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a blue larval fish with fanning spines
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Blackwater Divers Illuminate Sea Life at Night

Blackwater diving is a recreational form of scuba diving that occurs during the...
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 15:54
a colorful octopus in blackwater
Photo

A Dazzling Ocotopus

“If you dive Hawaiian reefs, you might see 3 or 4 species of cephalopods....
a jelly-like nudibranch that is see through
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Sea Slugs that Fly

“Prior to focusing on the black water dives, I loved to photograph nudibranchs at...
a sea butterfly with leaf like wings
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If Leaves were Wings

While the partnership between divers and scientists focuses on larval species, the...
an eel larvae curled in blackwater
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Invisible Eels

“Eel larvae are very transparent and fast moving, thus are challenging photo...
A close up of a grey whale face
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Nature's Best Photography 2018

Explore the winning photos from the 2018 Nature's Best Photography contest! Every...
Mon, 10/15/2018 - 13:05
A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59
The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

Marine World Heritage is a prestigious list of 43 marine ecosystems and...
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:54
“This shark was cruising low along the reef known as Alcyone. Her left eye was glancing up toward other hammerheads when I took this shot from below.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Alan Studley.

Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D300; Tokin
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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

The winners of the 2010 Nature's Best Photography Ocean Views Contest are a...
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 12:40
An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver
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Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

Thanks to a passionate group of fearless ocean photographers, you can stare-down a...
Tue, 06/21/2011 - 15:19
X-ray image of a longnose butterflyfish
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X-Ray Image of a Longnose Butterflyfish

The clearly pictured spines, rays and snout make identifying this longnose...
A school of grooved razorfish seen in x-ray imaging.
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X-Ray Image of Grooved Razorfish

An X-ray image of grooved razorfish (Centriscus scutatus). Razorfish are encased in...

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