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  • Northern scorpionfish lying amongst kelp, Poor Knights Islands, Tutukaka, New Zealand. The Poor Knights Islands are famous for their sub-trobical marine biodiversity.  The islands have many underwater arches and caves, some of which are home to large schools of blue mao mao.
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  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
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  • Red pigfish and blue mao mao, Poor Knights Islands, Tutukaka, New Zealand. The Poor Knights Islands are famous for their sub-trobical marine biodiversity.  The islands have many underwater arches and caves, some of which are home to large schools of blue mao mao.
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  • Sargassum frogfish live in clumps of floating sea weed and have evolved camouflage to match their surroundings. The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
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  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250045.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903270043.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903260198.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  Trumpetfish are capable of changing the markings and colors on their body to match that of their surroundings.
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  • Northern scorpionfish hiding amongst sea lettuce, Poor Knights Islands, Tutukaka, New Zealand. The Poor Knights Islands are famous for their sub-trobical marine biodiversity.  The islands have many underwater arches and caves, some of which are home to large schools of blue mao mao.
    TUTU200702180068.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903260195.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903260186.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903260164.jpg
  • Sargassum frogfish live in clumps of floating sea weed and have evolved camouflage to match their surroundings. The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903210159.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250131.jpg
  • Sargassum frogfish live in clumps of floating sea weed and have evolved camouflage to match their surroundings. The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903210173.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250227.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903270062.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903270054.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903260265.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity. Many different crustaceans hide in the branches of soft coral.  They may help their host by removing debris and parasites on the surface of the coral.
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  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.
    WPAP200903250040.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.
    WPAP200903250103.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250076.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250224.jpg
  • Periclemenes shrimp in anemone, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.
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  • Hard coral attacked and ovegrown by a sponge, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.
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  • Pulau Weh lies at the most north westerly tip of Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea.  The deep water and strong currents that sweep past the island provides perfect conditions for both large and small marine species.  The island has active volcanic vents that emit   sulphurous gases and lies close to an active subduction zone.  Pulau Weh lies just off shore from Banda Aceh, the city that was devastated during the 2004 tsunami.  Fortunately, damage on the island was minimal compared to the devestation on the mainland.
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  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
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  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
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  • Both adult and juvenile Banggi cardinalfish often shelter amongst the spines of sea urchins.  This species of fish was originally found only in the Banggi Islands in Sulawesi but has since spread to other areas of Indonesia as a result of the aquarium trade. Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250148.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250062.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
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  • Spawning surgeonfish, Menjangan, Bali, Indonesia. Like many reef fish, surgeonfish spawn along the edges of current-swept reefs to aid dispersal of the fertilised eggs. Menjangan is protected from the strong currents that sweep between Java and Bali and as a result has clear, warm waters and good reefs - the walls and shallow coral gardens of the island are some of the best in Bali.
    BALI200904260208.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250172.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250110.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250075.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250072.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250068.jpg
  • Takifugu pufferfish are better known as fugu and are considered a delicacy in Japan.  Parts of the fish have high levels of lethal tetrodotoxin and every year, badly prepared fugu kills a number of people. Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250057.jpg
  • Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250214.jpg
  • Banded sea urchin in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Reeftop or messmate pipefish in eelgrass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Thorny seahorse in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701100009.jpg
  • A well-camouflaged paron shrimp on a sponge, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701110014.jpg
  • A group of sea urchins in a bed of eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701110013.jpg
  • Thorny seahorse in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701100010.jpg
  • Thorny seahorse in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701090006.jpg
  • A school of strap weed or small-spotted filefish Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701110012.jpg
  • Thorny seahorse in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701100008.jpg
  • An estuarine stonefish burying itself alongside an anemone, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701090007.jpg
  • Thorny seahorse in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701090005.jpg
  • Eyed sea cucumber in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • An elephant truck sea snake using its tongue to hunt for food, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701080003.jpg
  • Schooling striped catfish feeding in eel grass, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park and the nearby dive sites around Manado are a very popular dive destination, famous for beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200701110011.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905200018.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905200143.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.  Further north, at Bangka, the reefs are covered in spectacular soft corals that thrive in the strong currents that are typical for the area.
