Illustration from Francois Valentijn's 18th century Oud Nieuw Oost-Indien showing the Island of Ternate, Moluccas Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

One Tree Rock, Boo Island, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A diver swims past Boo Windows on Boo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Soft coral, Dendronephthya sp., and schooling bigeye snappers, Lutjanus lutjanus, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Schooling chevron barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Bacan Island, Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Soft corals and crinoids on a sponge, Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Split photo of branching staghorn corals, Acropora sp., and islands in the background, Loloda Selatan, Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Schooling chevron barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, Bacan Island, Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Anthias hover over bright red seawhips, Ellisella sp., Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Total Solar Eclipse, Maluku Islands, March 2016

Venomous banded yellowlip sea snake (Laticauda colubrina), also known as a Sea Krait: Philippines