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MAUI MINI REEF CREATURES are based on Franko's personal
FISH ID CARD exploration. The colors and the means of
showing them are based on personal
Side 1 shows a mini-map of Kauai with a observation. The naming of the fish in
few of its best diving and snorkeling spots Hawaiian as well as English is helped by
located. The map is a scaled-down version the experts at the Maui Ocean Center, The
of Franko's Map of Kauai, showing the Pacific Whale Foundation, Hanauma Bay
island greenery and the beautiful rangers, The Waikiki Aquarium, and local
surrounding Pacific Ocean. The ocean has knowledge. Franko's favorites are the
humpback whales, spinner dolphins and Humuhumu Nukunuku Apua'a, Hawaii's
Hawaiian monk seals, and thus they are State Fish (of course), the little raccoon
depicted on the map. Kauai's main towns butterfly fish, the trumpet fish, and the
and its highways can be seen. Below the white spotted eagle ray. Well, actually
beautiful mini-map is a fabulous photo of Franko likes the cleaner wrasse, the
Kauai's incredible scenery - it is a Hawaiian turkey fish and the saddle
helicopter view of the Na Pali Coast. wrasse. He guesses he could keep going
There is nowhere else on earth that on this list, because he likes them all! Note
surpasses this view. Franko just had to put that the card is sized just right for 3-ring
it on the fish card to represent the truly binder-type dive logs. Divers who keep
fabulous Kauai. dive log booklets can put this card into
their log book to keep track of where
Side 2 shows the wonderful reef life of they've been, plus what species of fish
Kauai. Kauai has such great snorkeling they've seen. Card makes a great gift idea.
and scuba diving that it must have its own
quality fish card. This is it! This picture of
Kauai's fish is the result of personal
inspiration, as Franko has snorkeled and
scuba dived all around Kauai. The fish
card measure (H x L) 5.5" x 8.5" (14cm x
21.6cm), is printed on laminated plastic so
that it is stiff, shiny and waterproof. It has
a hole for a lanyard, so you can actually
take it diving or snorkeling. The reef
creatures depicted on these cards are taken
from Franko's own artwork on his Map of
Kauai. The fish shown include over 80

species, including a dozen or so that are
found nowhere else on earth. The
Hawaiian fish shown are selected from
about 435 species that exist in Hawaii, and