Conservation - Project Seahorse Danajon Bank (46) More files...
NPL photographer Claudio Contreras was part of the team commissioned by Project Seahorse and International League of Conservation Photographers to make a photographic survey of the Danajon Bank double coral reef in the Philippines, one of the richest areas for marine life in the Pacific Ocean. Project Seahorse has been involved in the creation of 35 marine protected areas and is the charity we are supporting for the second quarter of 2013.



Project Seahorse has gathered one of the world's most comprehensive, long-term datasets on any marine ecosystem in the world. Using this data to study how reef habitats, fish species, and seahorse populations fare with and without pr
Seasnake amongst mangroves, Batasan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Seasnake amongst mangroves, Batasan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Spinecheek Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in sea anemone. Canlangi Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Spinecheek Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in sea anemone. Canlangi Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Black-saddled Toby (Canthigaster valentini), Pandanon Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Black-saddled Toby (Canthigaster valentini), Pandanon Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Giant clam (Tridacna sp.) on reef, Bilang Bilangang Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Giant clam (Tridacna sp.) on reef, Bilang Bilangang Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Double-ended Pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus), Batasan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Double-ended Pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus), Batasan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Ringed Pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Ringed Pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Long-beaked Coralfish (Chelmon rostratus) eye, Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Long-beaked Coralfish (Chelmon rostratus) eye, Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Dark Red-spined Brittle Star (Ophiothrix purpurea), Bilang Bilangang Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Dark Red-spined Brittle Star (Ophiothrix purpurea), Bilang Bilangang Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Three-spot Dascyllus Fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus), swimming near sea anemone. Pandanon Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Three-spot Dascyllus Fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus), swimming near sea anemone. Pandanon Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
Neon Dwarfgoby (Eviota pellucida), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Claudio Contreras / Neon Dwarfgoby (Eviota pellucida), Inanuran Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April