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Interaction between a Green Turtle and the rare Hawaiian ... by Beat J Korner
Interaction between a Green Turtle and the rare Hawaiian Monk Seal are not common. This young female enjoyed the company of an older turtle.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Limacia cockerelli, rhinophore study by Pat Gunderson
Limacia cockerelli, rhinophore study
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Waiting for the rest of the party who were doing their sa... by Elaine Wallace
Waiting for the rest of the party who were doing their safety stop.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Divers snorkel with Mola Mola - Catalina Island by Rasmus Raahauge
Divers snorkel with Mola Mola - Catalina Island
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A large population of Manta Rays has been documented to r... by Annemarie Kramer
A large population of Manta Rays has been documented to regularly come to the Isla Plata on Ecuador's coast during summer months. Scientists have identified hundreds of individuals using photo identification and the count continues...
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Giant Pacific Octopus Seattle, WA, U.S.A. by Tom Radio
Giant Pacific Octopus
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 27, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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The anatomy of a breaking wave. This image shows the vort... by Matthew Smith
The anatomy of a breaking wave. This image shows the vortices of energy released as a wave breaks. The vortices last a tiny fraction of a second before the whole wave collapses into a foam ball.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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- Get you under my wings - Eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatu... by Reinhard Arndt
- Get you under my wings -
Eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus), Landslide, Wolf Island, Galápagos
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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This Whale Shark circles as we observe its entangled in a... by David Valencia
This Whale Shark circles as we observe its entangled in a thick fishing line. The line, wrapped around the midsection, was deeply embedded in the whale shark's skin and must have been there for some time. The shark was later cut free.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A rare squadron of Giant Pacific Manta Rays. These giants... by David Valencia
A rare squadron of Giant Pacific Manta Rays. These giants measure 18 ft. from wingtip to wingtip. This special day the mantas were chasing each other in a playful frenzy.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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The Best Safety Stop ever! Momma and Baby humpback Whales... by David Valencia
The Best Safety Stop ever! Momma and Baby humpback Whales rest motionless in front of divers.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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The Turtle Cleaning station in the Morning Puako, Hawaii by Pat Gunderson
The Turtle Cleaning station in the Morning
Puako, Hawaii
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Mosshead Warbonnet Portrait by Pat Gunderson
Mosshead Warbonnet Portrait
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Love at first sight? Rare Hawaiian Monk Seal 'hugs' a Gre... by Beat J Korner
Love at first sight? Rare Hawaiian Monk Seal 'hugs' a Green Sea Turtle.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 25, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sealy Games by Alex Sher
Sealy Games
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Manta by Stuart Ganz
Manta
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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My First Manta. / Each time I go into the ocean, I look ... by Pam Murph
My First Manta. / Each time I go into the ocean, I look forward with great anticipation to new encounters. While in Palau, Micronesia, I had such a first with a manta. Ascending to the surface at German Channel, a well known Manta cleaning station,
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2013

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Perfect color balance, well taken.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Colors of Sekiu Sekiu, WA, U.S.A. by Tom Radio
Colors of Sekiu
Sekiu, WA, U.S.A.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Wolf Eel Couple by Tig Fong
Wolf Eel Couple
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date posted posted: Monday, December 23, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Mosshead Warbonnet by Pat Gunderson
Mosshead Warbonnet
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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How do I look? by Beat J Korner
How do I look?
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Fantail file fish by Stuart Ganz
Fantail file fish
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Close and Far. A view of sunlight cascading through the ... by Douglas Klug
Close and Far. A view of sunlight cascading through the kelp forest. Shot with Canon T4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Black bar soldier fish portrait in Maui, Hawaii. by Beat J Korner
Black bar soldier fish portrait in Maui, Hawaii.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Tiny white mouth moray eel checks out the photographer. by Beat J Korner
Tiny white mouth moray eel checks out the photographer.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Common shrimp Palaemon affinis by Daniel Poloha
Common shrimp Palaemon affinis
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Turtles in Love, Puerto Vallarta Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Turtles in Love, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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