Anthias swarm over soft corals on a reef in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Anthis soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
A large pod of Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) over rocky bottom off Oahu, Hawaii.
Brightly colored sponges, starfish and anthias reef scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Wild soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Tahitian stingrays (Himantura fai), sharks and jacks on a sandbar off Moorea, French Polynesia.
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over orange sponge on a Bahamian reef.
Jacks hunting on blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile). Indonesia.
Colorful anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea. We saw huge schools of this species congregating when the currents picked up. The fish would swim up current close to the reef in multiple "streams" that looked like "super highways", then rise up several feet, disperse in the water column, feed with current for 10-30 feet and then drop down into the flow of "traffic" to repeat the cycle over again. An incredible sight!
Mushroom soft corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and anthias close-focus wide-angle reef scene. Fiji.
A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over a colorful reef in the Bahamas.
Silverside from massive school above gorgonians in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over colorful sponges in the Bahamas.
Blacktip reef sharks on a sandbar with Moorea's mountains in the background. French Polynesia.
Yellow-face angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) on a reef in Indonesia.
Anthias swarm around gorgonian on a reef in Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea.
Soft corals, anthias and fusiliers. Indonesia.
Schooling bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) on a reef in Palau.
A pair of orange-finned anemonefish (A. chrysopterus) under sun rays settle in for the night. Solomon Islands.
Indo-pacific sergeant and anthias reef scene. Fiji.
A diversity of fish and invertebrates inhabit the kelp forest bed as far as the eye can see. California.
A bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) poses infront of a school of blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile) in blue water. Indonesia.
Diver descends down onto wreck in the Bahamas.
Green turf algae and soft coral reef scene. Fiji.
Old tires create a thriving artificial reef off Bali, Indonesia.
Schooling milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) on a reef off Oahu, Hawaii.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Bahamas.
Convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) school over a colorful reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Anthias-Soft coral-Gorgonian reef scene. Papua New Guinea.
A potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula) over gorgonians swims up into the light. Papua New Guinea.
A pair of orange-finned anemonefish (A. chrysopterus) under sun rays settle in for the night. Solomon Islands.
Sunrays rain down above clownfish in anemone. Papua New Guinea.
Diver next to wreck in the Bahamas.
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims past colorful soft corals. Indonesia.
Bluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling on a deep reef in Indonesia.
Blacktail barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) school on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
In Florida artificial reefs made from old tires often fail to develop life and even damage nearby reefs during storms. But in the highly productive waters off Bali, even old tires develop into thriving ecosystems. Indonesia.
Colorful anthias schooling around sea whips. Papua New Guinea.
Convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) racing over a colorful reef in PNG. Papua New Guinea.
Coral grouper (Epinephelus corallicola), schooling glass fish reef scene. Indonesia.
Anthias swarm around gorgonian on a reef in Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea.
Bluestripe and goldline snappers schooling below boat. Indonesia.
Over-under photo of jacks and sharks on a sandbar with Moorea's mountains in the background. French Polynesia.
Soft coral reef scene in the Solomon Islands.
Sponge, soft coral silverside, angelfish reef scene. Indonesia.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over soft corals in Eastern fields. Papua New Guinea.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm above gorgonian. Indonesia.
Barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivelis) and silversides in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) reflect off the surface on a shallow reef in Fakarava, French Polynesia.
Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.
A giant star coral. Fiji.
Corsair wreck off Oahu. Hawaii.
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) cruise on the glassy ocean surface infront of Diamond Head, Oahu on a picture perfect day.
Colorful soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Corsair wreck off Oahu. Hawaii.
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) on a Bahamian reef.
Colorful wrasses and butterflyfish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
A tree as seen through snell's window. Solomon Islands.
Two Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) in the Bahamas.
Snapper, soft coral reef scene in Fiji
Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swim above rocks in the shallows off the Big Island at dawn. Hawaii.
Bluestreak fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) reef scene. Indonesia.
Indo-pacific sergeant and anthias reef scene at sunset. Fiji.
Sea whip gorgonian reef scene. Papua New Guinea.
Massive school of narrowstripe fusiliers (Pterocaesio tessellata) on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.
Pinnate spadefish (Platax pinnatus) schooling on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Sponge soft coral silverside reef scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
False clownfish (Amphiprion oceallaris) anenome scene. Indonesia.
A squirrelfish and surgeonfish hover above a bommy in the Bahamas.
A school of bigeye trevally (C. sexfasciatus) races along sea cliffs under stormy seas off Socorro Island.
Shallow water soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher). California.
