1116-49665 - A close look into the eyes of a Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, Philippines

1116-49706 - Mr. Fleetham spent an afternoon photographing these Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella plagiodon). During the several hours in the water a group of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) joined the company for nearly an hour of inter-species exchange, Bahamas

1116-49715 - Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49672 - A research diver from the MOC Marine Institute glues broken coral back together at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. The coral is tagged and will be monitored, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49663 - Venomous Banded yellow-lipped sea snake (Laticauda colubrina), also known as a sea krait, Philippines

1116-49727 - A young couple standing in front of a waterfall on private land on the island of Kauai, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49708 - An aerial panoramic view of world famous Ka'anapali Beach from one end to the other with hotels and West Maui Mountains in the background, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49721 - Poor district slums with wooden houses over water, Cebu city, Philippines

1116-49726 - A young man crouches next to a small stream running through a forest in Upcountry Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49729 - Young woman in red bikini snorkels over coral reef, Molokini, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49671 - Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49714 - This larval stage of a long arm octopus, Octopus sp. is no more that five inches across (as pictured) and was photographed at night in midwater several miles off the Kona Coast during a blackwater dive, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49654 - Plastic bags full of dried frogs for sale at a medicine shop. The frogs are dried for use as aphrodisiacs in Chinese medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

1116-49657 - View from the water of the Manta Ray Bay Resort and it's floating restaurant 'The Mnuw', Yap, Micronesia

1116-49650 - This juvenile Orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) is pictured hiding in a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora), Philippines

1116-49664 - Although rarely seen in the ocean by divers, the Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is likely the most numerous of all shark species found in Hawaii. This individual was photographed at the Maui Ocean Center Aquarium, Maui, Hawii, United States of America

1116-49674 - SCUBA diving instructor Anthony Manion practices skills with four students in a hotel pool, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49711 - An aerial view of Balicasag Island, a tiny island in South West Bohol in the central Philippines. It is famous for scuba diving on the deep, vertical walls and there are some fantastic hard coral gardens at snorkeling depths, Balicasag Island, Philippines

1116-49670 - Wire coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) on wire coral (Cirrhipathes sp.), a relative of black coral.

1116-49673 - Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute glue broken coral heads back together and map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49651 - A Whip coral goby (Bryaninops amplus) on whip coral (Junceella fragilis), Philippines

1116-49667 - A photographer lines up with a camera in a housing to shoot a large red soft coral fan, Indonesia

1116-49669 - Divers exploring the prop and rudder at the stern of The Carthaginian, a Lahaina landmark, that was sunk as an artificial reef off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii in December 2005, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49728 - Divers on a WW II Corsair fighter plane off Southeast Oahu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49676 - A photographer under a massive school of millions of sardines, Moalboal, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

1116-49716 - Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), Philippines. Some believe that this octopus intentionally mimics the appearance of other animals as a form of camouflage, Philippines

1116-49661 - A Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, makes it’s way from the beach back into the Pacific Ocean, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49719 - The Philippine butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) is also known as a Panda butterflyfish, Bali, Indonesia

1116-49659 - Japanese Flying Squid (Todarodes pacificus), also knows as a Japanese common squid, in black water. This image was captured a mile off the island of Yap at night with the bottom 1000+ feet below. Hundreds of these squid passed by very quickly. This one paused just briefly for a portrait. It is one of the most abundant of the commercially valuable squid in the world, Yap, Micronesia

1116-49713 - A split scene with a shallow hard coral reef below water and island above with the live aboard dive vessel Infiniti, Philippines

1116-49655 - An aerial view of the coastline at Waianapanapa State Park, Hana, Maui, Hawaii. The famous black sand beach is in the bay at the top of the frame. Five images were combined for this stitched composite, Hana, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49656 - Tourists on the black sand beach at Waianapanapa State Park, Hana, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49712 - An aerial view of the live aboard vessel Infiniti for scuba diving off Balicasag Island, a tiny island in South West Bohol in the central Philippines. It is famous for scuba diving on the deep, vertical walls and there are some fantastic hard coral gardens at snorkeling depths, Balicasag Island, Philippines

1116-49725 - A blurred image of a woman standing in the surf, looking out at the sunset on the two mile long, three hundred feet wide, Papohaku Beach on the west shore of Molokai. This is the longest white-sand beach in the Hawaiian Islands, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49718 - As you move east the western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris), pictured here, is replaced with the eastern clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula), Philippines

1116-49675 - Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) and divers, Palau, Micronesia

1116-49668 - A photographer lines up with a SLR in a housing with a macro lens to shoot at tiny crab perched on soft coral, Indonesia

1116-49677 - Divers explore a drop off covered with sponges and gorgonian and alcyonarian coral, Philippines

1116-49660 - Encounters with Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) (endemic and endangered) are few and far between. Here a monk seal shares a patch of sand with a Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also an endangered species, off Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49658 - Split view with a coral reef below the water's surface and palm trees covering the island above, Fiji

1116-49709 - An aerial view of Palaoa Point and Sharkfin Rock off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49730 - Three young people free diving over a Hawaiian reef, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49707 - Aerial view of Mokuho’oniki Islet and Kanaha Rock near the island of Molokai, Maui County, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49710 - An aerial view of Lahaina harbor and town including the Pioneer Inn and West Maui Mountains, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Three images were combined for this panorama, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49717 - The Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is also known as a clown mantis shrimp and peacock mantis shrimp, Cebu, Philippines

