Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola), being cleaned by Longfin Bannerfish. Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Slate Pencil Sea Urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) and Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus). Hawaii, USA
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) breaching. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) breaching. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater. Found throughout the world's oceans in both tropical & polar areas, depending on the season. Photo taken Hawaii. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater. Found throughout the world's oceans in both tropical & polar areas, depending on the season. Photo taken Hawaii. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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This humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is just about to break the surface to take a breath. Photo taken Hawaii. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Cichilds school around an endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, USA. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee.
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Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, USA. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee.
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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis). Photo taken in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas, USA.
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Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis). Found in warm and tropical waters around the world. Photo taken off Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
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Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis). Found in warm and tropical waters around the world. Photo taken off Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
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Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), hatchling emerging from egg case. Philippines.
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Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), hatchling emerging from egg case. Philippines.
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Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), hatchling emerging from egg case. Philippines.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas). Found in tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Endangered species.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on Jellyfish. Note how plastic bags could easily be mistaken for Jellyfish. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Endangered species.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), with schooling Jacks. Sipidan Island, Malaysia. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Endangered species.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on Jellyfish. Note how plastic bags could easily be mistaken for Jellyfish. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Endangered species.
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Found in tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide. Rare. Classified Critically Endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
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Wave breaking over a sand bar off Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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A tow-in surfer drops down the face of Hawaii's big surf at Peahi (Jaws) off Northshore Maui.
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with a school of juvenile Jacks and Remora. Photo taken in Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, USA
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) underwater. Also known as Great White, White Pointer, White Shark & White Death. Found in all major oceans of the world, but mostly temperate waters. Listed as Vulnerable Species on the IUCN Red List.
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Snorkelers observing a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus). Philippines.
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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), feeding in plankton. Photo taken in Oslob, Philippines. Found throughout the world in all tropical and warm-temperate seas. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus). Also known as Blacktip Shark. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia.
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A split scene of a blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, just below the surface at sunset off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
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Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus). Also known as Blacktip Shark. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia.
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). This pelagic shark is an aggressive species and is found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Photo taken at Big Island, Hawaii.
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Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus). Photo taken off Hawaii, USA
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken in Yap, Micronesia.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken in Yap, Micronesia.
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Juvenile Jacks follow a Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana). Bahamas, USA.
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Pelagic Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus). Photo taken at Monad Shoal, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.
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Pelagic Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus). Photo taken at Monad Shoal, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.
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The Pahoehoe lava from Kilauea, flowing into the Pacific Ocean near Kalapana, Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
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