1350-6481 - Worker shows mussels dead due to heat wave. In Fangar Bay mussels and oysters are farmed. Ebro Delta Nature Reserve, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
1350-6537 - Split shot of a large barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) with the wreck of the small steam ship Kaffir in the background. A moody cloudy sky with textured clouds is above. Ayr, Scotland.
1350-6265 - A striped marlin (Kajikia audax) chases a group of very fast mackerel (Scomber Disbrus) in the waters of Magdalena Bay, off the village of Puerto San Carlo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1350-6263 - A couple of spotted ratfish (male and female), also known as chimaera, on a night dive in the shallow waters of God's Pocket resort (British Columbia, Canada)
1350-6288 - Giant goose-neck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) in the rare "red-lips" variant, found in the turbulent waters of the Nakwakto Rapids (Seymour Inlet, BC, Canada), known to feature the strongest currents in the world.
1350-6272 - A couple of butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) peeps out from inside a fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), that they chose as the nest for hatching their eggs.
1350-6261 - A common mediterranean jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) feasting on another mediterranean jellyfish (Neoturris pileata), rarely seen in shallow waters. This picture was taken during special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.
1350-6264 - A group of dolphins (Delphinus delphis) create a network of air bubbles to trap a small group of sardines before launching the attack. Photo taken during south african sardine run, an event taking place yearly between May and July, when millions of sardines lay their eggs in the cold waters of the Agulhas shoal and then move north along the eastern coast of South Africa, being chased and hunted by dolphins, sharks, whales and birds.
1350-6257 - A nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) watches closely a group of small cod passing by. Shot taken off Chioggia (VE) on one of the many rocky formations developed in the seabed of the upper Adriatic, called Tegnue. These bio-sediments are similar to coral reefs and for this reason they are also called Adriatic coral reefs.
1350-6285 - The graphic and essential shape of a Parapandal shrimp (Plesionika narval) in an unusual shot from above which also highlights the eggs, with their characteristic blue color.
1350-6260 - A diver watches in awe a dense soup of tunicates aggregated by very special sea conditions. This picture was taken during a special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.
1350-6278 - A diver admires in awe a big aggregation of jack fishes in the waters of Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, where marine biomass has increased exponentially since the marine park was established, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1116-51201 - Male Bluegill Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) with an erect spinous dorsal fin photographed under water off Maui, Hawaii, USA. He was circling above his prepared spawning area suggesting that this is a courtship display; Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51208 - Portrait of a male Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard) taken while scuba diving the Kona coast; Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51216 - Surrounded by patches of Rice Coral (Montipora capitata), a Red Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) and a Needle-spined (Urchin Echinostrephus aciculatus) rest on Molokini Backwall which is located offshore of Maui, Hawaii, USA; Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51217 - Ridgeback Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides haanii) hiding in its lair between lava rocks on Molokini Crater's backwall offshore of Maui; Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51207 - Underwater portrait of a pair of Eyestripe Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii. The nearest individual is a male; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51206 - This female Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus spilurus) turned to reveal its fused teeth which are used to scrape algae from coral heads. It was photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51209 - This Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard) male turned towards me while scuba diving at Maui; Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51212 - A Red Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) rests on Molokini Backwall which is located offshore of Maui; Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51215 - Scuba divers swim through Pennant Butterflyfish (Heniochus diphreutes) feeding on zooplankton off the backwall of Molokini Crater near Maui Island; Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
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
1116-46836 - 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
860-287444 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) diving down near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
860-287445 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile exhaling through the nose (bouyancy control) near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
860-287443 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on a small reef, near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea,
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
1116-39998 - 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.
1116-39948 - 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
1116-39963 - 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
1116-39967 - 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
1116-39964 - 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
1116-39720 - This male Ring-tailed Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) is protecting and incubating it's eggs by carrying them in his mouth, Philippines
1116-39940 - A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.
1116-39966 - 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
1116-39947 - A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.
1267-67 - Saltwater crocodile at Yellow Water Wetlands and Billabong, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific