860-292867 - Mediterranean Shag;Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii) underwater hunting, Menorca, Balearic Islands

860-292865 - Dusky grouper;Epinephelus marginatus), Medes Islands, Spain

860-292863 - Flying gurnard;Dactylopterus volitans), Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain

860-292860 - Depilatory sea hare;Aplysia depilans) Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

860-292799 - Werck. Lockheed L-1011 TriStar three-engine plane intentionally sunk in 2019. In addition to being a great attraction for divers, these sunken structures;generally ships, but also planes, military vehicles...) become artificial reefs helping in the repopulation of the underwater bottoms. This wreck is located in the Red Sea, at a depth of between 18 and 31 meters. Aqaba, Jordan.

860-292798 - Werck. Lockheed L-1011 TriStar three-engine plane intentionally sunk in 2019. In addition to being a great attraction for divers, these sunken structures;generally ships, but also planes, military vehicles...) become artificial reefs helping in the repopulation of the underwater bottoms. This wreck is located in the Red Sea, at a depth of between 18 and 31 meters. Aqaba, Jordan.

860-292790 - Hawksbill turtle;Eretmochelys imbricata) above the reef, Mayotte

860-292789 - Sabre squirrelfish;Sargocentron spiniferum) having found refuge in a huge barrel sponge;Xestospongia testudinaria) at the mouth of the S-shaped pass at a depth of 50 meters. Mayotte

860-292775 - Wreck, sunken ship. The SS THISTLEGORM is considered one of the most spectacular shipwrecks in the world for its scenic beauty. Flying the English flag, it was attacked and sunk by German bombers when heading towards the Suez Canal;October 1941). Their cargo is without a doubt one of the most peculiar that we can find under the surface of the seas: motorcycles, jeeps, military clothing, bullets, airplane wings, machine guns and a couple of locomotives and trucks. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292774 - Wreck, sunken ship. The SS THISTLEGORM is considered one of the most spectacular shipwrecks in the world for its scenic beauty. Flying the English flag, it was attacked and sunk by German bombers when heading towards the Suez Canal;October 1941). Their cargo is without a doubt one of the most peculiar that we can find under the surface of the seas: motorcycles, jeeps, military clothing, bullets, airplane wings, machine guns and a couple of locomotives and trucks. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292756 - Soft coral;Dendronephthya sp) and lyretail anthias;Pseudanthias squamipinnis) and tropical grouper;Cephalopholis miniata). Coral reef, corals. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292757 - Anemone with twoband anemonefish;Amphiprion bicinctus). Reef fish. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292755 - Underwater canyon, Marsa Bareika reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed). Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292754 - Giant gorgonians of the genus Annella. Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292753 - Yellow scroll coral, coral lettuce;Turbinaria reniformis). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292752 - Soft coral;Dendronephthya sp) and whip coral;Junceella sp). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292751 - Yellow scroll coral, coral lettuce;Turbinaria reniformis). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292750 - Soft coral;Dendronephthya sp). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292749 - Yellow scroll coral, coral lettuce;Turbinaria reniformis). Coral reef. Ras Muhammad National Park;Sharm Al Sheikh - Raas Mohammed) and Tiran Strait. Red Sea, Egypt.

860-292748 - Volcanic underwater beds, Tenerife. The image shows the top of an underwater mountain formed by basaltic columns;columnar disjunction. Canary Islands.

860-292747 - Volcanic underwater bottoms. True seamounts can be seen in the image, a natural monument made of basaltic columns called a columnar disjunction. The highest point is about 15 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean and drops vertically to more than 40 meters at its deepest point. The place is known as La Rapadura on the coast of Santa Úrsula, north of the island of Tenerife. Seabed of the Canary Islands.

860-292746 - Volcanic underwater bottoms. True seamounts can be seen in the image, a natural monument made of basaltic columns called a columnar disjunction. The highest point is about 15 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean and drops vertically to more than 40 meters at its deepest point. The place is known as La Rapadura on the coast of Santa Úrsula, north of the island of Tenerife. Seabed of the Canary Islands.

