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  • Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at the ocean surface taking a breath in between play sessions. Photographed at Carnac Island, Western Australia
    australian-sea-lion-breathing-carnac...tif
  • Small moray eel covered with parasites, hiding in a bottle in the muck of Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Gymnothorax-moray-eel-with-parasites...tif
  • An endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) lying in a bed of sea grass, blowing bubbles
    australian-sea-lion-bubbles-200802-0...tif
  • Inquisitive male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) pushing its nose into the camera lens. Sea lions use their noses to poke and investigate things, as well as to greet and play with one another in the water.
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  • Young Australian sea lion coming in for a kiss
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  • A pair of endangered Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) sitting on the beach at Carnac Island in Western Australia. These two sea lions are males, as are all the individuals that visit this island. It is the only sea lion colony in the world that comprises only males.
    endangered-australian-sea-lions-neop...tif
  • This playful Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) repeatedly chased and caught a striped cowfish (Aracana aurita) as I swam along and watched. The sea lion brought the fish to me several times, as if offering it to me.
    australian-sea-lion-neophoca-cinerea...tif
  • Inquisitive young sea lion lying in white sand looking straight at the camera
    cute-Australian-sea-lion-white-sand-...tif
  • Adult male Australian sea lion yawning while relaxing in shallow water at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    mature-sea-lion-yawning-shallow-wate...tif
  • An endangered male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) being silly, flipped upside-down and resting on the bottom of a boat hull in shallow water.
    australian-sea-lion-being-silly-2008...tif
  • Playful endangered male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) pushing his nose up to the dome port of my underwater camera.
    australian-sea-lion-neophoca-cinerea...tif
  • An entangled fish that appears to have died in a floating mass of fishing net, line, hooks and other debris. Photographed in the Indian Ocean. Discarded and lost fishing nets, along with associated gear, wreak havoc on marine life throughout the world. Lethal ghost nets and fishing gear like this float for hundreds, even thousands of kilometers, entangling and killing fish, sea birds, turtles, whales and many other ocean residents.
    dead-fish-fishing-net-entanglement-i...tif
  • A tangle of fishing nets, lines, hooks and other garbage found floating in the Indian Ocean. There was a small community of fish associated with this trash, but also fish that had been entangled and killed. Discarded and lost fishing nets, along with associated gear, wreak havoc on marine life, floating for hundreds, even thousands of kilometers while entangling fish, sea birds, turtles, whales and many other ocean residents.
    ghost-fishing-net-indian-ocean-sri-l...tif
  • Manta rays for sale at the morning fish market in Mirissa, Sri Lanka. Many mantas and mobula rays are landed each day at this small port, primarily to supply the growing gill raker trade, which is targeting rays around the world to supply powders and potions to consumers in Asia who believe that gill rakers have medicinal powers.
    manta-rays-fish-market-mirissa-sri-l...tif
  • Fisherman cutting out the gill rakers from a mobula ray (Mobula mobular), photographed at the morning fish market in Mirissa, Sri Lanka. Demand by Asian consumers for gill rakers from manta rays and mobula rays in increasing rapidly, due to the mistaken belief that gill rakers have medicinal properties.
    fisherman-extracting-mobula-ray-gill...tif
  • This is an adult pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) entangled in a fishing net. The net was wrapped around the base of the whale's fluke, with substantial net and rope trailing behind. As is visible in this image, rope stretched up both sides of the whale and appeared to be caught in the whale's mouth. I came across this whale in shallow, green, murky water, approximately 60 meters depth. The whale was still able to swim, though it appeared exhausted. It did not fluke, and the netting was not visible from the surface. Sadly, this whale most likely died shortly after this encounter.
    blue-whale-entangled-fishing-net-bal...tif
  • This is an adult pygmy blue whale entangled in a fishing net. The net was wrapped around the base of the whale's fluke, with substantial net and rope trailing behind. Rope stretched up both sides of the whale and appeared to be caught in the whale's mouth. I came across this whale in shallow, green, murky water, approximately 60 meters depth. The whale was still able to swim, though it appeared exhausted. It did not fluke, and the netting was not visible from the surface. Sadly, this whale most likely died shortly after this encounter.
    entangled-pygmy-blue-whale-fishing-n...tif
  • This is an adult pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) entangled in a fishing net. The net was wrapped around the base of the whale's fluke, with substantial net and rope trailing behind. Rope stretched up both sides of the whale and appeared to be caught in the whale's mouth. I came across this whale in shallow, green, murky water, approximately 60 meters depth. The whale was still able to swim, though it appeared exhausted. It did not fluke, and the netting was not visible from the surface. Sadly, this whale most likely died shortly after this encounter.
    blue-whale-entangled-fishing-net-sri...tif
  • This is a juvenile green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) that appears to have died due to a fishing line. The line was wrapped around the marine reptile's neck several times, with a fishing hook lodged in some of the animal's flesh. Most of the flesh on the turtle's head had either been consumed by other animals or had otherwise fallen off, leaving just the skull. The rest of the body was largely intact. I am holding the blue fishing line filament in my left hand.
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  • Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) resting in shallow water at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    australian-sea-lion-shallow-water-ca...tif
  • An inquisitive young Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) swimming upside-down to investigate me. Photographed at Carnac Island, Western Australia.
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  • Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) silhouetted against blue skies at Carnac Island, Western Australia
    silhouette-australian-sea-lion-carna...tif
  • Face to face with a large male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    australian-sea-lion-face-neophoca-ci...tif
  • Two male Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) play fighting with one another, similar to the way dogs socialize by mock fighting
    australian-sea-lions-play-fighting-n...tif
  • This is what it looks like when a friendly Australian sea lion pup (Neophoca cinerea) gives the camera a kiss on the dome port.
    australian-sea-lion-pup-kissing-came...tif
  • Young male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) resting on the sand in shallow water at Carnac Island in Western Australia.
    australian-sea-lion-on-white-sand-ne...tif
  • Trash on top of marine life in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    trash-in-the-ocean-lembeh-strait-ind...jpg
  • Fimbriated moray eel (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) curled up in discarded paint can in the muck of Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    fimbriated-moray-eel-Gymnothorax-fim...tif
  • Octopus peeking out from a discarded bottle like a cephalopod cyclops, photographed in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    octopus-in-bottle-in-the-muck-lembeh...tif
  • Incredibly cute porcupine pufferfish peeking out from its shelter in a discarded tin can. Makes me want to say "Go home ET".
    cute-smiling-porcupinefish-in-can-le...tif
  • Juvenile male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) sitting on white sand in shallow water
    Cute-Australian-sea-lion-white-sand-..tiff
  • Sea lions often sit or lie in shallow water, as this mature adult male is doing. This might be to help regulate body temperature on hot, sunny days
    split-shot-sea-lion-basking-shallow-...tif
  • Two juvenile Australian sea lions playing in shallow water, with one blowing bubbles as part of the social interaction between them
    juvenile-sea-lions-playing-shallow-w...tif
  • Silhouette of a mature bull Australian sea lion
    silhouette-australian-sea-lion-shall...tif
  • Large adult male Australian sea lion swimming through shallow waters with a white sand bottom at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    rear-view-of-bull-australian-sea-lio...tif
  • Juvenile Australian sea lion playing in the sand
    adorable-sea-lion-with-puppy-dog-eye...tif
  • Two mature male Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) engaged in mock fighting
    australian-sea-lions-mock-fighting-2...tif
  • Male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) scratching himself while sitting on the beach at Carnac Island, Western Australia. Australian sea lions are endemic to Western Australia and South Australia. They are on classified as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
    endangered-australian-sea-lion-neoph...tif
  • A bull Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) chiling out in a bed of seagrass at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    australian-sea-lion-carnac-island-ne...tif
  • Face to face with a male Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    australia-sea-lion-face-neophoca-cin...tif
  • Self portrait with a friendly Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)
    australian-sea-lion-neophoca-cinerea...tif
  • Small octopus peering out of a discarded glass bottle in the muck of Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    octopus-in-a-bottle-lembeh-strait-in...tif
  • Small octopus peering out of a discarded glass bottle in the muck of Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    octopus-in-a-bottle-lembeh-strait-in...tif
  • Two juvenile Australian sea lions mock fighting with one another in shallow water. These two played like this for a couple of hours.
    young-sea-lions-mock-fighting-underw...tif
  • A pair of sea lions crashed out on a bed of seagrass after a session of play fighting and roughhousing. The one looking at the camera is a juvenile. The individual lying down is a mature bull. Note the scars on the smaller sea lion's head, which may be a result of tussling with other sea lions.
    australian-sea-lions-resting-on-seag...tif
  • Australia sea lion sticking its nose out of the water to take a breath of air
    sea-lion-sticking-nose-out-of-water-...tif
  • Juvenile Australian sea lion taking a break in the surf zone of Carnac Island in Western Australia, showing off lots of whiskers
    half-half-shot-of-sea-lion-shallow-w...tif
  • Juvenile Australian sea lion showing off its whiskers
    sea-lion-whiskers-shallow-blue-water...tif
  • Cute young Australian sea lion sitting in the sand
    adorable-sea-lion-on-white-sand-aust...tif
  • Australian sea lion sitting on the sand, with another one in the background
    cute-sea-lion-carnac-island-western-...tif
  • Endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) being inquisitive
    australian-sea-lion-neophoca-cinerea...tif
  • Playful juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) greeting me in shallow water at Carnac Island in Western Australia
    young-australian-sea-lion-neophoca-c...tif
  • Two male sea lions, a juvenile and mature individual, tussling in shallow water. These animals mock fight on a regular basis, perhaps to establish relative social rank. They bite, nip and tug, but don't appear to inflict actual injury.
    two-sea-lions-mock-fighting-underwat...tif
  • Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) in muck environment in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The frogfish was well camouflaged. Without strobe light to illuminate it, this frogfish would look like just another lump of sponge
    Antennarius-pictus-frogfish-muck-env...tif
  • A submerged forest of pneumatophores that supports a vibrant community of mangrove apple (Sonneratia alba) trees in Long Lake, which is a tidal exchange area that connects a saltwater lake inside Ngeruktabel Island with the ocean. The conical pneumatophores pictured here comprise an extended root system that is essential for gas exchange in an anoxic environment. Sonneratia alba communities prefer seaward fringes with high salinity and soft sandy or muddy bottoms.
    Sonneratia-alba-pneumatophore-mangro...tif
  • This is a Pteromys volans orii flying squirrel making its final approach back to the nest after foraging. The animal blends in perfectly with its environment, a snow-covered forest. The entrance to the nest is a narrow crack in the Erman's birch (Betula ermanii) tree.
    pteromys-volans-orii-flying-squirrel...tif
  • Shallow, protected nooks and crannies among the Rock Islands of Palau are characterized by murky water, but can provide a safe environment for corals to flourish and develop into intricate, unbroken formations like the one pictured here. This coral tree was one of many in very shallow water in front of Ngchuus Beach, Ngeruktabel Island.
    backlit-coral-formation-ngeruktabel-...tif
  • Juvenile pajama cardinalfish hiding among coral in the calm and safe shallow-water environment of Mandarin Fish Lake in Palau
    juvenile-pajama-cardinalfish-Sphaera...tif
  • The marine lakes of Palau comprise a plethora of hidden environments and fragile ecosystems, often characterized by delicate formations such as this Merulina sp. hard coral, which was thin enough to be translucent. Photographed inside Disney Lake, located in Nikko Bay, Palau.
    translucent-merulina-sp-hard-coral-d...tif
  • The marine lakes of Palau comprise a plethora of hidden environments and fragile ecosystems, often characterized by delicate formations such as this Merulina sp. hard coral, which was thin enough to be translucent. Photographed inside Disney Lake, located in Nikko Bay, Palau.
    translucent-merulina-sp-hard-coral-d...tif
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