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