Doug Perrine / Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) a critically endangered species, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Juergen Freund / Slow motion aerial shot of a Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) blowing / breathing at the surface before diving, Banda Sea, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata) in river with villagers washing clothes in background. Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Peter Scoones / Yellow / Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) hunting together with Bluefin Jacks (Caranx melampygus) and Chinese sea kraits {Laticauda semifasciata} over coral reef, Gunung Api, Banda sea, In...

Georgette Douwma / Sea squirts {Polycarpa aurata + Rhopalaea sp} and soft coral, Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia, Indo

Georgette Douwma / Sea krait {Laticauda sp} on coral reef with Sea squirts Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia {Polycarpa aurata} {Rhopalaea sp}

Doug Perrine / Bait ball of schooling Anchovies (Encrasicholina punctifer) with sparkling scales from dead fish drifting downward through the water; Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, So...

Doug Perrine / Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) over seamount, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Doug Perrine / Olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) and scuba diver on seamount, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) on seamount, Kei Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Doug Perrine / Reticulate whipray / Honeycomb stingray, (Himantura uarnak) feeding on bottom on seamount in Kei (or Kai) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Doug Perrine / Traditional subsistence hunters struggle to subdue a harpooned Pacific leatherback sea turtle, (Dermochelys coriacea) a Critically Endangered species, Kei (or Kai) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia...

Doug Perrine / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is pulled back to the boat after being harpooned by traditional subsistence hunters, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, South...

Doug Perrine / Traditional subsistence hunters tie a line around a harpooned Leatherback sea turtle, (Dermochelys coriacea) Kei / Kai Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Doug Perrine / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) restrained by two harpoon lines bleeds after being clubbed over the head by traditional subsistence hunters; Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Ind...

Doug Perrine / Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) critically endangered, with shark bites out of front and rear flippers, Kei or Kai Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea.

Doug Perrine / Bait ball of schooling Anchovies (Encrasicholina punctifer), with needlefish / long toms (Belonidae) swimming at top of frame, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest...

David Fleetham / Diver photographing Anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) and Anemone (Actiniaria). Wakatobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Model released.

Alex Mustard / Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) on a sponge. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Raggy scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis venosa) disputing territory. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Raggy scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis venosa) disputing territory. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Zanzibar whip coral shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica) on whip coral. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) juvenile with parasitic isopod on dorsal fin. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Circular batfish (Platax orbicularis) juvenile swimming over pebbles in shallow water. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) between clam shell halves. Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Blue ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) male. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Coral reef reduced to rubble by dynamite fishing. Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean. November, 2017.

Alex Mustard / Plastic bag floating over coral reef. Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean. November, 2017.

Alex Mustard / Hard coral (Acropora sp.) entangled with fishing net. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean. November, 2017.

Alex Mustard / Reticulate stargazer (Uranoscopus sp.) portrait. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) female, portrait. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Tambja gabrielae) crawling on a discarded plastic water bottle, this individual was actually laying its eggs on the far side of the plastic bottle. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, In...

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from the seabed. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from the seabed. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Variable jawfish (Opistognathus variabilis) emerging from its hole in the sea bed, close to a coral reef. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) female moves across a pebbly seabed in shallow water. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Small hairy octopus (Octopus sp. currently undescribed), one of the smallest octopus species, that is camouflaged by a hair-like covering on its body. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia....

Alex Mustard / Detail of rhinopores and the colour pattern of a toxic Nudibranch (Goniobranchus coi) on a coral reef. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Poss's scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis possi) is trapped in a discarded fishing net, which has continued ghost fishing and is still killing fish. The photographer released this fish from the net after tak...

Alex Mustard / Long and multiple exposure revealing a shoal of Two-fin flashlightfish (Anomalops katoptron) inside a cave, showing the characteristic flashing of their bioluminescent organs as they swim. These fish...

Alex Mustard / Rich reef scene, showing marine life thriving in a cavern on a coral reef, with large sponges and Black coral (Antipathes sp.), Sixbar grouper (Cephalopholis sexaculata) and Whitetip soldierfish (Myri...

