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A Pacific harbor seal eyes the photographer while swimming in the shallows. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach.
Image ID: 15546
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching.
Image ID: 09675
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. K9726.
Image ID: 09676
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico |
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A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching.
Image ID: 09677
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Stephanocystis dioica
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching.
Image ID: 09692
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph.
Image ID: 26150
Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada |
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Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30952
Species: Southern palm kelp, Surfgrass, Eisenia arborea, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Image ID: 32495
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico | Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Image ID: 32556
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico |
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Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Image ID: 32597
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico | Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30941
Species: Surfgrass, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs.
Image ID: 21612
Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris
Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA |
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Shallow water reef with coniferous forest hanging over the water, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island.
Image ID: 35433
Location: British Columbia, Canada | Sea urchins cling to a shallow reef in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island.
Image ID: 35457
Location: British Columbia, Canada | Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30884
Species: Southern palm kelp, Surfgrass, Eisenia arborea, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30942
Species: Southern palm kelp, Surfgrass, Eisenia arborea, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30945
Species: Southern palm kelp, Surfgrass, Eisenia arborea, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Stephanocystis dioica (lighter yellow), southern sea palm (darker yellow) and surfgrass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30948
Species: Southern palm kelp, Surfgrass, Eisenia arborea, Phyllospadix, Stephanocystis dioica
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30951
Species: Surfgrass, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island.
Image ID: 30957
Species: Southern palm kelp, Surfgrass, Eisenia arborea, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32062
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32063
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32064
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32065
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32069
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32071
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32072
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32073
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32074
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
Image ID: 32075
Species: Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Location: Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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