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Jessica Roessler with a large soft coral colony. Scientific name: Dendronephthya sp.Location: The Red Sea Copyright: © Carl Roessler Release Available: y AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0010.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) Comments: Perched on a reef wall at a depth of nearly 100 feet, this colony of coral gathers plankton from the passing current-borne food stream. |
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This ethereal reef scene sits perched atop a thousand-foot precipice. Scientific name: variousLocation: The Red Sea Copyright: © Carl Roessler AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0011.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: In many areas of the Red Sea, reef structures rise in sheer precipices that soar almost to the surface |
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A soft coral colony grows on a coral reef wall. Scientific name: Dendronephthya sp.Location: western Borneo, Malaysia Copyright: © Carl Roessler AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0012.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) Comments: Soft coral polyps form a colony which is held in place on an inflatable body which places them in the food stream. They are noted for brilliant color. |
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A great white shark passes between two observation cages. Scientific name: Carcharodon carchariasLocation: Neptune Islands, South Australia Copyright: © Carl Roessler AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0013.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: It is advisable to use cages when observing these major predators. They are extremely cautious, but when drawn by bait in the water will arrive with eating in mind. |
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A raccoon butterflyfish parades past serenely on a Red Sea reef. Scientific name: Chaetodon fasciatusLocation: The Red Sea Copyright: © Carl Roessler AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0014.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: Some brightly-colored reef fish are quite comfortable, perhaps indicating that they do not have many predators in the neighborhood |
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The astonishing clarity of the Coral sea's water, illustrated by a distant diver. Location: Marion Reef, Australia's Coral SeaCopyright: © Carl Roessler Release Available: y AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0015.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: Jessica Roessler soars in gin-clear water above a coral reef 300 miles out in the Coral Sea. |
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A snorkeler peers down at a coral pinnacle through crystal-clear water. Location: Flinders Reef, Australia's Coral SeaCopyright: © Carl Roessler Release Available: y AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0016.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: The towering undersea pinnacles of Australia's Coral Sea are stunning when the weather is completely calm. |
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Reefs swept by currents often have an amazing density of colorful marine life. Location: Beqa atoll, FijiCopyright: © Carl Roessler AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0017.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: Around the tropical world, the richest reefs are often hose whose location places them in the path of nutrient-bearing flows of water. |
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Snorkelers in an aquamarine lagoon. Location: Marovo Lagoon, The Solomon IslandsCopyright: © Carl Roessler AGPix ID: AGPix_CaRo12_0018.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: Every once in a while we discover a place that is like a slice of Paradise. This protected lagoon off a remote, tiny island in the Solomon Islands is one. |