Massive schol of silversides above gorgonians in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Gorgonians on a deep reef in the Solomon islands.
Anthias swarm over a colorful soft coral reef. Papua New Guinea.
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over purple sponge in the Bahamas.
Anthias swarming above sea whips. Indonesia.
Colorful soft corals and fish on a reef in Fiji.
Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) in kelp forrest. California.
False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion oceallaris) in a closed anemone. Papua New Guinea.
Colorful anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea. We saw huge schools of this species congregating when the currents picked up. The fish would swim up current close to the reef in multiple "streams" that looked like "super highways", then rise up several feet, disperse in the water column, feed with current for 10-30 feet and then drop down into the flow of "traffic" to repeat the cycle over again. An incredible sight!
Bluetail unicornfish (Naso caeruleacauda) schooling on a reef. Papua New Guinea.
Sunrays break through a tree above gorgonians, sponges and anthias. Papua New Guinea.
Gorgonian, dendronephthya, sponge fish reef scene. Indonesia.
Hard coral reef reflecting on the surface. Tonga.
Ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) schooling on a deep reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Striped large-eye bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus) and bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) often school together. Palau.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over gorgonian in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Snappers, fusiliers, and a blacktip reef shark cluster around bait on a reef off Tahiti, French Polynesia.
A huge pod of hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swims over sand in clear waters off Oahu. Hawaii.
Pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) inhabiting a beautiful purple-tipped anemone in Palau.
A small school of oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) on a bommie. Indonesia.
Chromis sp. schooling next to gorgonian. Indonesia.
Bluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling together with yellowmask surgeonfish (A. mata) on a reef in Indonesia.
Niger triggerfish (Odonus niger) schooling on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus). California.
Six-banded angelfish, clown triggerfish, moorish idols feed among softcorals in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Sunrays break through trees inside snell's window. Papua New Guinea.
Blue starfish and soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) school under fishing boats. Indonesia.
A giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) pair blend in with colorful sponges on a deep reef. Indonesia.
Colorful wrasses and butterflyfish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swims near the surface in front of bungalows in Tetamanu Village, French Polynesia.
Chromis sp. schooling next to gorgonian. Indonesia.
A lone manta ray (Manta birostris) in the distaince cruises by a cliff at dusk. Socorro.
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus). California.
White sand, turqoise water and a rippled surface. Tranquility in the Bahamas.
Healthy, unbleached hard coral reefs are widepsread in the Solomon Islands.
Chromis schooling on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
Soft corals and anthias close-focus wide-angle. Fiji.
Orange lyretail anthias and hard corals in Fiji. Solomon Islands.
A queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) swims past a sea fan. Bahamas.
Wild reef scene with fish and soft corals in Indonesia.
Goatfishes schooling above bolders at sunrise off the Big Islands of Hawaii.
Colorful butterfly fish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
Colorful anthias swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over gorgonian in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Anthias soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
Wreck in the Bahamas.
Reef scene with fusiliers and corals. Fiji.
Epaulette soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) schooling in Palau at sunset.
Don’t mess with my reef! A coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) in his soft coral garden. Indonesia.
Coral grouper (C. miniata) about to hide in a mushroom leather coral. Indonesia.
Banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) school under a colorful bommie in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) seek shelter under elkcorn coral at dusk. Bahamas.
Three pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) line up on a colorful reef in Indonesia.
Ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) school on gorgonian among juvenile convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), fusilier, silverside, sponge, crinoid, soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Colorful anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea. We saw huge schools of this species congregating when the currents picked up. The fish would swim up current close to the reef in multiple "streams" that looked like "super highways", then rise up several feet, disperse in the water column, feed with current for 10-30 feet and then drop down into the flow of "traffic" to repeat the cycle over again. An incredible sight!
Wreck in the Bahamas.
A plane wreck in shallow waters of Exuma, Bahamas.
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) under a ledge. Indonesia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) above red sponge on a reef in the Bahamas.
A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over an orange sponge. Bahamas.
Soft corals and anthias reef scene. Fiji.
Fusiliers schooling around gorgonians. Indonesia.
Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis) seek shelter in kelp forest. California.
Sponge soft coral silverside damselfish reef scene. Indonesia.
Sea whip reef scene. Indonesia.
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
The healthy coral reef in Fakarava South Pass (Tetamanu Pass), French Polynesia.
Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.
Anthias soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
Giant kelp frond (Macrocrystis integrifolia) showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). California.
Motion blur of bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) schooling over open reef in Palau.
Schooling bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) in Palau.
French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) seek shelter under elkcorn coral at dusk. Bahamas.
