Solomon Sea topography, bathymetry, main points of interest (white text) and oceanic currents (red text). (Inset): Southwest Pacific topography. Currents are as follows: New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent (NGCU); New Britain Coastal Undercurrent (NBCU); St. Georges Channel Undercurrent (SGU); New Ireland Coastal Undercurrent (NICU); Gulf of Papua Current (GPC); North Vanuatu Jet (NVJ). PNG stands for Papua New Guinea. Isl. indicates “island”; Pocklington T. indicates Pocklington Through. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.221.f1