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1116-47626 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-47629 - Young Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head lunge, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
746-89349 - Oasis Biderrosa, Orosei, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
1116-47087 - A Set Of Two Rare Hawaiian Sunrise Scallop Seashells, Also Known As Pecten Langfordi, In The Sand At Lanikai Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States Of America
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
1116-47088 - A Red Live Finger Starfish, Also Known As Linckia Sea Star, Found Along A Sandy Beach With White Ocean Tide Washing Up, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States Of America
1116-47090 - A Hawaiian Sea Creature, Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus Strigatus) On The Sandy Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States Of America
1116-47200 - Detail View Of A Sea Star In A Tidal Pool, Hesketh Island, Homer, Southcentral Alaska, USA
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
1116-46820 - A male surfer walks away from the shoreline towards the pacific ocean surf. Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) nap on the sand on the edge of the beach to catch the sun on famous Hookaipa Beach, Paia, Maui,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
1116-46824 - 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
1116-46833 - Sunlight streaming through a forest of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), off Santa Barbara Island, California, United States of America
1116-46838 - Two Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America
![Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos](https://images.robertharding.com/zoom/RM/RH/VERTICAL/860-287450.jpg "Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos<br />860-287450")
860-287450 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos
1116-42681 - Whale Watching From A Scenic Spot, Makapuu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States Of America
1116-41974 - The lion's mane jellyfish (cyanea capillata) is the largest known species of jellyfish in the pacific ocean on coastal british columbia, British columbia canada
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
1116-41496 - 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
1116-41508 - 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
1116-41396 - 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
1116-41398 - 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
1116-41394 - 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
1116-40055 - Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) in a tight school off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40003 - This dive site off the Kona coast is known as A Touch of Gray and is home of several juvinile Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39736 - Blacktip Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming over a coral reef, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39708 - The endemic Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) is taking a close look for parasites on this Crocodile Needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39715 - Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), Philippines
1116-40130 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke are seen while the whale is diving, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
1116-39998 - Diver and a well camouflaged Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) perched at the bow of the wreck of the Alma Jane off Sabang Beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
1116-39987 - Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39957 - A close look at night of Chameleon Parrotfish (Scarus chameleon) sleeping in a mucus bubble that is secreted from large glands in the gill cavity and protects them from parasites, Fiji
1116-40002 - This dive site off the Kona coast is known as A Touch of Gray and is home of several juvinile Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40092 - Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) named 'Honu', Makena, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40056 - Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) posing on the lava rock that is the submarine base of Pyramid Point of Lehua Rock located at the north end of Ni'ihau Island, Hawaii, USA during the spring, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39717 - This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines
1116-39707 - The Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) can be found around the world in tropical waters, but is very rare in Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39709 - The Hawaiian Swimming Crab (Charybdis hawaiensis) adult is about 3 inches across it's carapace, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39726 - The Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) is found only on this species of coral, Pleurogyra sinuosa. The brown oval objects are actually Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp) that feed on nutrients trapped in mucus covering the coral, Philippines
1116-39712 - A transparent shrimp, Periclemenes sp, on an anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Some are so clear the only thing visible is the black of their eyes, Tubbataha Reef, Philippines
1116-39732 - This species of coral hermit crab (Paguritta sp) is well known, but still awaiting a name from biologists. It lives in a hole in hard coral and traps passing plankton in it's feathery antennae, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39948 - This soft coral crab or candy crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), is wearing a decoration of soft coral polyps on top of head as camouflage, Dumaguete, Philippines
1116-40093 - Close-up of reef fish, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39942 - The dragon shrimp (Miropandalus hardingi) on whip coral, is also known as a gorgonian sandaled shrimp, Philippines
1116-39723 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, camouflaged in coral. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Van
1116-39943 - Skeleton shrimp (Caprellide sp.) clinging to a sponge, Dumaguete, Philippines
1116-39945 - Anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes sarasvati, previously known as Periclemenes sarasvati, Dumaguete, Philippines
1116-39678 - A young Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris), leaps into the air beside it's mother, off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40001 - Diver along a drop off covered with gorgonian and alcyonarian coral, Fiji
1116-39962 - Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), Yap, Micronesia
1116-40063 - A Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. This particular female manta with a missing left cephalic lobe has been observed by divers and snorkelers at Kona since
1116-39724 - A Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) holding part of a blue seastar (Linkia laevigata) which it will feed on, Philippines
1116-39989 - Scuba diver with a large school of Bluestripe Snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) swimming over healthy reef, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39714 - These two parasitic mollusks, Thyca crystallina, are growing on the host starfish, Linckia laevigata. This parasitic shell only attaches to this species of starfish, into which it burrows and sucks up nutrients, Philippines
1116-39963 - Tourists above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below with it's mouth open. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-39734 - Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was photographed off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
1116-39939 - An Imperial commensal shrimp (Periclimenes imperator), photographed at night on the Spanish dancer nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus), that it calls home, Philippines
1116-40005 - A photographer lines up with his smart phone in a housing on this Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39970 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) just about to break the surface to take a breath, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40059 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on a sandy bottom adjacent to Kauai, Hawaii, in the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40794 - Samui Tiger Zoo And Aquarium, Samui, Thailand, Tropical Fish Swimming
1116-39711 - The Blacktail Snapper (Lutjanus fulvus) reach 13 inches in length and feed mostly on small fish and crabs. This is one of several species that were sucessfully introduced to Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40215 - Great White Shark Off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
1116-40058 - Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on Antler Coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39727 - Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in Beaded Sea Anemone (Heteractis aurora), Philippines
1116-39961 - This female Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) has a bite mark near her pectoral fin. This is likely a wound from a mating attempt, Yap, Micronesia
1116-40091 - Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) named 'Honu';Makena, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39967 - A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-39965 - A Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) with it's mouth open, filter feeding at the surface. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-39969 - An aerial view of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) just below the surface, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40452 - Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias)
1116-40061 - Orangeband Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) that was photographed while diving the Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America