David Noton / Vertical panoramic of tropical palm tree silhouette, Moorea Tahiti, French Polynesia South Pacific twilight

Doug Perrine / Black tip reef sharks shoaling {Carcharhinus melanopterus} Moorea, French Polynesia (Non-ex).

Rod Williams / Moorean viviparous tree snail {Partula suturalis} extinct in Moorea

Pascal Kobeh / Sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) close up of head on coral reef, Moorea Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) surrounded by fish on coral reef, Moorea Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

David Noton / Oponohu Bay, Moorea, Tahititi, French Polynesia

Roland Seitre / Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus). Captive. Moorea Dolphin Centre, Tahiti.

Roland Seitre / Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus). Captive. Moorea Dolphin Centre, Tahiti.

Roland Seitre / Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus). Captive. Moorea Dolphin Centre, Tahiti.

Roland Seitre / Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus). Captive. Moorea Dolphin Centre, Tahiti.

Tim Laman / Rugged volcanic peaks of Moorea at sunset. Moorea Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia. July 2006

David Noton / Dusk over Oponohu Bay, Moorea, French Polynesia (Tahiti)

David Noton / Beach huts and coastline, Moorea, French Polynesia (Tahiti)

Rod Williams / Polynesian tree snail {Partula tohiveana} captive, extinct in wild, from Moorea Island, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Doug Perrine / Tropical beach with stilted huts of Hotel Sofitel Ia Ora in background, Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Doug Perrine / Stilted huts of Hotel Sofitel Ia Ora, Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Doug Perrine / Moorea at sunrise, viewed from Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Norbert Wu / Double-headed Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) named Jojo, being pet by Bathy's club divemaster in lagoon, Moorea, French Polynesia

Norbert Wu / Shark feeding by Bathy's Club dive master in Lagoon of Moorea, French Polynesia

Norbert Wu / Shallow sand in Lagoon of Moorea, French Polynesia

David Noton / Moonlight over Opunohu bay, Moorea, Tahiti

Rod Williams / Polynesian tree snail {Partula tohiveana} captive, extinct in wild, from Moorea Island, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Tom Vierus / Pink whipray (Himantura fai) swimming over sandy seabed in clear waters in the late afternoon sun, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head portrait, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head portrait, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) playing with two Short finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) playing with Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) close to surface, off Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Group of Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) swimming over seabed, off Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) juvenile, swimming in shallow water close to shore with the island of Moorea in background, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Crown jellyfish (Cephea cephea) floating near surface, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver with Orangefin Anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) swimming around anemone, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Franco Banfi / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Sunset on Papeete with Moorea Island in the background, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. September, 2008.

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver with Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), Bluelined Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira), Moorea Island, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Franco Banfi / Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), Moorea Island, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai) in shallow water, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai) in shallow water, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Pink Whipray (Pateobatis fai) cloes up underside, showing mouth and gills, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Pink Whipray (Pateobatis fai) underside, including mouth and gills, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) portrait, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with a group of tourists swimming nearby, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Two Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming near the surface, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Two Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) nose to nose, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Crown jellyfish (Cephea cephea) floating near surface, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Various hard corals at sunset, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.