Crew at remote camp in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands sees pandemic for first time
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In this Oct. 20 photo provided by Matt Saunter, second from right, Charlie Thomas, left, Matt Butschek II, second from left and Naomi Worcester, right, pose for a photo at a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, they are back, re-emerging into a society changed by the coronavirus outbreak.2/9
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In this March 12 photo provided by Matt Saunter, Matt Butschek II, right, and Charlie Thomas, prepare for field work at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth.3/9
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In this March 12 photo provided by Matt Saunter, Matt Butschek II, left, Charlie Thomas, center, and Naomi Worcester clean up fishing nets at a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.4/9
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In this March 2 photo provided by Naomi Worcester, a crew of workers unload gear as they arrive on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, one of the most remote places on Earth.5/9
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In this June 23 photo provided by Charlie Thomas, seabirds fly over a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.6/9
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Naomi Worcester, field camp leader for a habitat restoration project in Hawaii, talks to The Associated Press while under quarantine at her home in Honolulu.7/9
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Matt Saunter, field camp leader for a habitat restoration project in Hawaii, talks to The Associated Press while under quarantine at his home in Honolulu.8/9
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Matt Butschek II, of Dallas, Texas, stands in the doorway of a cabin under quarantine in Honolulu on Nov. 5.9/9
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Charlie Thomas, of Auckland, New Zealand, describes what her camp was like on Kure Atoll in Honolulu on Nov. 5.
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