Underwater photos

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Salp chain and diver, open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Salp chain and diver, open ocean.
Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 05345  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00009  
Diver in kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Diver in kelp.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00274  
Tracy glides through the kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Tracy glides through the kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01104  
Diver and red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, San Clemente Island
Diver and red gorgonian.
Species: Red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01485  
Blue shark and diver, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California
Blue shark and diver.
Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01921  
Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02057  
Manta ray and freediver, Manta birostris, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos)
Manta ray and freediver.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris
Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02462  
Manta ray and scuba diver, Manta birostris, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos)
Manta ray and scuba diver.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris
Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02465  
Diver and garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island
Diver and garibaldi.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 02989  
Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California, Mola mola
Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 06407  
Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California, Mola mola
Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 06408  
Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp. Southern sea palm, Eisenia arborea, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp. Southern sea palm.
Species: Southern sea palm, Eisenia arborea
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 00612  
Diver and garibaldi, Catalina, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island
Diver and garibaldi, Catalina.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 01969  
Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03327  
Jack mackerel schooling around a diver.  Summer, Trachurus symmetricus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Jack mackerel schooling around a diver. Summer.
Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09635  
A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt.  The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish.  Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water.  San Clemente Island
A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt. The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish. Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water. San Clemente Island.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 10235  
A parent and child admire the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California, Macrocystis pyrifera
A parent and child admire the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Image ID: 10308  
Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy, Galeocerdo cuvier
Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy.
Species: Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 10649  
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean.
Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26818  
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean.
Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26828  
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean, Phacellophora camtschatica, San Diego, California
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean.
Species: Fried-egg jellyfish, Phacellophora camtschatica
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26829  
Manta ray and freediver, Manta birostris, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos)
Manta ray and freediver.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris
Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02464  
El Secreto del Vicki cavern. Vicki's Secret, a huge underwater cave on the southwest side of Guadalupe Island, few if any other SCUBA divers have seen this cave much less know of its existence.  Shown here is Vicki Beaver one of the first divers ever to explore the cave, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
El Secreto del Vicki cavern. Vicki's Secret, a huge underwater cave on the southwest side of Guadalupe Island, few if any other SCUBA divers have seen this cave much less know of its existence. Shown here is Vicki Beaver one of the first divers ever to explore the cave.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 06191  
Black coral and diver, Antipathidae, Isla Champion
Black coral and diver.
Species: Black coral, Antipathidae
Location: Isla Champion, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 05706  
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean.
Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26837  
Diver along chain of pelagic zooplankton, open ocean, underwater, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Diver along chain of pelagic zooplankton, open ocean, underwater.
Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26840  
Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, Darwin Island
Whale shark.
Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01508  
Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents, San Diego, California
Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27013  
Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, Darwin Island
Whale shark.
Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01505  
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