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Indonesia Reef Scenics

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  • A huge school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, create a living tornado around a lucky diver on the edge of a coral-encrusted drop-off. Pulau Koon, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR21rsbs48LM.tif
  • A large colony of Table Coral, Acropora sp., adds to the beauty of this shallow reef. Pulau Lawang, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101017_Indo_0008.tif
  • A school of fusiliers flows over the vast field of sea anemones at Anemone City, Alor, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101031_Indo_0025.tif
  • Lauren Greider swims past a huge, healthy coral colony. Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
    20130818_cenderawasi_0055.tif
  • Schooling Sleek Unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus, pass over a stand of elephant-ear sponges. Wild Fish Ridge, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130829_cenderawasi_0344.tif
  • A school of Ruddy Fusiliers, Pterocaesio pisang, swarm above a coral bomme adorned with leather coral and Dendronepthya soft coral.  Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, Ceram Sea, Indian Ocean
    20161206_RajaAmpat_0244.tif
  • A Banded Archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix, cruises just below the surface near a soft coral colony among magrove roots. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0021.tif
  • Thriving hard corals, clear water and mangroves are a rare combination. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0026.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Corals, Dendronepthya sp., growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0056.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Corals, Dendronepthya sp., growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0247.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Coral growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0254.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Coral growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0254.tif
  • A small pinnacle covered with soft corals and tunicates appears to dwarf a distant diver. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161212_RajaAmpat_0190.tif
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  • A trio of Moorish Idols, Zanclus cornutus, approach a large barrel sponge, along with a Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181213_RajaAmpat_0076.tif
  • An Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, surrounded by thriving soft  and gorgonian corals and crinoids. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20181214_RajaAmpat_0036.tif
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181214_RajaAmpat_0105.tif
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181214_RajaAmpat_0155.tif
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    Raja Reefscape FA 30 x 45.tif
  • Raja Ampat is among the few areas in the world where colorful soft corals,  Dendronepthya sp., grow within inches of the surface, sometimes attached  mangrove roots. Healthy mangrove forests are a prime feature of Raja Ampat, and are key to healthy marine habitat, functioning as nurseries to many species. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    rasplit9LM.tif
  • Healthy coral reef meets mangrove forest in clear water--an extremely productive and increasingly rare habitat.  Gam Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    rsra27CP.tif
  • A school of Fusiliers stream over healthy hard and soft corals at a reef known as Melissa's Garden. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    rsra28CP.tif
  • This pristine, isolated coral pinnacle is the shallowest point of a deep ridge at a dive site called The Blade. Wakatobi Marine Reserve; Tukang Besi Archipelago; Sulawesi; Indonesia; Banda Sea; Pacific Ocean
    rswak32CP.tif
  • A tightly packed school of Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, hover in formation near a coral bommie. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Sweetlips School 16 x 24