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Environnement - Journée mondiale de l'océan (178) Images supplémentaires...
June 8th 2013 is the UN-designated World Oceans Day, and this year the theme is ^together we have the power to protect the ocean^. This annual event has been running since 2002 with the support of The Ocean Project and The World Ocean Network, and aims to raise awareness of the importance of a clean and healthy ocean. There are events taking place worldwide, so why not visit the website www.worldoceansday.org to find out how you can get involved.

We hope you enjoy our celebration of the riches of the world's oceans and of the efforts being made to preserve them.



Following on from World Oceans Day, June 9th is Coral Triangle Day, so we're also delighted to celebrate Jurgen Freund's unique photography from this unp
Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) with soft corals and sweepers. Egypt, Red Sea.
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Georgette Douwma / Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) with soft corals and sweepers. Egypt, Red Sea.
Red / Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and sea whips coral, Junceella at Fotteyo caves, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Red / Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and sea whips coral, Junceella at Fotteyo caves, Maldives, Indian Ocean
Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula), Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula), Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf vaigiensis) at the house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido Island, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009. These fish gather in a dense mass when bread is thrown into...
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Juergen Freund / Sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf vaigiensis) at the house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido Island, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009. These fish gather in a dense mass when bread is thrown into...
RF- Denise's Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Alex Mustard / RF- Denise's Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Portrait of cod (Gadus morhua) in a kelp forest with other cod in the background. These fish had moved into coastal waters in early spring for spawning. Husavik, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean. April 2...
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of cod (Gadus morhua) in a kelp forest with other cod in the background. These fish had moved into coastal waters in early spring for spawning. Husavik, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean. April 2...
Shoal of Crescent-Tail bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Shoal of Crescent-Tail bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) Maldives, Indian Ocean
Neil Garrick-Maidment from the Seahorse Trust tagging a Spiny / Yellow Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Studland Bay, Dorset, UK, September 2011.
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Dan Burton / Neil Garrick-Maidment from the Seahorse Trust tagging a Spiny / Yellow Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Studland Bay, Dorset, UK, September 2011.
A Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) photographed against open water. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia, December.
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Alex Mustard / A Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) photographed against open water. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia, December.
Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.
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Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.
Shoal of Sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Shoal of Sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) Maldives, Indian Ocean
Powder blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon), large school swimming, Andaman Sea, Thailand
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Georgette Douwma / Powder blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon), large school swimming, Andaman Sea, Thailand
RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea. (This image...
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Alex Mustard / RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea. (This image...
Humbug dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) guarding his patch of staghorn coral in a shallow lagoon on Ofu, American Samoa. January. The window of sky above is a result of the phenomenon known as Snell's W...
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Floris van Breugel / Humbug dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) guarding his patch of staghorn coral in a shallow lagoon on Ofu, American Samoa. January. The window of sky above is a result of the phenomenon known as Snell's W...
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )
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Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )
Rangers catching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for tagging and release, Tetepare Island reserve, Solomon Islands, July 2010
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Juergen Freund / Rangers catching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for tagging and release, Tetepare Island reserve, Solomon Islands, July 2010
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to sea after Egg laying, Raine Island, Australia. Raine Island is the largest and most important green sea turtle nesting area in the world, with over 14,00...
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Mark MacEwen / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to sea after Egg laying, Raine Island, Australia. Raine Island is the largest and most important green sea turtle nesting area in the world, with over 14,00...
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned by yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) at a cleaning station where the turtles are groomed by the fish in a mutualistic, symbiotic relationship, Puako,...
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Doug Perrine / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned by yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) at a cleaning station where the turtles are groomed by the fish in a mutualistic, symbiotic relationship, Puako,...
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) pair mating at surface, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) pair mating at surface, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) silhouetted against the sun. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June
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Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) silhouetted against the sun. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June
A child releasing a newly hatched turtle. Marine Turtle Sanctuary of Xcacel and Xcacelito, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Model release #YP1.
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Pete Oxford / A child releasing a newly hatched turtle. Marine Turtle Sanctuary of Xcacel and Xcacelito, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Model release #YP1.
Iceberg against a blue sky. Ilulisat, West Greenland, summer.
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Inaki Relanzon / Iceberg against a blue sky. Ilulisat, West Greenland, summer.
Abstract image of large sea swells hitting the rocks, Portuguese southwestern coast, Portugal, March, 2010.
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Luis Quinta / Abstract image of large sea swells hitting the rocks, Portuguese southwestern coast, Portugal, March, 2010.
Waves. Cape, South Africa
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Georgette Douwma / Waves. Cape, South Africa
Royal Navy ship, HMS Endurance, crashing through the waves in the south atlantic ocean, Antarctica, November 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.
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Jeff Wilson / Royal Navy ship, HMS Endurance, crashing through the waves in the south atlantic ocean, Antarctica, November 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.
Melting ice on Jokulsarlon beach. Southern Iceland, Europe, November 2012.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Melting ice on Jokulsarlon beach. Southern Iceland, Europe, November 2012.
Calm seas of the Pacific Ocean at twilight, along the wilderness coast of Shi Shi beach at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, March 2012.
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Floris van Breugel / Calm seas of the Pacific Ocean at twilight, along the wilderness coast of Shi Shi beach at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, March 2012.
RF- Moeraki Boulder / Kaihinaki on Koekohe Beach at sunrise. 60 Million year old mudstone concretions. Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand. January, 2012. (This image ma...
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Andy Trowbridge / RF- Moeraki Boulder / Kaihinaki on Koekohe Beach at sunrise. 60 Million year old mudstone concretions. Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand. January, 2012. (This image ma...
Erruption of parasitic cone volcano, Cabo Hammond Feb 1995 Fernandina Island, Galapagos
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Pete Oxford / Erruption of parasitic cone volcano, Cabo Hammond Feb 1995 Fernandina Island, Galapagos
Cone Island, seen from the floe edge off Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2012.
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Eric Baccega / Cone Island, seen from the floe edge off Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2012.
Crack in the pack ice, Manson Icefield peninsula and Jakeman glacier, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2012
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Eric Baccega / Crack in the pack ice, Manson Icefield peninsula and Jakeman glacier, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2012
Blue iceberg drifting off Brasvellbreen glacier, Austfonna, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July 2012
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Florian Möllers / Blue iceberg drifting off Brasvellbreen glacier, Austfonna, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July 2012
Iceberg in Jones Sound between Ellesmere and Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2012.
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Eric Baccega / Iceberg in Jones Sound between Ellesmere and Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2012.
Sand ripples, The Sandbar, North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Sand ripples, The Sandbar, North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
Arctic expedition cruiseship M/S Stockholm in heavy sea and gale winds at Sarkapp (South Cape), Svalbard, Norway, July 2012
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Florian Möllers / Arctic expedition cruiseship M/S Stockholm in heavy sea and gale winds at Sarkapp (South Cape), Svalbard, Norway, July 2012
Tide pool full of Giant green anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, March.
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Floris van Breugel / Tide pool full of Giant green anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, March.
Waves of Baltic Sea washing over and polishing coloured pebbles, Markgrafenheide, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January
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Sandra Bartocha / Waves of Baltic Sea washing over and polishing coloured pebbles, Markgrafenheide, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January
Rainbow and iceberg off coast of South Georgia (non-ex)
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Andy Rouse / Rainbow and iceberg off coast of South Georgia (non-ex)
Aerial image showing sandbanks and islands in the Bahamas archipelago, Caribbean, February 2012
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial image showing sandbanks and islands in the Bahamas archipelago, Caribbean, February 2012
Reflections of the sunrise over the Baltic Sea, Juliusruh, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May
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Sandra Bartocha / Reflections of the sunrise over the Baltic Sea, Juliusruh, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May
Fogbow over pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic Norway 2010
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Kevin Schafer / Fogbow over pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic Norway 2010
Fraserburgh pelagic trawler 'Forever Grateful' fishing for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) close to Papa Stour, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Fraserburgh pelagic trawler 'Forever Grateful' fishing for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) close to Papa Stour, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.
Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the net of Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the net of Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.
Large catch of Mackerel scads (Decapterus macarellus) spread out to dry in the sun, Indonesia, August 2009
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Juergen Freund / Large catch of Mackerel scads (Decapterus macarellus) spread out to dry in the sun, Indonesia, August 2009
European sprats (Sprattus sprattus sprattus) being winched ashore from a trawler at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.
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Toby Roxburgh / European sprats (Sprattus sprattus sprattus) being winched ashore from a trawler at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.
Man collecting black sand in an area which is one of the locations for producing fine restaurant quality salt, most of which is shipped to Japan, Kusimbi Beach, Bali, Indonesia 2009
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Michele Westmorland / Man collecting black sand in an area which is one of the locations for producing fine restaurant quality salt, most of which is shipped to Japan, Kusimbi Beach, Bali, Indonesia 2009
WWF Philippines Donsol Research Coordinator Elson Aca and research assistant collecting plankton to study what whale sharks eat. Donsol, Philippines, May 2009.
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Juergen Freund / WWF Philippines Donsol Research Coordinator Elson Aca and research assistant collecting plankton to study what whale sharks eat. Donsol, Philippines, May 2009.
One of the deeper artificial reefs surraunded by Damselfish (Chromis chromis) with a Comber (Serranus cabrilla) in the middle, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Banfi / One of the deeper artificial reefs surraunded by Damselfish (Chromis chromis) with a Comber (Serranus cabrilla) in the middle, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009
Pulpit Rock at dusk, Portland Bill, Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK 2009
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Gavin Hellier / Pulpit Rock at dusk, Portland Bill, Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK 2009
Artificial reef / EcoReef designed by Mark Erdmann, with diver. Ceramic structures placed on reef, bomb damaged in the 1970s. Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Artificial reef / EcoReef designed by Mark Erdmann, with diver. Ceramic structures placed on reef, bomb damaged in the 1970s. Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Mahonia Na Dari (Guardian of the Sea) Teacher Lorna Romaso leads a group of 16 students to snorkel and learn about the reef. West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, May 2010
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Juergen Freund / Mahonia Na Dari (Guardian of the Sea) Teacher Lorna Romaso leads a group of 16 students to snorkel and learn about the reef. West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, May 2010
Lava flows off Lae'apuki Bench into sea during continuing eruption from Pu'u O'o, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Volanoes NP, Big Island of Hawaii 2000 ~(Non-ex).
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Doug Perrine / Lava flows off Lae'apuki Bench into sea during continuing eruption from Pu'u O'o, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Volanoes NP, Big Island of Hawaii 2000 ~(Non-ex).
A stand of Thongweed / spaghetti seaweed (Himanthalia elongata) in evening light, this common seaweed has a two stage morphology, seen here is the strap-like reproductive frond, which can reach up to...
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / A stand of Thongweed / spaghetti seaweed (Himanthalia elongata) in evening light, this common seaweed has a two stage morphology, seen here is the strap-like reproductive frond, which can reach up to...
Feather star (Crinoidea) underside. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Feather star (Crinoidea) underside. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) feeding on Moon jellyfish (Aurilia aurita), which they have captured. Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Loch Long was previously used as...
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) feeding on Moon jellyfish (Aurilia aurita), which they have captured. Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Loch Long was previously used as...
Sea pens (Virgularia sp) on sandy seabed, Palawan, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Sea pens (Virgularia sp) on sandy seabed, Palawan, Philippines.
Steller sealion (Eumetopias jubatus) 3 metre long male swimming out of a kelp forest, passing a colourful Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) Race Rocks, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Colu...
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Alex Mustard / Steller sealion (Eumetopias jubatus) 3 metre long male swimming out of a kelp forest, passing a colourful Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) Race Rocks, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Colu...
Horsehoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) swimming on its back with gills creating the propulsion, Palawan, Philippines. Did you know? Horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders than crabs.
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Juergen Freund / Horsehoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) swimming on its back with gills creating the propulsion, Palawan, Philippines. Did you know? Horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders than crabs.
Wing-armed squid (Stenoteuthis pteropus) - deep sea specimen from South Atlantic
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Solvin Zankl / Wing-armed squid (Stenoteuthis pteropus) - deep sea specimen from South Atlantic
Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) young hides amongst the branches of a black coral bush (Antipathes sp) Sangeang Island, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Flores Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) young hides amongst the branches of a black coral bush (Antipathes sp) Sangeang Island, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Flores Sea.
Blue sea star on massive Boulder coral (Gardineroseris planulata) North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This coral species is normally found from the Red Sea to Central America, and is relatively uncommon in the...
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Juergen Freund / Blue sea star on massive Boulder coral (Gardineroseris planulata) North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This coral species is normally found from the Red Sea to Central America, and is relatively uncommon in the...
Sea urchin (echinoidae). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Sea urchin (echinoidae). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
Various rockpool animals and seaweeds, photographed on a white background. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March. Digital composite.
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Alex Hyde / Various rockpool animals and seaweeds, photographed on a white background. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March. Digital composite.
Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in mid water over a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in mid water over a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
A school of Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in mid water over a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands,West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / A school of Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in mid water over a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands,West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and sea anemones. Olympic National Park. Washington, USA, July.
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Kirkendall-Spring / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and sea anemones. Olympic National Park. Washington, USA, July.
Featherstar on gorgonian. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Featherstar on gorgonian. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Boulder star coral (Montastraea annularis) spawning at night with released bundles of eggs and sperm floating away in the water column, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Car...
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Alex Mustard / Boulder star coral (Montastraea annularis) spawning at night with released bundles of eggs and sperm floating away in the water column, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Car...
A Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night, with gamete bundles of being released from the coral polyps, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean...
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Alex Mustard / A Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night, with gamete bundles of being released from the coral polyps, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean...
Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) against crepuscular light rays. Sark, British Channel Islands, July.
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Sue Daly / Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) against crepuscular light rays. Sark, British Channel Islands, July.
Dimorphic egret (Egretta dimorpha) standing in surf, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Dimorphic egret (Egretta dimorpha) standing in surf, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Common guillemots diving underwater (Uria aalge) Lancaster Sound, Canadian arctic
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Doug Allan / Common guillemots diving underwater (Uria aalge) Lancaster Sound, Canadian arctic
Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) about to be released at sea near Robben Island in Table Bay, after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCC...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) about to be released at sea near Robben Island in Table Bay, after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCC...
Gannet ( Morus bassanus) flying over the Atlantic Ocean near Langanes, Iceland, June
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Markus Varesvuo / Gannet ( Morus bassanus) flying over the Atlantic Ocean near Langanes, Iceland, June
Snares island penguins (Eudyptes robustus) porpoising, Snares Island, New Zealand, Vulnerable species. November.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Snares island penguins (Eudyptes robustus) porpoising, Snares Island, New Zealand, Vulnerable species. November.
White terns (Gygis alba) flock in flight overhead, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, July
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Yukihiro Fukuda / White terns (Gygis alba) flock in flight overhead, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, July
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba) in flight over sand beach, Christmas Island, July
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba) in flight over sand beach, Christmas Island, July
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) in flight low over ocean near Maquarie Island, Australia. November.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) in flight low over ocean near Maquarie Island, Australia. November.
Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight close up, off Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
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Brent Stephenson / Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight close up, off Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight over the Atlantic ocean, Madeira, Portugal, August
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Markus Varesvuo / Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in flight over the Atlantic ocean, Madeira, Portugal, August
Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) feeding whilst 'walking on water' Atlantic ocean, Madeira Portugal, August
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Markus Varesvuo / Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) feeding whilst 'walking on water' Atlantic ocean, Madeira Portugal, August