo: Magne Olsen

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A humpback whale spyhops next to the ship. Photo: Magne Olsen

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The multinet, used to sample zooplankton at varying depths, is retried at sunset. Photo: Arrie Klopper

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The multinet is retrieved off Mauritius. Photo: Claire Attwood

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The CTD, used to take water samples at varying depths, is deployed off Mauritius. Photo: Claire Attwood

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Tommy Bornman and Angus Paterson filter chlorophyll from seawater sampled off Mauritius. Photo: Claire Attwood