The air compressor warmly named R2D2 - a famous artifact in the machine shop of the Fujikawa Maru.
A school of bigeye trevally (C. sexfasciatus) races along sea cliffs under stormy seas off Socorro Island.
Gorgonians, sponges and cardinalfish make a colorful scene on a wreck in Truk Lagoon.
A massive school of milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) on a reef off Oahu, Hawaii.
Like many wrasse species, sheephead are protogynous. All are born female, and the largest individuals become male due to hormonal changes triggered by social cues. The two sexes have extremely different appearances. Male sheephead are larger than females, with black head and tail and red mid-section, red eyes, and fleshy forehead bumps. Female sheephead are dull pink with white undersides.
Corsair wreck off Oahu. Hawaii.
A bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) poses infront of a school of blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile) in blue water. Indonesia.
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims past colorful soft corals. Indonesia.
Snapper, soft coral reef scene in Fiji
Six-banded angelfish, clown triggerfish, moorish idols feed among softcorals in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Mushroom soft corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and anthias close-focus wide-angle reef scene. Fiji.
Fusiliers school around the bow gun of the Fujikawa Maru.
Damsels and cardinalfish surround soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truck Lagoon.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm above gorgonian. Indonesia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) above red sponge on a reef in the Bahamas.
Don’t mess with my reef! A coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) in his soft coral garden. Indonesia.
Chromis sp. schooling next to gorgonian. Indonesia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over colorful sponges in the Bahamas.
Anthias soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
California sea lion plays in the distant kelp.
A giant star coral. Fiji.
Goatfishes schooling above bolders at sunrise off the Big Islands of Hawaii.
Convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) racing over a colorful reef in PNG. Papua New Guinea.
Sunrays rain down above clownfish in anemone. Papua New Guinea.
Green turf algae and soft coral reef scene. Fiji.
Massive school of sardines surrounds a school yellow snapper at Los Islotes. Baja, Mexico
False clownfish (Amphiprion oceallaris) anenome scene. Indonesia.
Ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) school on gorgonian among juvenile convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Anthias swarm around gorgonian on a reef in Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea.
Bluetail unicornfish (Naso caeruleacauda) schooling on a reef. Papua New Guinea.
A pair of orange-finned anemonefish (A. chrysopterus) under sun rays settle in for the night. Solomon Islands.
The healthy coral reef in Fakarava South Pass (Tetamanu Pass), French Polynesia.
White sand, turqoise water and a rippled surface. Tranquility in the Bahamas.
Anthias swarm over soft corals on a reef in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Colorful butterfly fish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
Soft coral reef scene in the Solomon Islands.
Corsair wreck off Oahu. Hawaii.
Bluestripe and goldline snappers schooling below boat. Indonesia.
Two Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) in the Bahamas.
French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) seek shelter under elkcorn coral at dusk. Bahamas.
Gorgonian, dendronephthya, sponge fish reef scene. Indonesia.
Tahitian stingrays (Himantura fai), sharks and jacks on a sandbar off Moorea, French Polynesia.
Indo-pacific sergeant and anthias reef scene at sunset. Fiji.
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) under a ledge. Indonesia.
Colorful wrasses and butterflyfish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher). California.
Gorgonians on a deep reef in the Solomon islands.
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) cruise on the glassy ocean surface infront of Diamond Head, Oahu on a picture perfect day.
A lone manta ray (Manta birostris) in the distaince cruises by a cliff at dusk. Socorro.
A tree as seen through snell's window. Solomon Islands.
A plane wreck in shallow waters of Exuma, Bahamas.
Blacktip reef sharks on a sandbar with Moorea's mountains in the background. French Polynesia.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over gorgonian in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Schooling bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) on a reef in Palau.
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus). California.
Wild soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Sea whip reef scene. Indonesia.
Striped large-eye bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus) and bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) often school together. Palau.
Wreck in the Bahamas.
A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over a colorful reef in the Bahamas.
A pair of orange-finned anemonefish (A. chrysopterus) under sun rays settle in for the night. Solomon Islands.
A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over an orange sponge. Bahamas.
Schools of blue damsels (Pomacentrus pavo) and slender cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) cover the wrecks of Truck Lagoon.
A kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens) in a kelp forest covered in greenwater.
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!
Hard coral reef reflecting on the surface. Tonga.
Shallow water soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) school under fishing boats. Indonesia.
Anthias swarm over a colorful soft coral reef. 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!
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.
Yellow-face angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) on a reef in Indonesia.
Blacktail barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) school on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
A diversity of fish and invertebrates inhabit the kelp forest bed as far as the eye can see. California.
A coral and algae encrusted mast surrounded by blue damsels (Pomacentrus pavo), the most common damselfish on the wrecks of Truk Lagoon.
Anthias soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) on a Bahamian reef.
Chromis sp. schooling next to gorgonian. Indonesia.
A potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula) over gorgonians swims up into the light. Papua New Guinea.
