Daniel Heuclin,Daniel Heuclin / Solomon islands / large prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata) Solomon islands

Daniel Heuclin / Solomon islands / large prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata) Solomon islands

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Wreck of Aichi E13A, Japanese World War Two float plane, sunk by American fighters, Solomon Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Young girl paddling dugout canoe, Peava village, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, September 2008.

Juergen Freund / Rangers catching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for tagging and release, Tetepare Island reserve, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Harvested logs from Kolombangara Forest Products Limited, a certified Forest Stewardship Council timber plantation, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Tingo Leve of WWF Solomon Islands' Melanesia Programme carrying out an annual reef check survey of Tetepare Island reefs, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Coral reefs exposed by the April 2nd 2007 earthquake that lifted the island of Ranongga by 3m, Solomon Islands, Pacific, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Coral reefs exposed by the April 2nd 2007 earthquake that lifted the island of Ranongga by 3m, Solomon Islands, Pacific, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Coral reefs exposed by the April 2nd 2007 earthquake that lifted the island of Ranongga by 3m, Solomon Islands, Pacific, July 2010

Birgitte Wilms / Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Solomon Islands

Juergen Freund / Melanesian child, Marova Lagoon, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Pacific Ocean, July 2010 . NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAGAZINE USE IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES UNTIL 1ST JULY 2013.

Juergen Freund / Melanesian children of Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Pacific Ocean, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Anthea Melsen smiles shyly as she comes out of the water after looking at her grandfather's coral and clam gardens, Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until they grow into a new colony, Onma Lodge, Kol...

Juergen Freund / Erik Koti holds some of his coral pieces. Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until it...

Georgette Douwma / Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus) on the wreck "Kasi Maru", a Japanese merchant ship sunk in fifty feet of water off Munda in Ironbottom Sound during a World War II bombing raid July 1943...

Georgette Douwma / Squat lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on featherstar, Solomon Islands. Did you know? There are over 900 species of Squat lobster in the world - most of which live around hydrothermal vents.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Solomon's seal (Polygonatum sp) flowers in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009

Fred Bavendam / Crescent-tail Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) in front of a sea fan, Uepi Island, Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Humpback Rockcod (Cromileptes altivelis), Uepi Island, Solomon Islands

Michael Pitts / Mast light of Japanese WWII ship, which has formed an artificial reef in the Marovo lagoon, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Reef scenic, 80 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) school, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) in a Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Papuan Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Piotr Naskrecki / Drops of repellant on the body of Millipede, Solomon Islands

Piotr Naskrecki / Spiked Spider (Gasteracantha sp) their abdomen, or opisthosoma, is heavily sclerotized and armed with hard spines possibly to protect against birds and lizards, Solomon Islands

DAVID HALL / Featherstar on red seafan {Crinoidea}, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) pair cleaning a Moray Eel (Gymnothorax ocellatus) 80 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on a large baitfish ball, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

Gerry Ellis / Solomon Island Leaf Frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri), Woodland Park Zoo, Washington

Birgitte Wilms / Pink Anemone fish (Amphiprion perideraion) in host Magnificent Sea Anemone

Chris Newbert / Freckle Face Blenny (Istiblennius chrysospilos) in burrow, five feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) in a spiraling school at 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Reef scenic at one-hundred-twenty feet, showing Soft Corals, Sea Fans, Crinoids, Leather Corals, Sea Whips and Sponges, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Right-handed Hermit Crab (Paguritta sp) colony in Hump Coral (Porites sp), Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Yellow-striped Cardinalfish (Apogon cyanosoma) male with eggs in mouth, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans), 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) schooling Pygmy Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) and Lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Chris Newbert / Fan Coral (Melithaea sp) group and Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti), Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Hermit Crab (Paguritta gracilipes) in Hump Coral (Porites sp) 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) schooling, 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) the fish will bite the Anemone causing it to ball-up so the fish can lay or tend to their eggs at the foot o...

Chris Newbert / Papuan Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Stony Coral (Acropora sp) and baitfish, Solomon Islands

Birgitte Wilms / Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp) juvenile on Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta) with schools of Black-tipped Fusiliers (Pterocaesio digramma) swimming behind, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) pair in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) host, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Pickhandle Barracuda (Sphyraena jello) school, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Reef scenic, many species of Soft Coral and Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, 50 feet deep Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Corallimorpharian (Discosoma sp) mouth, 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta) and schooling Barracuda (Sphyraena genie) in background, 110 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Birgitte Wilms / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) in bleached Sea Anemone host, 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Feather Star (Colobometra perspinosa) on Sea Fan (Melithaea sp) and Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp) 70 Feet Deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) school, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) spiraling school, 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) in a Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) host, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Feather Duster Worm (Sabellastarte sp) in the shape of a heart, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Idyllic beach, palm tree and tropical island, Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on a large baitfish ball, Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) pair, safe among stinging tentacles host Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Solomon Islands

Michael Pitts / Aerial view of outlying islands, Central Province, Solomon islands, Melanesia

Michael Pitts / Aerial view of islands with fringing coral reefs, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean

Constantinos Petrinos / Porcelain crab amongst anemone tentacles, Solomon Islands, Pacific

David Tipling / Fisherman in dug out canoe at sunset. New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Fisherman in canoe in waters around New Georgia Islands, in evening light. Western Province, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) head profile portrait. New Georgia, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus), portrait. New Georgia, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) perched on branch. New Georgia, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Yellow-bibbed lory (Lorius chlorocercus) perched on branch. New Georgia, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / White-capped monarch (Monarcha richardsii) juvenile. Kennedy Island, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Eastern osprey (Pandion cristatus) perched in tree. Ghizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Fallen Coconuts from Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) on beach. Fatboys, Babanga island, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / South Pacific and Fatboys resort. Babanga island, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Kolombangara Island at dawn, viewed across sea from Fatboys, Babanga Island, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Sunrise over island of Kolombangara. Viewed from Fatboys, Babanga Island, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Coral reef. Kennedy Island, New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) group congregating to feed at night. Ghizo, New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) perched in tree. Ghizo, New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Long-tailed myna (Mino kreffti) perched in tree. Vella Lavella, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Eastern common tern (Sterna hirundo longipennis) two in flight, in non breeding plumage. Vella Lavella, Western Province Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Palm oil plantation created from felling tropical rainforest. South of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) in flight. Off Savo Island, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) for sale at fish market. Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) for sale at fish market. Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Crabs for sale at produce market. Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Chili peppers (Capsicum sp) for sale at produce market. Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Aubergine (Solanum melongena) for sale at produce market. Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Fruits and vegetables for sale at produce market, includes Banana, Sweet potato, Taro and Kumara. Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Forest garden vegetable growing. Near Kirakira, Makira island, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Coral Cay, aerial view. New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands. 2018.

David Tipling / Melanesian megapode (Megapodius eremita) female excavating nest chamber to lay egg. Savo Island, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Melanesian megapode (Megapodius eremita) female excavating nest chamber to lay egg. Savo Island, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Women performing traditional dance on beach. Savo Island, Solomon Islands.

David Tipling / Men performing traditional dance on beach. Savo Island, Solomon Islands.