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 / Young Indonesian boy posing with two freshly-caught fish. Kei Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Manta rays (Manta birostris) at cleaning station being cleaned by wrasses, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) on a Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Juergen Freund / Hard brain coral (Platygyra sp) half covered with a pink algae, Moluccas Islands, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Umbrella and other human waste thrown out into the coastal waters, settling on the ground becoming marine life habitat, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, December 2009

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