Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, West Papuan fisherman in boat, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.

Juergen Freund / School of Yellow line / Yellowstripe scads (Selaroides leptolepis) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, fan coral and featherstar, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.

Juergen Freund / A barge full of logs. Illegal timber is brought into Sarawak from Kalimantan by both land and sea. Illegal logging in protected areas involves a complex network of people from all walks of life. The i...

Juergen Freund / Harvest of fish in a small purse seiner in an already overfished ocean. Northern Palawan, Philippines, April 2009

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

Juergen Freund / Split level image of shallow bleaching corals at sunset, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Crinoids or featherstars covering a coral bommie with dive boat looming overhead, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Split level of solar powered gauge measuring sea temperature, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, May 2010

Juergen Freund / Schooling Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of the densely populated city of Manila, Philippines, April 2010

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of coral cays and white sand bars surrounding Bugsuk Island, Farm 1 of Jewelmer pearl farm. This private island has been highly protected since the 1970's and is in pristine environmental...

Juergen Freund / Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) swimming through water, Batangas, Philippines

Juergen Freund / Hook and line fishermen in dugout canoe and self made goggles catching a coral grouper for growing on in cage for the Live reef fish trade, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Lunar tailed rock cod / Coronation grouper (Variola louti) swimming fast over coral reef, Bali, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Coral reef with hard corals and cabbage coral, Komodo NP, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Split level of snorkeler over coral reef on white sandy seabed contrasting with dry topside landscape in background, Komodo NP, Indonesia, August 2009. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearls of Oyster (Pinctada maxima) displayed, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearls of Oyster (Pinctada maxima) displayed in hand, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral with crinoids / featherstars, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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 / Detail of eye of Parrotfish (Scarus rivulatus) Komodo NP, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Details of Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) with crinoids / featherstars attached, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Green Island, Palawan, Philippines, April 2010, a tiny island fully inhabited with thousands of people

Juergen Freund / Mahonia Na Dari (Guardian of the Sea) Teacher Lorna Romaso leads a group of 16 students to snorkel and learn about the reef. West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, May 2010

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of a seaweed farmer tending his crop, growing agar-agar for processing into carageenan (gelatinous extracts used as binder for food or product) Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Palm oil plantation (Elaeis quineesis Jacq) New Britain Pam Oil Limited (NBPOL), Papua New Guinea, October 2008

Juergen Freund / Red and green Chillis for sale at the vegetable market in Dili, East Timor, August 2010

Juergen Freund / Portrait of East Timorese girl in traditional clothing, Maubara, East Timor, August 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 / View of sea surface through a Whip coral forest (Junceella sp) Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Fisherman on outrigger boat catching Yellowfin tuna with hook and line. Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 2009. Fishermen fish close to a fish attracting device, some remain at sea for up to 2 months.

Juergen Freund / Detail of Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) Bali, Indonesia, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Sea squirts / ascidians / tunicates on a clam, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Siltation underwater from a river after the rains with diver, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Nudibranch (Jorunna funebris) feeding on its preferred sponge, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Horsehoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) swimming on its back with gills creating the propulsion, Palawan, Philippines. Did you know? Horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders than crabs.

Juergen Freund / Lacey scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes) with mouth wide open, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Horsehoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) underside, Palawan, Philippines

Juergen Freund / Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) head on portrait, Bali, Indonesia, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Ancient pictographs (rock / cave paintings) of fish and sea creatures on karst limestone formations. Sunmalelen area, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Swim-through at dive site called Boo with colourful corals in the foreground. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Aerial of Kri Island, Kri Eco Resort and Sorido Bay Resort. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Schooling Yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / A parade of giant manta rays (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) half hidden in the sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station, seen from behind. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Fruit bats (Megachiroptera) flying out from the island where they roost during the day. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / School of Yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis) and diver, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010. Model released.

Juergen Freund / School of Yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / School of Yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of coral reef and island with snorkeller swimming underwater. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Karst limestone formations rising out of the sea. Sunmalelen area, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of coral reef and island. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / A large shoal of Lunar fusiliers (Caesio lunaris) blending in with the same blue of the water. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Soft coral (Alcyonacea) in the shallow mangroves with diver, split level. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Very old human skulls on a ledge in the karst limestone walls of a Raja Ampat island. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / School of Yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis) hunted by Bluefin jacks (Caranx melampygus). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Bungalows of Misool Eco Resort as night falls. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Dugong (Dugong dugon) in the seagrass bed shadowed by a trevally. Dimakya Island, Palawan, Philippines

Juergen Freund / Light streaming into a shallow cave in a dive site called The Passage, with a diver swimming up towards the foliage visible above. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010. Model release...

Juergen Freund / West Papuan fishermen in their outrigger houseboat over the shallow reef. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

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

Juergen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Raja Ampat's islands, sand cays and lagoons. West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / School of Bigeye jacks / Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / School of Yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a shallow coral reef and house on stilts. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) patrolling the shallows. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Sea pen octocoral (Veretillum sp) with polyps out, feeding, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Schooling Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Carrier / Sea urchin crab (Dorippe frascone) carrying a fire urchin as a deterrent to predators. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Convict blennies / False catfish, juvenile, (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) amidst a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Schooling Banggai cardinalfish in anemone tentacles. (Pterapogon kaudemi). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / School of yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in a fancoral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Feather star (Crinoidea) underside. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) swimming around a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Face of a Common lionfish (Pterios volitans) on top of the reef. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in a fancoral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) in its fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Giant / Map pufferfish (Arothron mappa) swimming in the reef. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested Mangrove timber getting cleaned in the sea. The red bark has been taken off causing an orange red tint in the shallow water. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Wonderpus (Wonderpus photogenicus) swimming well above the sea bed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Detail of a soft coral (Dendronephthya sp). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows with his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Small, tree-covered islet. This is a karst limestone formation with layers eaten away by water. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / West Papuan fishermen in their outrigger boat. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Floating fruit of a Cannonball mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum) which when opened has seeds like a natural puzzle. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, September 2009

Juergen Freund / Nudibranchs (Hypselodoris / Chromodoris bullocki) mating and laying eggs, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Poison ocellate octopus (Octopus mototi) on seabed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / True clownfish / Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) tending its eggs. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Coral trout / Leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) mating behaviour. Males approach the females and display with their bodies and fins. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis) juvenile swimming towards the camera. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) at surface in flat calm waters. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010