13848197 - Topdive diving center boat in Bora Bora Vaitape dock, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific.13848171 - Fishing boats at dock, Garibaldi harbor, Oregon coast.13845464 - Monterey Bay Aquarium: visitors viewing three-story high fish tank; Monterey, California.13829477 - Split shot of a large barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) with the wreck of the small steam ship Kaffir in the background. A moody cloudy sky with textured clouds is above. Ayr, Scotland.13821373 - Edmundsella pedata nudibranch13821347 - Playful sea lions in Los Islotes, Baja California13821323 - Couple of Pontohi pigmy seahorses13821321 - School of sweetlips13821305 - A rope in the Strait of Messina being completely colonized by a kaleidoscopic assembly of multicolor fan worms, Italy13821303 - A Tethys fimbria nudibranch swimming quietly in the water column at night, Italy13821302 - The famous tube-dwelling anemone on the sea bottom of "La Montagna" dive site in Scilla, Italy13821292 - A beautiful narwal shrimp (Plesionika narval) swims calm in the water column during a night dive; the shrimp is full of eggs, with their characteristic blue color13821288 - Ethusa mascarone crab bringing mussel shell, Numana, Italy13821286 - Couple of Simnia spelta sea snail laying eggs on Leptogorgia sarmentosa gorgonian, Numana, Italy13821285 - Macropodia rostrata crab on a Sabella spallanzanii fan worm, Numana, Italy13821274 - Favorinus branchialis nudibranch eating eggs of Dendrodoris limbata nudibranch, Numana, Italy13821270 - Parablennius incognitus blenny, Numana, Italy13821260 - Pagurus prideaux crab living symbiotically with the sea anemone Adamsia palliata, Numana, Italy13821258 - A Tethys fimbria nudibranch resting on muddy sea bed - first historical sighting record of this gasteropod at these latitudes.13821237 - A Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) during a night dive13821227 - Clos up of one of the most beautiful nudibranchs in the Mediterranean, the Antiopella cristata, Italy13821224 - Close of portrait of a Pearly Razorfish or Cleaver Wrasse (Xyrichtys novacula), one of the most shy and elusive fish in the Mediterranean, Italy13821222 - A couple of butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) peeps out from inside a fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), that they chose as the nest for hatching their eggs.13821215 - Sea bottom of False Bay are the natural habitat of sharks, seals, whales and dolphins, South Africa13821210 - A beautiful Godiva quadricolor nudibranch lays its eggs on a plastic bottle.13821209 - A nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) watches closely a group of small cod passing by. Shot taken off Chioggia (VE) on one of the many rocky formations developed in the seabed of the upper Adriatic, called Tegnue. These bio-sediments are similar to coral reefs and for this reason they are also called Adriatic coral reefs.13821208 - A small cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) still in its egg, about 1 cm whole size. Eyes, head and tentacles are already perfectly formed and defined, this means that only a few days are left to hatch, although the little cephalopod is still connected to its yolk sac. This picture is part of a work that features a special Italian place, Numana, on the Adriatic sea, where very specific geographical conditions make this spot a realm for underwater macro subjects, pretty much like Philippines or Indonesia.13821196 - An iconic shot of a very common mediterranean subject, the red sea fan (Paramuricea clavata), Italy13821193 - A beautiful mediterranean nudibranch (Spurilla neapolitana). This picture is part of a work started a few years ago to feature a special italian place, Numana, on the Adriatic sea, where very specific geographical conditions make this spot a realm for underwater macro subjects, pretty much like Philippines or Indonesia.13821185 - A beautiful glimpse of a deep Mediterranean landscape with black coral (Antipathella subpinnata), red sea-fan (Paramuricea clavata) and basket star (Astrospartus mediterraneus). Formiche di Grosseto (Tuscan Archipelago)13821183 - Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) in a kelp forest at God's Pocket Marine Park, Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada13813631 - USA, Washington State, San Juan Island, Pacific madrone and Douglas fir grow above rocky shoreline along Haro Strait at San Juan County Park, Olympic Mountains rise in the distance.13813629 - USA, Washington State, San Juan Island, Lime Kiln Point State Park, Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse and rocky shoreline beneath a cirrus filled sky.13813627 - USA, Washington State, San Juan Island, Lime Kiln Point State Park, Pacific madrone trees and rocky shoreline.13811259 - Lava flow entering the ocean at dawn, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA13811255 - Sunset over the Na Pali Coast from Ke'e Beach, Haena State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA13811254 - Sunset over the Na Pali Coast from Ke'e Beach, Haena State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA13810572 - McWay Cove, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur, California, USA13810569 - Sunset over the Channel Islands from Ventura State Beach, Ventura, California, USA13810534 - Sunset and surf, Ventura, California, USA13846446 - Monterey Bay Aquarium: visitors viewing three-story high fish tank; Monterey, California.13827087 - Worker shows mussels dead due to heat wave. In Fangar Bay mussels and oysters are farmed. Ebro Delta Nature Reserve, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.13821367 - Diver and Potho wreck in Numana, the italian Lembeh13821360 - Paper nautilus riding a jellyfish on a blackwater dive, reflected on the water surface, Philippines13821356 - A diver admires in awe a big aggregation of jack fish in the waters of Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, where marine biomass has increased exponentially since the marine park was established in 199513821346 - Playful sea lions in Los Islotes, Baja California13821316 - Tasselled wobbegong shark in Raja Ampat13821315 - Coral reef13821309 - Lion fish carousel in coral reef, Raja Ampat13821301 - A couple of Godiva quadricolor nudibranches in their natural environment, Italy13821300 - A couple of beautiful Godiva quadricolor nudibranch, Italy13821289 - Lepadogaster candolii clingfish, Numana, Italy13821287 - Simnia spelta sea snail and Periclimenes scriptus shrimp on Leptogorgia sarmentosa gorgonian, Numana, Italy13821280 - Sponge crab, Numana, Italy13821275 - Couple of Tylodina perversa nudibranch laying eggs, Numana, Italy13821271 - Sponge crab, Numana, Italy13821230 - A spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) rests inside a small cave close to surface, Italy13821219 - Close up portrait of a shrimp (Penaeus kerathurus) in Italy13821213 - A sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in the famous cave of Aliwal Shoal, where in the months of the South African winter these sharks meet in large numbers for mating and reproduction.13821212 - The mythical cow shark or “seven gills” (Notorhyncus cepedianus), the only existing example of the genus Notorhyncus of the Hexanchidae family, is easily recognized by the presence of 7 gill slits, typical of sharks of the ancient Mesozoic species.13821203 - A striped marlin (Kajikia audax) chases a group of very fast mackerel (Scomber Disbrus) in the waters of Magdalena Bay, off the village of Puerto San Carlo, Baja California Sur, Mexico13811525 - Lobster boats in a harbor in South Thomaston, Maine.13811524 - Lobster boats in a harbor in South Thomaston, Maine.13811517 - Skiffs at the town docks in Jonesport, Maine.13811257 - Hideaways Beach, Princeville, Island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA13811253 - Sunset over the Na Pali Coast from Ke'e Beach, Haena State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA13810579 - Sand Dollar Beach, Los Padres National Forest, Big Sur, California, USA13810536 - Sunset over the Channel Islands from San Buenaventura State Beach, Ventura, California, USA13776360 - The goldentail moray (Muraena miliaris) hides during the day and feeds in the open on the reef at night; Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles13776355 - A close look at a squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis), on a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora). This anemone has been found as host to 7 different species of clownfish as well as the domino damselfish; Philippines13847899 - Mono Lake tufa formations and Sierra Nevada Mountains at sunrise; Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, California13847578 - St Pierre Celestin church in Vaitape Bora Bora French Polynesia13846947 - A healthy tropical coral reef hosting tabletop and staghorn corals and encrusting, colorful sponges with clear blue water. Malolo Island Resort and Likuliku Resort, Mamanucas island group Fiji13846842 - Salt production of Salins du Midi at Gruissan in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Aude, Gruissan. Solar evaporaton salt pans salins. salt marshes, saline of Gruissan in aerial view.13845623 - Paul Gauguin cruise anchored in front of Bora Bora Vaitape dock, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific.13844338 - Fishing boats at harbor docks in Yaquina Bay, Newport, central Oregon coast.13821377 - A mythical mediterranean deep diving spot, the Atlantide shoal, characterized by the presence of an immense colony of black coral (Antipathella subpinnata). Island of Favignana (Egadi archipelago) - Trapani (Italy)13821372 - Discodoris rosi nudibranch13821361 - Two yellow pygmy-gobies (Lubricogobius exiguus) in their wooden shelter13821357 - Cave of shrimps, Saline Joniche, Italy13821352 - Striped marlin chasing a ball of mackerel fish, Mexico13821351 - Striped marlin chasing a ball of mackerel fish, Mexico13821350 - Cormorants hunting sardines in Mexico13821322 - Heart-shaped school of jack fishes13821319 - Soft coral in the mangroves13821313 - golden jelllyfish and moon jellyfish13821307 - santa claus pigmy seahorse13821284 - Periclimenes scriptus shrimp on a Sabella spallanzanii fan worm, Numana, Italy13821267 - Fjordia lineata nudibranch (formerly Flabellina lineata), Numana, Italy13821263 - Felimida krohni nudibranch, Numana, Italy13821262 - Nerocilia bivittata sea flea, Numaba, Italy13821236 - Decorated warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus), a fish in the same order of Perciformes as mediterranean blennies. Together with the wolf eel and the ratfish, it is a symbol of the Pacific Northwest marine wildlife.13821211 - During a "blackwater" night dive (diving at night in the open ocean with the support of high-powered light sources to attract pelagic creatures), an argonauta cephalopod (Argonauta argo) lets itself be carried away by a jellyfish, and as it approaches the water surface, it reflects itself like in a mirror.13821202 - Two cormorants (Phalacrocorax sp.) dive in synchrony to hunt a large school of sardines. Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico.13813630 - USA, Washington State, San Juan Island, Pacific madrone and Douglas fir grow above rocky shoreline along Haro Strait at San Juan County Park, Olympic Mountains rise in the distance.13813628 - USA, Washington State, San Juan Island, Lime Kiln Point State Park, Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse and rocky shoreline beneath a cirrus filled sky.13811526 - Lobster traps and a ramshackle house in South Thomaston, Maine.13811266 - Surf and sand at Polihale Beach, Polihale State Park, Island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA13811262 - Spouting Horn, Po'ipu area, Island of Kauai, Hawaii, USAnext page
