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  • The unmistakable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus. Reaching over 40 feet in length, whale sharks are the largest of all fish, yet are gentle filter feeders, straining plankton and small fish from the water with their gill rakers. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    PortfolioPairReefscapeWS107.jpg
  • The unmistakable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus. Reaching over 40 feet in length, whale sharks are the largest of all fish, yet are gentle filter feeders, straining plankton and small fish from the water with their gill rakers. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    Whale Shark Dream 20 x 30
  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, glides with outstretched wings, conjuring images of some giant underwater bird of prey. Mantas actually feed on plankton, which they funnel into their wide mouths with a pair of specialized cepahlic lobes, as seen here.  Andaman Sea.
    manta26CPIX.tif
  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, feeds on plankton while cruising just below the surface. The long flaps on either side of its mouth, known as cepahlic lobes, help to funnel water into its mouth so the plankton can be strained out. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb20manta152CP.tif
  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, performs a barrel roll while feeding on plankton just below the surface. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb20manta82CP.tif
  • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying its propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0051.tif
  • A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, approaches a snorkeler at the surface. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0042.tif
  • Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying their propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0115.tif
  • An  curious Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, banks towards the photographer (not pictured) for a closer look. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    ws118norm.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    Ascent 16 x 24
  • A Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, opens wide to feed on plankton, jellies and small fish as huge volumes of water pass through its gill rakers, which act like strainers.  Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws48CP.tif
  • Playful and energetic, a baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    01OCT08humpbk183CP.tif
  • A Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, swims amidst a swirling mass of Big-Eye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus. Hin Muang, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ws21B&W.tif
  • The unmistakeable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, often the first view a diver gets while looking up from the bottom. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws131CP.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195LM-2.tif
  • Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. In this case a mother and calf surface to breathe, accompanied by an adult male escort.  When the calf is several months old it will follow its mother away from the warm, sheltered waters of the tropics and swim thousands of miles to summer feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean. Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback Trio 20 x 30
  • Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. In this case a mother and calf surface to breathe as an adult male, serving as escort, descends.  When the calf is several months old it will follow its mother away from the warm, sheltered waters of the tropics and swim thousands of miles to summer feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean. Tonga; Pacific Ocean
    30SEP08humpbk350.tif
  • A diver experiences the thrill of a lifetime, swimming next to the world's largest fish, a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    wsd42CP.tif
  • A baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, cruises just below the surface. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0031.tif
  • Critically endangered Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by a school of cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Gulf of Thailand
    Whale Shark and Cobia School 12 x 24
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises among schooling fusiliers. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws27B&W.tif
  • A snorkler experiences the thrill of a lifetime, swimming next to a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    wsd30.tif
  • This distinctive silhouette belongs to the heaviest of all bony fish, an Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR22mola110CP.tif
  • A Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises above schooling fusiliers. Whale Sharks are harmless filter-feeders; growing to lengths of 40 ft. or more, they are the largest of all fish. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws51CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by remoras and juvenile jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws18CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by several small cobia, Rachycentron canadum, and Remoras, Echeneis naucrates. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws123CP.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, resting at the surface in the clear, tropical waters of Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0415.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, relaxing at the surface. Male escort barely visible in the distance. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0282.tif
  • A playful Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeanglae, makes a close pass. Ha'pai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0043.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • The unmistakable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, passes overhead. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ws50.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by small cobia, Rachycentron canadum, Remoras, Echeneis naucrates, and small jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws124CP.tif
  • Playful and curious, a baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    01OCT08humpbk125.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by sharksuckers and juvenile jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws26norm_Adj-v2.tif
  • Largest of all fish, the Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, can exceed 40 feet in length. This individual sports a beard of hitchiking sharksuckers, Echeneis naucrates.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ws19BW.tif
  • A baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, stays close to its mother in mid-water. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140918_tonga_0027.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by remoras and juvenile jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand. filename: ws26
    ws26.tif
  • A young Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises just below the surface.  Koh Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws24CP.tif
  • Humpback Whale mother and calf, Megaptera novaeanglae, cruising near the surface. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140917_tonga_0189.tif
  • Growing to lengths of 10 feet and wieghts of 5000 pounds, the odd-looking Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, is the heaviest of all bony fish. Banda Sea, Indonesia
    2009APR22mola123PHOTSHELTER.tif
  • A baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, cruises just below the surface. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0031-2-2-2.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by a school of small cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws13CP.tif