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On the island of pearls of Mikimoto (named after the inventor and developer of the pearl culture: Kokichi Mikimoto 1858-1954), women divers in traditional clothing. Toba, Ise-Shima National Park, Japan

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Coral Reefs Monument at the waterfront of San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Parrotfish sleeping, Sparisoma sp., head detail, Ponta da Sapata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, white phase, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus; this air-breathing freshwater fish can deliver an electric shock up to 650 volts and naturally occurs in the Amazon river basins of South America including Brazil and Guyanas; photo taken in captivity.

Feather star on sea fan, and scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Kilima steps, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Spider crab, Chirostylus sp., on soft coral, Dendronephthya sp., Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Nudibranch, Jorunna funebris, feeding on blue sponge, Haliclona sp., Monkey beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Stripe-leg spiny lobster, Panulirus femoristriga, eye and rostrum detail, Short drop-off, Palau, Micronesia.

Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, on top of nudibranch, Pleurobranchus grandis, at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, in sea anemone, Great barrier reef marine park, Australia (South Pacific).

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, head detail, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..

Snowflake moray eel, Echidna nebulosa, scavenging in seagrass beds, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Pennant butterflyfish, juvenile, schooling Heniochus diphreutes, Portlock, Oahu, Hawaii (N. Pacific).

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Juvenile striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus, schooling and feeding on sandy bottom, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Highly diverse coral reef, mainly cauliflower coral, Pocillopora spp., and Pavona minuta (background), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Thousands of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hover over corals and barrel sponge, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Short-tailed pipefish, Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..

Reef wall covered with soft corals and gorgonians, mainly orange cup coral, Tubastrea faulkneri, Verde Island, Philippines.

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Thorny oyster, Spondylus varius, resting on coral reef at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, gets cleaned by yellow tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens and lined bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, (N. Pacific)

Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, next to gills of spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus, night, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, gets cleaned by yellow tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens and lined bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, (N. Pacific)

Thousands of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hover over green coral, Tubastrea micrantha, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Cushion star, Culcita novaguineae, skin texture, Small La Laguna, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Juvenile and adult pink anemonefish in sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Fila Reef, Port Vila, Vanuatu (S. Pacific).

Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Orange-finned anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, and Merten's sea anemone, Stichodactyla mertensii, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide, Mesoplodon sp., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)..

Thrill seekers experience cage diving with Galapagos sharks, Carcharhinus galapagensis, North shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Fan coral, Subergorgia sp., and diver silhouette against he sun, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).