860-292734 - M'titi islet in Mayotte lagoon

860-292733 - A fisherman with his traditional pirogue on Mayotte's turquoise-blue lagoon.

860-292725 - Volcanic underwater beds, Tenerife. The image shows the top of an underwater mountain formed by basaltic columns (columnar disjunction. Canary Islands.

860-292699 - Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodocea nodosa). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

860-292680 - Blue-green damselfish (Chromis viridis) in a coral colony bleached by the El Nino 2024 phenomenon. If bleaching lasts too long, the coral colony will die, taking with it the habitat of these magnificent little tropical fish. Mayotte

860-292679 - Skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) pair hidden in the bleached tentacles expelling their symbiotic alga of a magnificent anemone (Heteractis magnifica) by the extreme temperatures of the El Nino phenomenon 2024, Mayotte

860-292677 - Reef resilience: a perfectly healthy coral ball after the bleaching episode of April 2024. The damselfish hotel withstood the heat in less than 3 meters of water. S-shaped pass, Mayotte

860-292678 - Skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) hidden in the bleached tentacles of a magnificent anemone (Heteractis magnifica) by the extreme temperatures of the El Nino phenomenon 2024, Mayotte

860-292676 - Reef resilience: a perfectly healthy coral ball after the bleaching episode of April 2024. The damselfish hotel withstood the heat in less than 3 meters of water. S-shaped pass, Mayotte

860-292675 - Variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varius) in the half-light of a cavity teeming with glassfish. Mayotte

860-292577 - Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292579 - Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292574 - Giant manta (Mobula birostris), Nusa Penida, Manta Point, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292578 - Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292580 - Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292576 - Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292573 - Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), Menjangan dive site, Garden Eel, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292575 - Sunfish (Mola mola), Nusa Penida, The Wall and Manta Point, Bali, Indonesia.

860-292499 - Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) making a 180-degree turn in the translucent reef waters of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-292444 - Speleologist diver taking photographs in a karstic cave at Passe Bateau Sud at a depth of 60 metres, Mayotte

860-292443 - Tek rebreather diver at a depth of 70 meters with a DPV specially equipped with 60,000 lumen lighting and 12 Gopro to carry out a 3D survey of a karstic cave submerged for over 14,000 years, Passe Bateau Sud, Mayotte Lagoon

860-292442 - Cave diver in a karst underwater cave at a depth of 60 metres for the Gumbo La Baharini 2 expedition, Passe Bateau Sud at a depth of 60 metres, Mayotte

860-292441 - Potholing diver in a karstic cave at Passe Bateau Sud, 60 metres deep in Mayotte's lagoon.

860-292440 - Cave diver in an underwater cave of karstic origin at a depth of 75 meters during the Gumbo La Baharini 2 expedition, which aimed to produce a complete 3D model of this karstic cave using photogrammetry. Passe Bateau Sud, Mayotte lagoon

860-292439 - Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding between the corals in the pools of Longoni, Mayotte.

860-292375 - Manta ray, (Manta alfredi) on a cleaning station. Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

860-292374 - Manta ray, (Manta alfredi) on a cleaning station. Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

860-292372 - Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean

860-292373 - Blackfoot anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) with Magnificent Sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Maldives, Indian Ocean

860-292369 - Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean

860-292279 - Two Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swimming above the bottom, Tahiti, French Polynesia

860-292213 - Two-spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa) at a depth of 60 metres, Mayotte

860-292212 - Fast Fluorescent Mantis shrimp. Mayotte

860-292211 - Islet of white sand in the north of Mayotte's lagoon, bordering the Choisil pass.

