• Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Mark Strickland

  • Portfolio
  • Archive
  • ABOUT
    • Contact
    • About Mark
  • WALL ART
  • TRAVEL
    • Travel Overview
    • Workshops
    • Expeditions
    • Upcoming Trips
    • Trip Reports
  • LEARN
    • Classes
    • Presentations
    • Feature Creature
  • NEWSLETTER
    • Newsletter Sign-up
    • Newsletter Archive
Show Navigation
Cart Lightbox Client Area

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
{ 23 images found }
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Loading ()...

  • This gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, appears to have been killed only for its valuable fins, then discarded, possibly still alive.  Known as finfishing, this wasteful and cruel practice results higher profits for shark fishermen, but threatens to exterminate many species.  Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ecoshark8.tif
  • These fishermen are drying their catch of shark fins, destined to be sold for the lucrative shark-fin soup market.  High prices in recent years have encouraged finfishing, an extremely wasteful practice that involves discarding sharks' bodies once fins have been removed, often while the animals are still alive, resulting in a slow, miserable death by starvation.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
    ecoshark9CP.tif
  • This Whitetip Reef Shark, Triaenodon obesus, has been caught for its valuable fins. Once they are removed, the disfigured animal, often still alive, is discarded, dooming it to a slow, miserable death. This extremely wasteful practice has decimated shark populations in many parts of the world.  Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ecoshark1CP.tif
  • The dorsal fin of a Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, slices through  a glassy ocean surface. Long Beach, California, Pacific Ocean
    20130527SeaWatch-0057.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is easily identified by its distinctive paddle-shaped dorsal and pectoral fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts74.tif
  • Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus albicans or platypterus, use sail-like dorsal fins to round up Spanish sardines, Sardinella aurita. Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Caribbean Sea
    2009MARCH12sail112.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, easily identified by its long, paddle-shaped pectoral and dorsal fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    Ocean Nomad 12x18
  • In a perfect example of symbiosis, the shy Aurora Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris aurora, warns its partner, a Randall’s Shrimp, Alpheus randalli, of danger by wiggling its fins. With this signal, both animals dash into the safety of their shared burrow, which is constructed & maintained by the shrimp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    20100225_Andamans_0061.tif
  • The bizarre, ancient-looking Bowmouth Guitarfish, Rhina anclystoma, shares characteristics of both sharks and rays, with the streamlined body, tall fins and powerful tail of the former, as well as the ventrally-located mouth and gill openings of the latter. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    bmgf3CP.tif
  • Underwater photograhper Jeff Yonover fins vigourously to keep pace with Rajan the Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus, who is out for his morning swim.  Retired from the logging industry, Rajan now resides at Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India.
    23FEB07OR233CP.tif
  • Inherently shy, this Aurora Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris aurora, warns its partner, a Randall?s Shrimp, Alpheus randalli, of danger by wiggling its fins. With this signal, both animals dash into the safety of their shared burrow, which is constructed & maintained by the shrimp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    20100308_Andamans_0050.tif
  • This odd-looking character is a Clown Anglerfish, Antennarius maculatus, a.k.a. Warty Frogfish. Although capable of swimming, it usually crawls across the substrate using its extraordiarily dextrous ventral and pectoral fins, which can actually grip objects like hands and feet.  Andaman Sea.
    frog21CP.tif
  • An Outspoken Individual--One member of a tightly packed school of Striped Catfish, Plotosus lineatus, seems to have lots to say. This species forms large schools as juveniles, becoming gradually more solitary as adults. Like all catfish, they deter potential predators with venomous spines in dorsal and pectoral fins. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    cat4CP.tif
  • Critically endangered, the strange, ancient-looking Bowmouth Guitarfish, Rhina ancylostoma, shares characteristics of both sharks and rays, with the well-developed tail and fins of the former, as well as ventrally-located mouth and gill openings of the latter.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    Bowmouth Guitarfish 16x24
  • Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus albicans or platypterus, use sail-like dorsal fins to round up Spanish sardines, Sardinella aurita. Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Caribbean Sea
    Full Sail 20x30
  • This odd-looking character is a Clown Anglerfish, Antennarius maculatus, a.k.a. Warty Frogfish. Although capable of swimming, it usually crawls across the substrate using its extraordiarily dextrous ventral and pectoral fins, which can actually grip objects like hands and feet.  Andaman Sea.
    frog104CP.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is easily identified by its distinctive paddle-shaped dorsal and pectoral fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts174.tif
  • A Raja Epaulette Shark, Hemiscylliium freycineti, forages amidst a healthy seagrass bed. Epaulette Sharks are also known as Walking Sharks, due to their habit of walking on their fins instead of swimming. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009MAY07epshark48LM.tif
  • Armed with highly venomous fin spines, an Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, hovers near a fan coral. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    lf9k64.tif
  • Primarily nocturnal, Spotfin Lionfish, Pterois antennata, move into the open at dusk to feed. Like all members of the scorpionfish tribe, they are equipped with sharp, hollow fin rays that can inject a powerful venom, used for self-defense. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    lf45CP.tif
  • A squadron of Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, team up to herd a school of baitfish into a compact mass, making them easier prey. Like all members of the scorpionfish family, lionfish are equipped with venomous fin rays, used for self-defense. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    lf56CP.tif
  • Armed with highly venomous fin spines, an Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, hovers among soft corals. Hin Muang, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    lf24CP.tif
  • With its dusting of fiine white spots, the Comet, Calloplesiops altivelis, does bear a certain likeness to its celestial namesake. Note false eye spot at base of second dorsal and caudal fin, probably meant to confuse predators. Wakatobi, Tukang Besi Archipelago, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
    comet1CP.tif