    SULA200905240044.jpg
  • These small shrimps adopt the coloration of their host whip coral. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.  Fishing is still allowed in parts of the park, as long as the fishermen use non-destructve and low impact methods such as hand-line fishing
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  • Boxer crabs are well known for their mutualistic symbiosis with small anemones that they carry in their claws. Female crabs carry and protect their eggs until they develop and hatch into planktonic larvae. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905270041.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905200004.jpg
  • Boxer crabs are well known for their mutualistic symbiosis with small anemones that they carry in their claws. Female crabs carry and protect their eggs until they develop and hatch into planktonic larvae. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905270048.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905200055.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190111.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905230155.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905210116.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905210094.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905270285.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905210105.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190105.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190089.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190048.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905180035.jpg
  • At various points around Bunaken, dive guides have been feeding small fish for the entertainment of tourists.  They now mob any divers. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Anemonefish live in obligate symbiosis with anemones - they are unable to survive outside of their host.  In return for the shelter provided by the stinging tentacles of their host, they defend the anemone from fish that feed on the tentacles. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905180003.jpg
  • Anemonefish live in obligate symbiosis with anemones - they are unable to survive outside of their host.  In return for the shelter provided by the stinging tentacles of their host, they defend the anemone from fish that feed on the tentacles. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905180079.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905240018.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905230234.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190120.jpg
  • Portrait of a butterflyfish within a barrel sponge.  Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Many of Bunaken's reefs have large buttresses of coral that extend out into the currents.  Anthias form large schools at the top of these buttresses where they are guaranteed a steady supply of food.  Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Redtooth triggerfish are plankton feeders that form loose schools of the reef in current swept areas.  If threatened they return to the safety of the reef. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905230191.jpg
  • The mimic surgeon fish is so called because the juveniles very closely resemble pygmy angelfish.  When the surgeonfish grows larger than an angelfsh, it develops its own distinctive markings. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905200011.jpg
  • These illegal fishermen had over 200 turtles in the hold of their boat, captured in Malaysian waters in the South China Sea. The turtles were dead, gutted and partially dried.  The boat was intercepted by Sabah Marine Police, the fishermen arrested and the boat confiscated.
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  • The Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.
    SULA200905290123.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903250262.jpg
  • These illegal fishermen had over 200 turtles in the hold of their boat, captured in Malaysian waters in the South China Sea. The turtles were dead, gutted and partially dried.  The boat was intercepted by Sabah Marine Police, the fishermen arrested and the boat confiscated.
    SABA20070328002.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.  Further north, at Bangka, the reefs are covered in spectacular soft corals that thrive in the strong currents that are typical for the area.
    SULA200905250095.jpg
  • Ghost pipefish are very well camouflaged.  This red form is very rare and can sometimes be found in areas with lots of red algae. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Ghost pipefish are very well camouflaged.  This red form is very rare and can sometimes be found in areas with lots of red algae. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190083.jpg
  • Ghost pipefish are very well camouflaged.  This red form is very rare and can sometimes be found in areas with lots of red algae. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905190060.jpg
  • The bright colours of many juvenile frogfish are an example of Batesian mimicry - the frogfish is mimicking a toxic nudibranch, despite not having any toxins of its own. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
    SULA200905270282.jpg
  • All frogfish use a lure on a 'fishing rod' to attract their prey.  In some species the lure resembles a small shrimp or fish.  When the prey is close enough the frogfish strikes out in the fastest recorded feeding action of any marine species. The Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.
    SULA200905090023.jpg
  • Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.  Further north, at Bangka, the reefs are covered in spectacular soft corals that thrive in the strong currents that are typical for the area.
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  • The bright colours of many juvenile frogfish are an example of Batesian mimicry - the frogfish is mimicking a toxic nudibranch, despite not having any toxins of its own. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Mixed school of yellowtail and blue and yellow fusilier, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. The reefs around these islands are thought to be some of the most biodiverse on the planet.
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  • Redtooth triggerfish are plankton feeders that form dense schools at the edge of reefs.  North Sulawesi is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Whip corals surrounded by fusiliers, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. The reefs around these islands are thought to be some of the most biodiverse on the planet.
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  • Healthy reef of soft corals and other filter feeders, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. The reefs around these islands are thought to be some of the most biodiverse on the planet.
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  • Dwarf goby, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. The reefs around these islands are thought to be some of the most biodiverse on the planet.
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