860-292208 - North reef and M'tsamboro islet, Mayotte

860-292209 - aerial view of one of the natural pools on the north reef, with M'Tsamboro islet in the background. Mayotte

860-292127 - Starry Puffer (Arothron stellatus) on a wooden wreck frame, Tahiti, French Polynesia

860-292126 - Common moray (Muraena helena) in a wreck structure, Saint Raphaël, Var, France

860-292123 - Yellow gorgonians on an overhang along a reef cliff, Tahiti, French Polynesia

860-292122 - Orange-finned clownfish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) in its magnificent anenome (Heteractis magnifica), Tahiti, French Polynesia.

860-292102 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at blue hour on N'gouja beach, Mayotte

860-291995 - Small fluorescent sea anemones at night on the bottom of the S pass, Mayotte

860-291994 - Fluorescent Sea anemones and Corals at night in the reef, Mayotte

860-291992 - Small fluorescent sea anemone at night on the bottom of the S pass, Mayotte

860-291993 - Moray (Gymnothorax sp) fluorescing under blue light, in the reef at night, Mayotte

860-291991 - Fluorescent coral mushroom. Fluorescent coral (Fungiidae sp) attracting its prey in the dark of night, Mayotte

860-291977 - Detail of a Krohn's Doris (Felimida krohnien) moving on rock, Ile d'Oleron, France

860-291969 - Mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca), Aragonese Castle, Ischia Island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea

860-291967 - Four-colour nudibranch (Godiva quadricolor) on a plastic bottle in Laguna Torrefumo, Mediterranean sea, Italy

860-291932 - Pair of Chinese Sea Snakes (Laticauda semifasciata) swimming, Snake Ridge dive site, Gunung Api, Banda Sea, Indonesia

860-291931 - Fish trap basket, Boardroom dive site, Pura Island, near Alor, Banda Sea, Indonesia

860-291909 - Freediver watching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on seagrass at the bottom. Abu Dabbab Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Red Sea

860-291907 - Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding on a seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by a young Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

860-291904 - Dugong (Dugong dugon) rear view showing the distinctive mammalian tail. Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

860-291899 - False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Tiga Batu dive site, Bangka Island, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

860-291788 - Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar) in interior of wreck with Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator), Jepun Wreck dive site, Candidasa, Bali, Indonesia

860-291787 - Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), Biaha dive site, Candidasa, Bali, Indonesia

860-291641 - Poison Ocellate Octopus (Octopus mototi) on blue fabric, TK3 dive site, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

860-291627 - Diver at the bottom of an underwater cave 75 metres deep and which has been flooded for thousands of years (- 20 000 years). Mayotte

860-291626 - Diver at the bottom of an underwater cave 75 metres deep and which has been flooded for thousands of years (- 20 000 years). Mayotte

860-291625 - Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) in a cave at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte

860-291624 - Tiny islet. A tiny islet with a single mangrove tree in the lagoon of Mayotte.

860-291623 - Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) above the reef of the Langoni pass. Mayotte

860-291622 - Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) above the reef of the Langoni pass. Mayotte

860-291621 - Split Level on North reef. Mayotte

860-291601 - Yellowtail clownfish (Amphiprion nigripes) protecting itself in its anemone. symbiosis, mutualism. Maldiva's Islands, Indian Ocean.

860-291600 - Red lionfish (Pterois volitans). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

860-291599 - Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

860-291597 - Necklace starfish or tiled starfish (Fromia monilis), coral reef. Ari Atoll, Maldives. Marine ecosystem. Indian Ocean.

860-291586 - Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Laha dive site, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea

860-291543 - Mullets, Cote Bleue Marine Park, Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhone, France

860-291530 - Clownfish with its sea anemone, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia

860-291529 - Diver photographer and coral diver, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia

860-291528 - Clownfish with its sea anemone, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia

860-291481 - Reefscape from "Balcon sur le bleu" on the S pass reef, Mayotte

860-291480 - Magic coral. An explosion of life and biodiversity concentrated around this coral patch not far from the islet M'Tsamboro. Mayotte

860-291478 - Soft-coral Goby (Pleurosicya boldinghi) on a beautiful pink, orange and yellow alcyonium, Mayotte

860-291477 - Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on reef, Mayotte