Tony Wu / Humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) shoal spawning in early morning, part of mass aggregation of thousands of fish. Caroline Islands, Palau.

Tony Wu / Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) shoal rushing up to spawn, releasing a cloud of milky white sperm and eggs in the water column. Caroline Islands, Palau, November.

Tony Wu / Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) engaged in a mass spawning aggregation early in the morning. Caroline Islands, Palau. April. Winner of Underwater category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.

Colin Monteath / Climber enjoying view of Mt CookÆs Caroline Face from Ball Pass, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand

Marie Read / Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius), with head submerged as it jabs at underwater prey, Caroline, New York, USA, May.

Ashley Cooper / Caroline Lucas a Green Party MEP at the I Count climate change rally in London, UK, November 2006.

Tony Wu / Discarded plastic flip-flops shoes on beach. Palau, Caroline Islands, Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean. December 2013.

Tony Wu / Rubbish including many plastic bottles accumulated on island. Rock Islands of Palau. Palau, Caroline Islands, Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean. December 2013.

David Fleetham / Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Wave breaking over the outer reef off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) and grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) on reef, Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swimming with yellow juvenile jacks off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Group of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on bait off Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) pair on reef. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in anemone. Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) amongst coral. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Red spotted guard crab (Trapezia tigrina), with eggs in antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi), off the Island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Mouth of a tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), in anemone. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus), on anemone. The Island of Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Banded boxer / coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) on the nose of a giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus), checking for parasites. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Yellow scribbled pipefish (Corythoichthys sp), an unnamed species photographed off the island of Yap in Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Moray eel (Gymnothorax breedeni) and anthias (Luzonichthys waitei), Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Manta ray (Manta birostris) entangled in and towing a fishing net. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Manta ray (Manta birostris) at cleaning station in M'il Channel, Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Two Manta rays (Manta birostris) feeding in Mi'l channel off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Manta ray (Manta birostris) breaking the surface with its mouth open, feeding in Mi'l channel off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Surf crashes on the reef off the island of Yap in Micronesia. September 2007.

David Fleetham / Needlefish in turbid waters as surf crashes on the reef off the island of Yap in Micronesia. September 2007.

David Fleetham / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) on coral reef off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Surf crashes on the reef off the island of Yap in Micronesia. September 2007.

David Fleetham / Split-level image of swimming pool and ship / restaurant named The S/V Mnuw (Sea Hawk) at the Manta Ray Bay Hotel on the island of Yap, Micronesia. September 2007.

David Fleetham / Men's house / falluw viewed through circular stone hole in a village on the Island of Yap, Micronesia. September 2007. ^^^ Fallows are constructed of large logs, bamboo, and thatch and are where visit...

David Fleetham / Men's house / falluw in a village on the Island of Yap, Micronesia. September 2007. ^^^ Fallows are constructed of large logs, bamboo, and thatch and are where visitors can spend the night, when they...

David Fleetham / Sunrise viewed from the Manta Ray Bay Hotel on the island of Yap, Micronesia. September 2007. ^^^ The vessel in the foreground serves as the hotel's restaurant. It is a South Seas Schooner from Indone...

Tony Wu / Shadowfin soldierfish (Myripristis adusta), Caroline Islands, Palau, Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) working inside the mouth of a Goldband fusilier (Pteroceasio chrysozona). Caroline Islands, Palau, Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus), Caroline Islands, Palau, Philippine Sea.

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Carolina parrot (Conuropsis carolinensis) from W. T. Greene Parrots In Captivity, George Bell and Sons, 1884 - 1887. Wood engraving by Benjamin Fawcett after drawings by A.F. Lydon. Th...

David Tipling / Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) taxidermy specimen, from North America. Extinct species.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Reef fisherman with fish speared at night. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Turtles (Testudines) a favourite Micronesian food, winched aboard boat. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Two boys in outrigger canoe on fishing trip. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984..

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Two boys preparing outrigger canoe for fishing in Woleai lagoon. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Elderly man from Sorol Atoll with tattoos. Yap Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 1984.

Doug Perrine / Aerial view of Rock Islands, Palau, Western Caroline Is, Micronesia, West Pacific

Doug Perrine / Aerial view of Rock Island, Palau, Western Caroline Is, Micronesia, West Pacific

Colin Monteath / Climber enjoying view of Mt CookÆs Caroline Face from Ball Pass, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand

Bristol City Museum / Carolina parakeet {Conuropsis carolinensis} - museum specimen. Extinct 1914. Only parrot species indigenous to USA

Colin Monteath / Caroline Face of Mount Cook at dawn from Ball Pass with glacier below, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Caroline Face of Mount Cook at dawn from Ball Pass, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Barry Bland / New Zealands Georgina Evers-Swindell and Caroline Evers-Swindell. Women's Double Sculls Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 14 August 2004. Editorial Use Only.

Rick Tomlinson / Red Wing 14 "Redstart II" racing with Caroline Peel during Skandia Cowes Week, Solent, UK, day 2 July 30, 2006.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Young Yapese dancers in traditional costume. The children are taught the movements and songs from a very early age, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Man sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / A popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. A long pointed paddle is held overboard in the wake of the canoe to act as a rudder.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man on a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. A long pointed paddle is held overboard in the wake of the canoe to act as a rudder.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men on a traditional outrigger canoe, the popow, Yap, Micronesia. The Popow is characterized by V shaped ends. They are designed so that the mast can be moved from one end to the other to reverse the...

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men on a traditional outrigger canoe, the popow, Yap, Micronesia. The Popow is characterized by V shaped ends. They are designed so that the mast can be moved from one end to the other to reverse the...

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress preparing for the dancing at a feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl being dressed in traditional costume, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Pathway trough tropical vegetation on Yap Proper. Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man weaving a handmade Yap style bag, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Beach close to Colonia on Yap Proper, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of the construction of the traditional outrigger canoes, Popows, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Girls being dressed up for a traditional feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Beach close to Colonia on Yap Proper, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional dancers in costume, Yap, Micronesia. The traditional dances and songs on Yap tell stories with complex movements.

Roberto Rinaldi / Handpainting the face of a statute, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Dancer wearing traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap. The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, and is used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can be moved...

Roberto Rinaldi / A young Yapese dancer dressed in traditional costume hiding behind a big "rai" (the round stone money that still has value), Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of how the traditional outrigger canoes, Popows, were constructed, Yap, Micronesia

Julian Hume / Illustration of extinct rails. Clockwise from top right: Laysan rail (Porzana palmeri) - extinct 1945,Laysan Island,Hawaii; Jamaican wood rail (Eulabeornis concolor concolor) - extinct 1888,Jamaica,We...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / Weaving flowers, for hair and neck decoration, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Dancers in traditional costume, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Young boy wearing palm leaf headdress and decorations for traditional feast, with young girl behind, Yap, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese dancers in traditional dress. The dances and songs on Yap are story telling with complex moves, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Making of a handmade real flower head-dress, Yap, Micronesia. ^^^It is the custom to greet guests arriving in the airport with a gift of a flower head-dress.

Roberto Rinaldi / Young dancers in traditional dress, Yap, Micronesia. The children are taught the movements and songs from very early age in school, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Yapese girl in traditional dress during a local feast, Yap, Micronesia

Roberto Rinaldi / Men sailing a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. ^^^The popow is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so that the mast can...

Roberto Rinaldi / The stone money of Yap (rai) has no legal tender on the international currency market but they are still used as legal tender on the islands. The value varies but not according to size as one would be...

Roberto Rinaldi / Men poling a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia, with one man in the water. ^^^It is characterized by v shaped ends, used for travel and fishing. The popows are designed so...

Roberto Rinaldi / A statue to honour the Mipsil that used to live in this men's house (faluw). Yap, Micronesia. ^^^It was a Mispils solemn duty to attend to all needs of the men of the mens house in which she resided.