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

860-292594 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf in the warm, safe waters of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-292500 - Tek (Trimix) speleologist diver in a karstic underwater cave over 70 meters deep, Photogrammetry, twiglight zone, Mayotte

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

860-292442 - 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

860-292443 - 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

860-292441 - 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

860-292438 - Coral nursery monitoring in Mayotte lagoon

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

860-292437 - Coral bunches scattered on white sand in the pools of Longoni, Mayotte

860-292436 - Coral nursery in Mayotte lagoon

860-292302 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.

860-292300 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.

860-292301 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.

860-292214 - Blue green Damselfish (Chromis viridis), mayotte

860-292215 - Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) females, Mayotte

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

860-292212 - Fast Fluorescent Mantis shrimp. Mayotte

860-292210 - Orca (Orcinus orca) group off Mayotte. During the short passage off Mayotte, this group of killer whales was observed devouring a Mobula ray and a large tiger shark.

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

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

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

860-292103 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and calf in the turquoise-blue waters of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-291996 - Fluorescent Tube Anemone (Cerianthidae sp) hunting at night on the sand of the S pass. 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

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

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

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

860-291965 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) group swimming in the blue waters of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-291966 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) group swimming in the blue waters of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-291964 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) pair swimming in the blue waters of the Mayotte lagoon.

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

860-291624 - 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

860-291481 - 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

860-291479 - Spotted marbled shrimp (Saron neglectus) on sand, Mayotte

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

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

860-291476 - Female snorkeler above the reef at sunset, S Pass, Mayotte

860-291475 - Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) eating a whale carcass drifting off Mayotte

860-291474 - Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) eating a whale carcass drifting off Mayotte

860-291473 - Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming near a whale carcass drifting off Mayotte

860-291323 - Eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) couple in the clear, turquoise waters of Mayotte's lagoon.

860-291322 - Eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) in the clear, turquoise waters of Mayotte's lagoon in front of the maji island.

1111-202 - Vezo tribe rely entirely on the Mozambique Channel for their subsistence, Madagascar, Indian Ocean, Africa

1348-3421 - Satellite view of the Comoros Archipelago. This image was compiled from data acquired by Landsat satellites.

1348-4514 - Mayotte, Africa, True Colour Satellite Image. Satellite view of Mayotte, an overseas collectivity of France, in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites.

860-290064 - Coral reef in the lagoon in Mayotte. A week end in Mayotte, along the S pass to admire the reef and the magnificent corals that compose it.

860-290065 - Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) at a depth of 50 metres in the lagoon of Mayotte.

860-290067 - Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hidden under a Sea cucumber, Mayotte

860-289823 - Underwater atmosphere with coral, sponge and sun, Mayotte

860-290066 - Happy fFsh, Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) sticking her head out of her hole with a joyful smile, Mayotte

860-289824 - Corals on a reef in the S-shaped channel during a high low tide, Mayotte

860-288014 - Sunset on the beach of Bambo West next to some mangroves dotted on the beach. Mayotte

860-288167 - Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) portrait, Nosy Be, Madagascarlast identified species of fin whale

860-288033 - Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on the lookout in a sponges. Mayotte

860-288563 - Sunset from the beach of Sohoa in the North West of Mayotte.

860-288035 - Portrait of Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on the lookout in a sponges. Mayotte

860-288526 - Baobab and small basin filled with water during high tide and sunset. South Mayotte

860-288031 - Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) yawning in a sponge. Mayotte

860-288032 - Portrait of Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on the lookout in a sponges. Mayotte

860-288585 - Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) on black background, Mayotte

860-288564 - Sunset on a mangrove in the Bay of M'zouazia, Mayotte

860-288524 - Mangrove pneumatophores in the mangrove at low tide at sunset, Mayotte

860-288525 - Divers photographer, Olivier in full session of photography on one of the many white corals which is between the second and the third reef wall to 80 meters deep, Mayotte

860-288034 - Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on the lookout in a sponges. Mayotte

860-287564 - Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea) 76 meters deep, Mayotte

860-287557 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the waters of Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287560 - A necessary alliance, a symbiosis even between this moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) and this cleaning shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis). Depth: 65m, Mayotte

860-287561 - Life is abundant in the Sada pass of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-287563 - An antipatharian whip coral and its goby photographed at a depth of 76 meters. Are these the same specimens found in shallow depths?

860-287558 - Behind the huge caudal fin of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Madagascar

860-287562 - A small Red-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia tigrina) keeper of the corals of the bateau pass, Mayotte

860-287610 - Panorama done on one of the islands Choazil north of Mayotte. To the right is M'Tsamboro Island, the largest island in Mayotte after Grande Terre and Petite Terre.

860-287565 - Couple of Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea) 76 meters deep, Mayotte

860-287249 - Detail of a cauliflower jellyfish, Boueni Pass, Mayotte

860-287247 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in daylight, Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287413 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) carrying her calf to the surface, Mayotte

860-287412 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in long exposure. A green turtle swimming on the platier of the beach of N'gouja, in the south of the island of Mayotte.

860-287248 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) escorted by a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287244 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) under the surface, Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287241 - Red-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia tigrina) female with eggs, sheltered in a branchy coral, Mayotte

860-287243 - King Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) Opening the way to the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) in Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287246 - Sandbank linking two islands, Nosy Iranja, Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287239 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming in the lagoon, Mayotte

860-287240 - Coral reef in the lagoon, Mayotte

860-287245 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) under the surface, Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287242 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar