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2024 has been the year of the bait ball in Bonaire.  This tired turtle is looking for a place to rest, oblivious of the cyclone of big eye scan just meters away.  Shot with a Nikon Z8/Nauticam housing/INON z330 strobes.
By Leslie Howell
posted (3 days ago)
4 votes

Cirkewwa Marine Park
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Cratena nudibranch_September2024
(CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024
(CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024
(CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch 
( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024
(Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Pterois miles
Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Tuesday, December 24, 2024
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus 
ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted 05:47 CST Today (2 hours ago)
0 votes
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Dive Operators - United States
  1. Explorer Ventures
  2. Sunset Divers
  3. Truk Lagoon Dive Center
  4. Aqua Hut Dive & Travel Services
  5. Great Adventures Diveshop
  6. Sand Dollar
  7. South Pacific Island Travel
  8. Island & Cruise Adventure Inc.
  9. Reservation Services Int. Inc.
  10. Aggressor Fleet
  11. Livewell Ventures
  12. Roatan Charter Inc.
  13. Atlantis Dive Center, Inc.
  14. Kids Sea Camp
  15. Caribbean Adventures
  16. Travel Masters
  17. Aqua Dreams Travel, Inc.
  18. Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas
  19. Neal Watson's Undersea Adventures
  20. Mid-Altantic Scuba Center
  21. Pro Dive
  22. Billbeard's Costa Rica
  23. Underwater Safaris
  24. Scuba North
  25. Seasport Divers Hawaii
  26. Ocean Concepts
  27. Smoky Mountain Divers
  28. Abyss Dive Center
  29. Amoray Dive Resort
  30. Kona Honu Divers
  31. Openwater Habitat
  32. Reef Trekkers Hawaii
  33. Scuba Shack
  34. Chris Sawyer Diving Center
  35. Rex Dive Center
  36. Dive Vacations By Occidental
  37. Bahia Tours Inc.
  38. The Ski & Scuba Connection
  39. Buddy Dive Resort
  40. Caradonna Caribbean Tours
  41. Island Dreams Travel
  42. Kona Coast Divers Hawaii
  43. Maui Dive Shop Hawaii
  44. Peter Hughes Diving Inc.
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  47. 3 Little Devils
  48. Adventure Water Sports
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  50. Aquarius Dive & Travel
  51. Aquatic Perceptions
  52. Beneath The Sea
  53. Broadreach Summer Adventures For Teenagers
  54. Discovery Diving Co.
  55. Dive Kauai Scuba Center
  56. Diver Down Dive Charters
  57. Kellys On The Bay & Aqua-Nut Divers
  58. Lady Cyana Divers
  59. Lady-Go-Dive Charters
  60. Laguna Sea Sports
  61. Lake Ouachita Dive Center
  62. Lighthouse Dive Ctr
  63. Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center
  64. Rocky Mountain Scuba Club
  65. Silent World Dive Center
  66. Splash Dive Ctr Inc
  67. Treasure Cove Watersports Inc
  68. Maui Scuba Diving
  69. Reef Fantaseas
  70. Divi Resorts
  71. alwaysstock
  72. Angelfish Foundation
  73. Reel Eaxy Charters
  74. Reef Rainforest
  75. Florida Public Archaeology Network
  76. Florida Public Archaeology Network
  77. H2O Tours, Inc.
  78. Aqua Sport
  79. Ocean Master
  80. Learning Through Travel, Inc.
  81. Shark Diving International
  82. Pro Dive
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  86. Waikiki Diving
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  88. Catalyst Caribbean Adventures
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  96. Innerspace Productions
  97. the MANTA
  98. Ocean Presence Technologies
  99. YDI Scuba
  100. World Resorts of Distinction
  101. Aua-Trek USA
  102. Miss Scuba
  103. Dolphin Destiny Adventures
  104. South Seas Adventures
  105. Oceana
  106. Dream Weaver Travel
  107. Maduro Dive
  108. Caradonna Dive Adventures
  109. Den Laman Condominiums
  110. Scubaocity.com
  111. Neal Watson's Undersea Adventures
  112. Bahia Tours Inc.
  113. Best Western Crystal River Resort
  114. Travel Network
  115. Lost Coast Excursions
  116. Live Well Ventures Travel Services
  117. Agressor Fleet
  118. Blue Lagoon Cruises Ltd
  119. Caradonna Dive Adventures
  120. Caribbean Adventures/World Dive Adventures
  121. Deep Blue Divers
  122. Go Diving!
  123. Proprietor
  124. Juliet Sailing and Diving


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"Below the Wave Rider". Photo taken at Sunset Beach, North Shore Oahu.
Waikiki beach sitter.
Halimeda algae, Maui
Half-Lit Clumpy. I edited this photo to bring out the texture of this wonderfully wierd creature. Taken in Pupekea, HI in about 8ft of water, single strobe.
ha! i finally got the picture i wanted of these little guys!
Eyes for you..........
Mantis Shrimp, Taken at Kahe point, Oahu, HI. Canon 20D W/60MM macro in Ikelite housing
Big Momma and her baby. Taken at the three sister's spring in Crystal River Florida.
"Island Sunrise". This photo was taken on the East side of Oahu, HI.
shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
A carefully chosen composition from Mathew
I'm always a sucker for frogfish; Intertidal, Line Islands.
"Sand Patterns". The ocean carved some unique patterns in the sandy bottoms of Maui.
Corsair, Oahu Hawaii. Taken with a Canon Powershot S300 with 20MM wide angle lens.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007

Final RoundThrough to 2007 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
The sepia tint adds mystery Stuart
Bobtail squid Euprymna scalopes, swimminh at night; Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
"Troll of the Sea". Clumpy Sea Slug- taken in Pupekea, HI.
Corsair wreck off Oahu
Horn Shark, Heterodontus francisi, Face Detail,
Catalina Island, CA
Nikon 90s,60mm,(2)S&SYS90's
I found this odd bottom dweller, called a Batfish on a South Florida wreck at 120'. Shot with an Olympus 7070, Inon strobe, wide angle lens.
Mantis shrimp (Stomatopod- Lysiosquillina maculata) waiting for a meal to swim overhead. Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
Surfing in the Evening. Surfer in deep at Banzai Pipeline.
Thanks Grandma, My FIRST Wetsuit
Flatfish. I believe this is a Panther Flounder. I found him in just a few feet of water on Oahu's North Shore. Thanks!
does macro-free floating count?
Leaf at the surface
The Ride. This photo was taken under a breaking wave at Sunset Beach in Oahu.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Coraline Sculpin, Artedius corallonus, Coast Guard Breakwater Monterey, California,
Canon20D, 60mmEF-S,(2)S&SDX90's
Bits of Halimeda algae accent this blue-spotted urchin (Astropyga radiata) in Maui, Hawaii. Very little manipulation- these organisms are naturally fantastic.
Muddy-footed seagull interested in some ripe watermelon on Fort Lauderdale Beach
man-o-war washed up on Fort Lauderdale beach- Olypus SP-350
Brian swimming down to get a closer look at a manatee in Crystal river!
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