A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A bed of Sea Anemones and occasional hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Clownfish (Amphiprion species) guarding their sea anemone home; on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Goniopora species hard coral, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A myriad of hard and soft corals compete for space on the substrate of Darwin's Wall, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus), schooling in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus), schooling in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Brassy chubs (Kyphosus vaigiensis), being fed by boat operators inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Hokkaido, Japan

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming in the lagoon, Mayotte