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A bi-color flabellina nudibranch, Flabellina bicolor, crawls across a black sand seafloor in Alor, Indonesia.
A large banded sea snake, Laticauda colubrina, sinuously swims over a beautiful reef in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.
Vibrant tunicates, sponges, hydroids, and echinoderms grow on a coral reef among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.
A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.
A beautiful coral reef thrives in the shallows of Alor, Indonesia. This remote region is home to a wide array of marine biodiversity.
A spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris, gracefully glides through the clear, blue waters of the Pantar Strait near Alor in Indonesia.
Colorful anthias fish swim above a beautiful coral reef in Alor, Indonesia.
Specialized mangrove roots, called pneumatophores, rise from the shallow seafloor in Alor, Indonesia.
A pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, swims above its beautiful host anemone in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.
A colorful queen conch, Strombus gigas, lies on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll in Belize. Conchs are an important marine resource as they are sought for food.
Fast-growing staghorn coral fragments, Acropora sp., are being grown in hopes of replanting colonies in reef areas of the Caribbean Sea that have been damaged.
A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.
A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.
A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.
Colorful chocolate chip sea stars, Protoreaster nodosus, cover the seafloor in a seagrass meadow in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.
Detail of the eye of a blue-spotted pufferfish, Arothron caeruleopunctatus, in Alor, Indonesia.
An unidentified sea snake hunts in a shallow seagrass meadow in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.
A well-camouflaged yellow stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis, swims over a shallow seagrass meadow growing within Turneffe Atoll's lagoon in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth
A large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.
Soft coral colonies, Sinularia sp., thrive on a reef found among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeds on a living coral colony among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A pair of Chromodoris annae nudibranch crawl on a large tunicate among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A cluster of colorful tunicates grow on a coral reef amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A discarded plastic bag drifts underwater amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Plastics break into tiny pieces that eventually enter the food web.
A vibrant nudibranch, Chromodoris sp., crawls across a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A pair of vibrant nudibranchs, Nembrotha kubaryana, mate on a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A vibrant nudibranch, Phyllidia sp., feeds on sponges on a coral reef in the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A well-camouflaged reef stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, waits to ambush prey in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A vibrant soft coral, Dendronephthya sp., grows amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful soft coral colony, Dendronephthya sp., grows amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A small, colorful goby sits on a coral colony amid the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A well-camouflaged reef stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, waits to ambush prey in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Mother and calf humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, swim in the clear, blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Mother and calf humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, swim in the clear, blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.
A young humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaches out of the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.
A blue starfish on a beautiful coral reef in the shallows of Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A magnificent humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, swims in the clear, blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.
A magnificent humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, swims in the clear, blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Detail of coral polyps growing on a healthy reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Vibrant sea cucumbers, tunicates, hydroids, and other invertebrates cling to a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Detail of coral polyps, Tubastrea sp., growing on a healthy reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
An ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, hovers near a hydroid on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A school of silversides swims in the shallows in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A false clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris, swims among the tentacles of its host anemone in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, searches for prey on a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This tropical area is known for its extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.
A bright cup coral, Tubastrea sp., grows on a remote reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Small cardinalfish hover amid mangrove prop roots in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Bright beams of sunlight descend into the shadows of a blue water mangrove forest in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Discarded plastic bags and other trash float above a shallow coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Plastics have become a major pollution problem worldwide.
Healthy corals grow on the edge of a mangrove forest in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Healthy corals thrive along the edge of a mangrove forest in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Beams of light descend through a wooden jetty in the Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This tropical area is known for its extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.
A school of lined sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, swim above a healthy coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Colorful chocolate chip starfish lie scattered on the floor of a seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A beautiful coral reef thrives in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
Garden coral, sponges, and other invertebrates grow in a shallow seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
Sunlight filters into the shadows of a thick mangrove forest in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
Symbiotic anemones cover the shell of a hermit crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A beautiful coral reef thrives in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A beautiful coral reef thrives in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A beautiful coral reef thrives in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, swims over a beautiful reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, lays on a beautiful reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, grows on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
An unidentified scorpionfish waits to ambush prey on a black sand slope in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A beautiful nudibranch, Bornella anguilla, crawls over black sand in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This rare nudibranch can swim over short distances quite well.
A beautiful bouquet of tunicates and cnidarians grows on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A colorful nudibranch, Hypselodoris tryoni, crawls across a sandy sea floor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A colorful nudibranch, Hypselodoris tryoni, crawls across a sandy sea floor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.
A Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, rises to the surface of Crystal River, Florida. This endangered sirenian subspecies migrates to inland rivers during the winter where water temperatures are warmer than the ocean.
A Wonderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus, hunts for prey on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
A loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a deep coral reef on Turneffe Atoll, Belize.
A beautiful coral reef thrives just off the island of Ambon, Indonesia.
Healthy corals grow on a vibrant reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
An amazingly beautiful coral reef thrives among the scenic islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A healthy and colorful coral reef thrives among the scenic islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A well-camouflaged ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, hovers over a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
A well-camouflaged ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, hovers over a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
Detail of a sponge growing on a reef in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
Sunlight shines on beautiful corals thriving among the scenic islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Healthy corals and other invertebrates thrive on a reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A bleached magnificent sea anemone is found on a reef off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bleaching is usually associated with higher than normal sea temperatures.
A blue starfish, Linkia laevigata, clings to coralline algae on a reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovers above a reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A hairy frogfish, Antennarius striatus, lies on the dark, sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
A unidentified juvenile lionfish hovers above the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, hovers midwater in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
A well-camouflaged Mototi octopus, Octopus sp., hides in plain view on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
Beautiful corals and reef fish thrive amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A brightly colored soft coral adorns prop roots in a blue water mangrove forest in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef grows amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A beautiful coral reef thrives amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A school of blue-green damselfish, Chromis viridis, hovers amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.