Wreck masts in Truck Lagoon often burst with coral and fish life.
Three pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) line up on a colorful reef in Indonesia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Bahamas.
Epaulette soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) schooling in Palau at sunset.
A queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) swims past a sea fan. Bahamas.
Damsels and cardinalfish surround soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truck Lagoon.
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus). California.
Bluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling together with yellowmask surgeonfish (A. mata) on a reef in Indonesia.
French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) seek shelter under elkcorn coral at dusk. Bahamas.
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.
Bluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling on a deep reef in Indonesia.
Indo-pacific sergeant and anthias reef scene. Fiji.
A squirrelfish and surgeonfish hover above a bommy in the Bahamas.
Bludger trevally (Carangoides gymnosthethus), golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) and longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) often hunt together on small fish that seek shelter on the wrecks in Truk Lagoon.
A coral grouper swims past colorful soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truk Lagoon.
Anthias-Soft coral-Gorgonian reef scene. Papua New Guinea.
Chromis schooling on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
Blue starfish and soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Bumphead parrotfish (Bulbometopon muricatum) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.
Convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) school over a colorful reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Sea whip gorgonian reef scene. Papua New Guinea.
Reef scene with fusiliers and corals. Fiji.
Diver descends down onto wreck in the Bahamas.
Anthias swarm around gorgonian on a reef in Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea.
A huge pod of hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swims over sand in clear waters off Oahu. Hawaii.
Brightly colored sponges, starfish and anthias reef scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Giant kelp frond (Macrocrystis integrifolia) showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). California.
Fusiliers schooling around gorgonians. Indonesia.
Wreck in the Bahamas.
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) reflect off the surface on a shallow reef in Fakarava, French Polynesia.
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Colorful soft corals and fish on a reef in Fiji.
Sunrays break through a tree above gorgonians, sponges and anthias. Papua New Guinea.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over soft corals in Eastern fields. Papua New Guinea.
Sponge soft coral silverside reef scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over purple sponge in the Bahamas.
Barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivelis) and silversides in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Pinnate spadefish (Platax pinnatus) schooling on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Motion blur of bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) schooling over open reef in Palau.
Silverside from massive school above gorgonians in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Coral grouper (Epinephelus corallicola), schooling glass fish reef scene. Indonesia.
Over-under photo of jacks and sharks on a sandbar with Moorea's mountains in the background. French Polynesia.
A giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) pair blend in with colorful sponges on a deep reef. Indonesia.
Pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) inhabiting a beautiful purple-tipped anemone in Palau.
Wild reef scene with fish and soft corals in Indonesia.
Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) in kelp forrest. California.
Snappers, fusiliers, and a blacktip reef shark cluster around bait on a reef off Tahiti, French Polynesia.
A wreck's mast covers the sun in Truk Lagoon.
Old tires create a thriving artificial reef off Bali, Indonesia.
Soft corals and anthias reef scene. Fiji.
Anthias swarming above sea whips. Indonesia.
Steering wheel telegraph in the Nippo Maru.
Niger triggerfish (Odonus niger) schooling on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.
Colorful soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swim above rocks in the shallows off the Big Island at dawn. Hawaii.
Massive school of narrowstripe fusiliers (Pterocaesio tessellata) on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.
Colorful wrasses and butterflyfish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion oceallaris) in a closed anemone. Papua New Guinea.
Ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) schooling on a deep reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swims near the surface in front of bungalows in Tetamanu Village, French Polynesia.
Soft corals and anthias close-focus wide-angle. Fiji.
Jacks hunting on blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile). Indonesia.
A large pod of Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) over rocky bottom off Oahu, Hawaii.
Colorful anthias schooling around sea whips. Papua New Guinea.
A coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) surrounded by slender cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) peers out of a crevice in Truk Lagoon.
Sponge, soft coral silverside, angelfish reef scene. Indonesia.
Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis) seek shelter in kelp forest. California.
Sunrays break through trees inside snell's window. Papua New Guinea.
Colorful anthias swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea.
Schooling bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) in Palau.
A small school of oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) on a bommie. 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!
Damsels and cardinalfish surround soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truck Lagoon.
Massive school of silversides above gorgonians in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over orange sponge on a Bahamian reef.
Bluestreak fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) reef scene. Indonesia.
Orange lyretail anthias and hard corals in Fiji. Solomon Islands.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over gorgonian in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Healthy, unbleached hard coral reefs are widepsread in the Solomon Islands.
Anthis soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), fusilier, silverside, sponge, crinoid, soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Bumphead parrotfish (Bulbometopon muricatum) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.
Diver next to wreck in the Bahamas.
Male and female sheephead surround a gorgonian on a deep kelp reef covered in brittle stars. Male sheephead are larger than females, with black head and tail and red mid section, red eyes, and fleshy forehead bumps. Female sheephead are dull pink with white undersides.
Sponge soft coral silverside damselfish reef scene. Indonesia.
Soft corals, anthias and fusiliers. Indonesia.
