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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Crinoid Feather Stars, Gorgonia Coral, Whip Coral and Soft Corals. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Gorgonia Coral, Soft Corals and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Elephant Ear Sponge, Gorgonia Coral and Whip Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Gorgonia Coral, Whip Corals and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Whip Corals and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef covered in Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Crinoid Feather Stars attached to Whip Coral and Gorgonia Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Crinoid Feather Stars attached to a large Sea Sponge. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Crinoid Feather Stars, Gorgonia Corals and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Crinoid Feather Stars attached to Gorgonia Corals. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical coral reef with Purple Fairy Basslets feeding in the water column. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Elephant Ear Sponge and Gorgonia Coral with Crinoid Feather Stars attached. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Barrel Sponge with Crinoid Feather Stars attached, Gorgonia Coral and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Under over picture of a Snorkel Diver exploring a tropical island coral reef. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Under over picture of a Snorkel Diver exploring a tropical island coral reef. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a large Gorgonia Coral and Soft Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing Whip Corals and Gorgonia Fan Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) and other sea sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a large Gorgonia Coral and Soft Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing Orbicular Batfish (Plaxas orbicularis) sheltering in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing Orbicular Batfish (Plaxas orbicularis) sheltering in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a bed of Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing Fairy Basslets and Damselfish sheltering in coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a reef drop off covered in Black Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a bed of Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a bed of Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a large Gorgonia Coral and Soft Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, covered in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, covered in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, consisting of Acropora Corals (Acropora sp.) and Sea Anemone with Anenomefish. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Whip Corals and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef consisting of Whip Corals and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, consisting of Acropora Corals (Acropora sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, covered in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, covered in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, covered in Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.) and Sea Sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver observing a pair of Lionfish (Pterois volitans). Also known as Firefish. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef scene showing Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) and various Hard Corals. Photo taken in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. The reefs in Komodo are among the richest in the world and home to over 1,000 types of fish and nearly 400 varieties of coral.
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Reef scene consisting of Alcyonarian Soft Coral and schooling Bigeye Jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus). Photo taken off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), circling above a reef covered in Alcyonarian Soft Coral. Photo taken off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coral spawning showing egg bundles set in polyps. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mushroom Coral (Fungia sp.) spawning. Mushroom Coral releasing egg and sperm bundles. Photo taken in Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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