Lagoon Collection (#87)

A fat starfish clings to rocks in the Solomon Islands
A fat starfish clings to rocks on a steep dropoff in the Solomon Islands. This Melanesian region is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity

Huge school of reef fish off the coast of Fiji

A huge bull shark with accompanying remora, Fiji

A colorful coral reef grows in the Solomon Islands
A colorful coral reef grows along a deep dropoff in the Solomon Islands. This Melanesian region is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity

A yellow stingray on the sandy seafloor of Turneffe Atoll
A yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis) lays on the sandy seafloor of Turneffe Atoll in Belize. This small and beautiful elasmobranch ranges throughout the Caribbean Sea

A lionfish swims on a colorful reef in the Solomon Islands
A lionfish (Pterois volitans) swims on a colorful reef in the Solomon Islands. This part of Melanesia is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers

A lionfish swims along the edge of a mangrove
A lionfish (Pterois volitans) swims along the edge of a mangrove in the Solomon Islands. This part of Melanesia is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers

A large Lemon Shark searches for food on the sea floor, Fiji

A school of silversides swim above a shallow reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle and harbors more marine organisms than anywhere else on Earth

Juvenile fish swim above a slope of corals in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle and harbors more marine organisms than anywhere else on Earth

Divers & fish at Beqa Lagoons premier shark dive called the Bistro, Fiji

Schooling giant trevally muscle there way in to get fish scrap portions from a shark feed
Schooling giant trevally muscle there way in to get the larger fish scrap portions from a shark feed, Fiji

A large reef manta ray swims through clear water in Raja Ampat
A large reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) swims through clear water in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This beautiful region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle

A nurse shark rests on the seafloor of Turneffe Atoll, off the coast of Belize. These large but harmless sharks feed on lobsters, crabs, and small fish

Diver and schooling anthias fish and healthy corals of Beqa Lagoon, Fiji

A diver explores the wreck of a Japanese Maru warship, Solomon Islands
A diver looks on at an anti-aircraft gun still pointing defiantly at the sky on the wreck of a Japanese Maru warship sunk during during World War 2, Morovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Reef-building corals grow inside Palaus lagoon which is studded with limestone islands. This Micronesian destination is popular among scuba divers and snorkelers due to its spectacular coral reefs

Sunlight descends underwater and over a set of whip corals growing on a reef inside Palaus lagoon. Palau is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers

A diver in the Garden of Eden cenote system in Mexico

Sunlight silhouettes a boat and snorkelers in the Caribbean Sea
Sunlight silhouettes a boat and snorkelers exploring a reef in the Caribbean Sea

A large red gorgonian sea fan and black crinoid, Fiji
A large red gorgonian sea fan and black crinoid, Beqa Lagoon, Fiji

Hawksbill turtle glides over the pristine reefs in Fiji

A trio of reef manta rays swimming above a reef top
A trio of reef manta rays (Manta alfredi) swimming above a reef top, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

A shipwreck now serves as an artificial reef in Palaus inner lagoon. Artificial reefs attract colonizing invertebrates and reef fish

Swarms of small baitfish swim above a large sea anenome, Fiji

A snorkeler explores a shallow lagoon in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This beautiful region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle and is a popular destination for scuba divers

Clear waters surround a remote island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Clear, warm waters surround a remote island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This beautiful region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle and harbors more marine organisms than anywhere else on Earth

A slightly bleached staghorn coral colony in the Solomon Islands
A slightly bleached staghorn coral colony grows in shallow water in the Solomon Islands. This Melanesian region is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity

A bull shark turns sharply to avoid the photographer, Fiji

A Caribbean reef octopus on the seafloor off the coast of Belize
A Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) explores the seafloor of a shallow reef off the coast of Belize. This intelligent cephalpod ranges throughout the Caribbean feeding on lobster, crab

Colorful reef-building corals grow on a reef inside Palaus lagoon. Palau is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers

School of large damselfish in Palaus inner lagoon. This Micronesian destination is popular among scuba divers and snorkelers due to its spectacular coral reefs

Sunlight silhouettes a boat floating in the Caribbean Sea
Sunlight silhouettes a boat floating above a coral reef in the Caribbean Sea

A snorkeler explores a healthy coral reef in Palaus lagoon

A roughtail stingray rests on the seafloor near Turneffe Atoll
A large roughtail stingray (Dasyatis centroura) rests on the seafloor near Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This species is found throughout much of the Atlantic near reefs

Teardrop Butterflyfish swim within a protective coral arch, Fiji

Large plate coral or Acropora pulchra, Fiji

Fijian dive guide feeds a school of Scissortail Sergeant Major fish, Fiji

A coral reef grows in shallow water in the Solomon Islands
A colorful coral reef grows in shallow water in the Solomon Islands. This Melanesian region is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity

Cardinalfish swimming above soft corals in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This part of the Coral Triangle is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for scuba divers

A roughtail stingray swims over the seafloor near Turneffe Atoll
A large roughtail stingray (Dasyatis centroura) swims over the seafloor near Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This species is found throughout much of the Atlantic near reefs

Lemon Shark chomps down on a large tuna head, Fiji

A blue starfish lies on the seafloor near a mangrove forest in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Mangroves play an important role as nurseries for fish and invertebrates

A bull shark picks up a large tuna head off of the reef floor, Fiji
A bull shark swoops and picks up one of the many large tuna heads laying on the reef floor, Fiji

A healthy coral reef grows near limestone islands in Raja Ampat
A healthy and diverse coral reef grows near limestone islands in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle

Limestone islands surround a lagoon in a remote part of Raja Ampat
Rugged limestone islands surround a gorgeous lagoon in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This beautiful region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle

Pink anemonefish swim close to their host anemone
Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) swim close to their host anemone on a reef in Palau

A massive barrel sponge grows n the Solomon Islands
A massive barrel sponge grows on a steep dropoff in the Solomon Islands. This Melanesian region is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity

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