Alex Mustard / Rain falls on the surface of the ocean. Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Plastic bag floating in the ocean beneath boats. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) incorporating a piece of plastic bag when making its den. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) home amongst garbage on the seafloor, including a plastic toothpaste tube. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocea...

Alex Mustard / Coral reef covered with discarded plastic bags. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Plastic bag floating in the ocean beneath boats and fish. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Juergen Freund / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming through a reef. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December.

Juergen Freund / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) resting on a boulder coral. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December.

Juergen Freund / Scuba-diving man feeding a Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with a sponge. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December 2009.

Juergen Freund / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a reef with flippers raised. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December 2009.

Juergen Freund / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming, seen from below. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December 2009.

Juergen Freund / Scuba-diving woman feeding a Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with a sponge. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December 2009.

Juergen Freund / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a reef towards the camera. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December 2009.

Juergen Freund / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming through a reef eating a sponge. Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, December

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Black anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus) in bleached anemone due to sea warming, Moluccas, Banda, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Darkspotted / fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) with gaping mouth. Banda Island, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Fire goby (Nemateleotris magnifica). Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) on porites coral. Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Spine cheeked anemonefish {Premnas biaculeatus} amongst anemone, Banda Is, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Tunicate / seasquirt {Polycarpa aurata} Molluccas Indonesia Banda island

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Tunicate / seasquirt {Polycarpa aurata} Molluccas Indonesia Banda island

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Christmas tree worm {Spirobranchus giganteus} Moluccas, Indonesia Banda Island

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Coral polyps {Alveopora sp} Banda Is, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Gorgonian coral (Seafan) {Gorganacea} Banda Is, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Christmas tree worms {Spirobranchus giganteus} Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Tube worm sprayed out {Bispira sp} Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Sharks fins and Sea cucumbers drying, Banda Island, Indonesia

Peter Scoones / Yellow / Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) hunting together with Bluefin Jacks (Caranx melampygus) and Chinese sea kraits {Laticauda semifasciata} over coral reef, Gunung Api, Banda sea, In...

Peter Scoones / Yellow / Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) hunting together with Bluefin Jacks (Caranx melampygus) over coral reef, Gunung Api, Banda sea, Indonesia. photographed during making of BBC Plane...

Peter Scoones / Bluefin trevally / jack (Caranx melampygus) with Sea snakes in hunting mode, Banda sea, Indonesia. photographed during making of BBC Planet Earth series 2005

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Sea fan {Gorgonacea} Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Dried fish, Banda Islands, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ganung Api, Active volcano with basalt pillars in foreground, Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia.

Peter Scoones / Kora Kora annual race of traditional war canoes, Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia, 1995

Juergen Freund / Nutmeg {Myristica fragans} fruit opened to show fresh nut and mace, Banda Islands, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Group of Sea cucumbers {Thelenota ananas} Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Fire goby (Nematelectris magnifica) Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Sea fan, Banda, Moluccas underwater Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Kora Kora yearly race of traditional war canoes Banda Neira, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Tunicates {Polycarpa aurata} + {Rhopalaea sp} on soft coral Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Crocus giant clam {Tridacna crocea} Banda Is, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Orange starfish growing body from severed arm. Indonesia {Echinaster luzonicus} Moluccas

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Sea squirt {Polycarpa aurata} with sea fan, Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Seasquirts (Rhopalaea crasssa) and (Atriolum robustum). Banda Island, Moluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Tunicate (seasquirt) Banda Island, Molluccas, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ganung Api, active volcano, basalt pillars in foreground Banda Neira, Moluccas Is, Indonesia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) biologists, Milan Vinks, Jonah Gula, and veterinarian, Kambwiri Banda, collaring six year old female lion, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) biologist, Caz Sanguinetti, and veterinarian, Kambwiri Banda, collaring six year old female lion, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) biologist, Caz Sanguinetti, and veterinarian, Kambwiri Banda, collaring six year old female lion, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) veterinarian, Kambwiri Banda, drawing blood from twenty-one month old sub-adult female during collaring, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) biologists, Caz Sanguinetti and Milan Vinks, and veterinarian, Kambwiri Banda, collaring twenty-one month old sub-adult female, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Pete Oxford / Threadfin Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), Banda Sea, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) pair, Banda Sea, Indonesia