1116-49666 - The Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) is one of the largest and most common cod found on coastal reefs. It can weight over 300 lbs and reach 4 feet in length, Fiji

1116-49732 - The Backwall at Molokini Marine Preserve drops down to 300 feet. Various reef fish stick close to a crevice here, Molokini, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49724 - A young woman with snorkel gear alone on a beach, Cabilao Island, Central Visayas, Philippines

1116-49731 - A young couple free diving in clear water over a Hawaiian reef, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49662 - This Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, is rubbing it's chin on it's shoulder, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49652 - View upward toward treetops in a bamboo forest in the West Maui Mountains, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49720 - Hawaiian reef scene with soldierfish and goatfish, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-49653 - The view across the Zhujiang River from the White Swan Hotel. Five images were combined for this panorama image, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China

1116-46836 - The larval stage of a tube anemone (Cerianthus sp), likely around 30 days old at this point, will settle on the bottom at approximately 100 days. Photographed at night one mile off the island of Yap, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

1116-46834 - This trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) is traveling over a reef between the fins of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, in an attempt to ambush an unsuspecting fish, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46827 - Surf crashes on the reef off the island of Yap in Micronesia. Underwater view of a wave breaking, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

1116-46831 - Much of the North side of the island of Molokai in inaccessible. Trade winds blow onshore regularly bringing with them piles of plastic that has been floating around the Pacific Ocean for years and years, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46828 - A calf imitates its mother swimming upside down. The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of all the toothed cetaceans. Males can reach 60 feet in length. Photographed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

1116-46821 - Divers pictured hanging at 15 feet for a decompression stop before surfacing. The diver in the lead has released a safety float to mark their position to boats above, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46824 - A close look at the detail of Brain coral (Platygyra sinensis) during the day with the its polyps closed, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

1116-46832 - Gymnosome pteropod (Hydromyles globulosa), a shell-less, planktonic mollusk sometimes called the sea butterfly, Bali, Indonesia

1116-46825 - Typical of this family the Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46835 - At just two inches in length this appears to be the larval stage of a flounder. This image was captured a mile off the island of Yap at night with the bottom 1000+ feet below, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

1116-46823 - A diver feeds a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, at Sea Life Park's Underwater Sea Trek Adventure in their big tank, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46829 - Schooling Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) in Rarotonga Lagoon, Cook Islands

1116-46822 - Cautious and curious at the same time, a diver gets a good look at a day octopus (Octopus cyanea), Rarotonga, Cook Islands

1116-46826 - Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) in mid-water, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46837 - The Pahoehoe lava flowing from Kilauea has reached the Pacific ocean near Kalapana, Big Island, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46833 - Sunlight streaming through a forest of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), off Santa Barbara Island, California, United States of America

1116-46830 - Molokini Crater, aerial shot of the Maui side of the crescent shaped islet with Kahoolawe and Lanai in the distance, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-46838 - Two Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41494 - Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) colour the hard coral in this Hawaiian reef scene with three free divers, Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41506 - A split image of a pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater and above, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41501 - A young lady free diving off Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41502 - A snorkeler dives on a healthy hard coral reef near Two Tree Island off Kadavu Island in the southeast corner of Fiji, Fiji

1116-41499 - Two women free diving at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41496 - Two young women free diving with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41495 - Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) colour the foreground of this Hawaiian reef scene with a young woman free diving with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41500 - Two men free diving over a Hawaiian hard coral reef with slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus), Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41493 - A girl snorkeling over table coral and reef fish off Apo Island, Philippines

1116-41507 - A split image of a pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in front of the West Maui Mountains just south of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41503 - A group of divers and a manta ray (Manta alfredi) on one of the corners of the Backwall at Molokini Marine Preserve, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41505 - Two young women in traditional outfits for cultural ceremonies taking a photo with a smartphone on the island of Yap, Yap, Micronesia

1116-41508 - A look at the bump-like knobs known as tubercles on the top of the head of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Each protuberance contains at least one stiff hair. The purpose of these hairs is not known, though they may provide the whale with a sense of 'touch', Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41497 - A young woman free diving with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41504 - A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, surfaces for a breath in front of a stand-up paddle board off the coast of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41498 - Cautious and curious at the same time, this day octopus (Octopus cyanea) keeps a close eye on the diver, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41392 - A mother and calf pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) at the surface of the water off the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41400 - A giant Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) beds down for the night below a tree house at the Tortoise Farm on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Archipelago, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

1116-41396 - Cichlids school around an endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41402 - Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, and the Cotopaxi volcano. Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in the Latacunga canton of Cotopaxi Province, Quito, Ecuador

1116-41398 - Endangered Florida Manatee mother and calf (Trichechus manatus latirostris) gather at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41395 - A split image of four endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) resting on the sandy bottom at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41403 - Molokini Crater, aerial shot of the crescent shaped islet at mid-morning with charter boats, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41394 - Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with a school of juvenile jacks, Bahamas

1116-41397 - Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

1116-41393 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving through the surface of the water, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41399 - This green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, is passing under Lone Tree Arch, a dive site on the Kona Coast, Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41391 - The island of Lanai is in the background of this breaching Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America

1116-41401 - Giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) are the largest living species of tortoise that can grow up to 880 pounds and reach more than 6 feet in length, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador