Close-up view of a Mantis Shrimp, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Coral grouper, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Gray reef shark, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Papuan scorpionfish lying on a reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Hawksbill sea turtle, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

A colony of red whip fan corals with crinoids, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Nudibranch on coral, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Gray reef shark with remora, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

A school of bigeye trevally, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Spinecheek anemonefish in anemone, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

A gathering of crinoid feather stars, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Soft Corals in Coral Reef, Dendronephthya, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Shoal of Blackfin Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Commensal Shrimp in Sea anemone, Periclimenes tosaensis, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Black-axil Damsel, Pomacentrus nigromanus, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aerial View of Islands of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Decorated Dartfish, Nemateleotris decora, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Garbuna Volcano, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ants on Cacao Fruit, Formicidae, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ants on Cacao Fruit, Formicidae, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Two-colour Dottyback, Pseudochromis paccagnellae, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Blue Tunicate, Clavelina, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Banded Cleaner Shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Male Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Bungalow at Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Vegetation of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Garbuna Volcano, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Spinecheek Clownfish, Premnas aculeatus, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Shoal of Blackfin Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Beach of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Garbuna Volcano, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Garbuna Volcano, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aerial View of Islands of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aerial View of Restorf Island, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Walindi Dive Resort, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Sun Rays in Blue Ocean, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Pink Didemnum, Didemnum moseleyi, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Healthy Hard Coral Reef, Acropora, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Healthy Hard Coral Reef, Acropora, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Healthy Hard Coral Reef, Acropora, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ambonian Shrimp, Thor amboinensis, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Spinecheek Clownfish, Premnas aculeatus, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Shoal of Blackfin Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Shoal of Blackfin Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ants on Cacao Fruit, Formicidae, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Pink anemonefish in Sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Crinoids in Coral Reef, Comanthina schlegeli, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Black Headshield Slug, Chelidonura inornata, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Pink anemonefish in Sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

White-lined Grouper in Coral Reef, Anyperodon leucogrammicus, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Shoal of Blackfin Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Scuba Diver over Coral Reef, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Black Manta Ray, Manta birostris, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Bungalow at Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Clouds over Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Walindi Dive Resort, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Crinoids in Coral Reef, Comanthina schlegeli, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Pacific Anthias over Coral Reef, Pseudanthias cheirospilos, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Allied Cowry, Phenacovola sp., Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Commensal Shrimp in Sea anemone, Periclimenes kororensis, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ambonian Shrimp, Thor amboinensis, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Wire Coral Shrimp on Black Coral, Pontonides unciger, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

White-lined Grouper in Coral Reef, Anyperodon leucogrammicus, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aerial View of Coast of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Blue Sea Sponge in Coral Reef, Porifera, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Purple Anthias over Coral Reef, Pseudanthias tuka, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Coral Bleaching, Acropora, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Vegetation of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Beach of Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Two-colour Dottyback, Pseudochromis paccagnellae, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise), Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica), Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) dorsal fins, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific Ocean

Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) underwater, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) surfacing, May Reef, West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

Sulfur in a volcano crater, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Kimbe Bay

Sulfur in a volcano crater, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Kimbe Bay

Sulfur in a volcano crater, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Kimbe Bay

Portrait of native man, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Kimbe Bay

Green Palm Detail, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Kimbe Bay

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on a small reef, near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea,

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Zero wreck, vertical view Orthomosaic from 3D photogrammetry (13500 x 10000 px). D: 15 m Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile exhaling through the nose (bouyancy control) near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Zero wreck: Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! D: 15 m The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) diving down near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Tara in Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, H: 103,6 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation