860-290088 - Scuba diver under ice in a halocline cloud, a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia
860-290263 - Atlantic stargazer(Uranoscopus scaber). He lives buried in the sand, with only his two eyes and his mouth sticking out of the bottom. Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-290089 - Scuba diver under ice walking upside down, exercise to practice orientation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia
860-290423 - Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat.
860-289804 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa
860-290420 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea
860-289869 - Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-290260 - BLUE DRAGON (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-289870 - Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-290419 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea
860-289797 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa
860-290421 - Snorkeler and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea
860-290415 - Flame scallop (Limaria hians or Lima hians), Puolo, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
860-290411 - Flame scallop (Limaria hians or Lima hians), Puolo, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
860-290086 - Surface tender seen through the maina (sawed entry hole) to dive under the ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia
860-290381 - Zooplankton. Pelagic micro organism that is part of plankton (unidentified species). It lives dragged by the marine currents and it is common to observe it in spring. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
860-289868 - Loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Vulnerable. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-289979 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
860-290258 - Pilot group. Calderon (Globicephala macrorhynchus) with naturalist photographer. Tenerife, Canary Islands. Photograph taken with the mandatory permits of the MAPAMA.
860-290410 - Statue of Virgin Mary, Vervece rock, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
860-290259 - BLUE DRAGON (Glaucus atlanticus). A small peacic slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese frigatebird (Physalia physalis) or the blue button (Porpita porpita) on which it feeds. They can also appear in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-290382 - Zooplankton. Pelagic micro organism that is part of plankton (unidentified species). It lives dragged by the marine currents and it is common to observe it in spring. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
860-288896 - Triton (Charonia lampas), off M?dic, Morocco. Species listed in Appendix II to the Barcelona Convention (Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean)
860-288878 - Black water and Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) of Lenmakana lake. This lake is isolated from the rest of the ocean by ramparts several tens of meters high. It is connected to the ocean by terrestrial channels but it prevents the entry and exit of living organisms. These jellyfish have therefore found refuge in what is for them a haven of peace. They have proliferated to reach millions of people. Misool, Rajat Ampat, Indonesia
860-288880 - Flying Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) of Lenmakana lake. This lake is isolated from the rest of the ocean by ramparts several tens of meters high. It is connected to the ocean by terrestrial channels but it prevents the entry and exit of living organisms. These jellyfish have therefore found refuge in what is for them a haven of peace. They have proliferated to reach millions of people. Misool, Rajat Ampat, Indonesia
860-288879 - Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) of Lenmakana lake. This lake is isolated from the rest of the ocean by ramparts several tens of meters high. It is connected to the ocean by terrestrial channels but it prevents the entry and exit of living organisms. These jellyfish have therefore found refuge in what is for them a haven of peace. They have proliferated to reach millions of people. Misool, Rajat Ampat, Indonesia
860-287862 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-288008 - (Mnemiopsis leidyi), the warty comb jelly or sea walnut. Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
860-287902 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-288204 - Calderón (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Two dead newborns carried by adults, probably their mothers. Being two young, it has been rarely documented. Tenerife, Canary Islands.
860-287879 - Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) that he has just taken a sardine from a bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287920 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287859 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) and Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287965 - Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
860-287882 - Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) that he has just taken a sardine from a bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-288001 - A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
860-287910 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.