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Harbor Seals or Common Seals (Phoca vitulina), resting on the shoreline of Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada. Alternative spelling: Harbour seal.
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with tail fluke on surface. Photo was taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Classified as Vulnerable on the 2000 IUCN Red List.
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings can cause minor skin burn. Photo was taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings can cause minor skin burn. Photo was taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings can cause minor skin burn. Photo was taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings can cause minor skin burn. Photo was taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings can cause minor skin burn. Photo taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings can cause minor skin burn. Photo taken off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sea Jelly or Jellyfish (Anthomedusae sp.). Photo taken in British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). Photo taken off British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver and Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). Photo taken off British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Clinging Jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens). Also known as Orange Striped Jellyfish. British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens). Found in the East Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico.
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Pacific Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens). Found in the East Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico.
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Diver observing a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). The tentacles of this Jellyfish can extend as far as 100 feet and deliver a painful sting. Found in cool temperate seas around the world. Photo taken in British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tailed Pacific Transparent Worm (Tomopteris pacifica). Photo taken off British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus). Also known as Gray Cod, Gray Goo, Gray Wolf and Grayfish, this fish is an important commercial food species. Photo taken at Madrona Point, Vancouver Island, Canada, Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus), in kelp. Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus), in kelp. Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni), resting on a bed of strawberry anemones in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus). Photo taken at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus). Photo taken at Browning Passage in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silvergray Rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis). Photo taken at Browning Passage, offshore Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), resting on a bed of marine invertebrates. Photo taken at Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), resting on a bed of marine invertebrates. Photo taken at Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), resting on a bed of marine invertebrates. Photo taken at Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Wolf Eel (Anarrhuchthys ocellatus). Photo taken at Browning Passage, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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China Rockfish (Sebastes neulosus), resting in Sea Anemones. Photo taken at Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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China Rockfish (Sebastes neulosus), resting in Sea Anemones. Photo taken at Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Red Flabellina Nudibranch (Flabellina triophina). Photo was taken at Browning Passage, Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hooded Nudibranch (Melibe leonina), feeding in the current. Photo was taken at British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hooded Nudibranch (Melibe leonina), with its eggs on eel grass. Photo taken off British Columbia, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) eating urchin. Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens). Also known as Ruby Red Octopus. Photo taken at Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific Ocean.
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Scuba diver observing a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Photo was taken at Browning Passage in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). photo taken near Browning Wall, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
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Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) also known as Orca, breaching. This is a composite image. A captive Killer Whale image was digitally combined with a British Columbia, Canada, background image.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) also known as Orca, breaching. This is a composite image. A captive Killer Whale image was digitally combined with a British Columbia, Canada, background image.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) also known as Orca, breaching. This is a composite image. A captive Killer Whale image was digitally combined with a British Columbia, Canada, background image.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) in a Kelp Forest. This is a composite image. A Killer Wlae image was digitally combined with a Kelp forest image. Both images were shot in British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca) also known as Orca, breaching. This is a composite image. A captive Killer Whale image was digitally combined with a British Columbia, Canada, background image.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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