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Photos of open ocean and pelagic creatures

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Ocean sunfish sunning/basking at surface in the open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp in the open ocean near San Diego, Mola mola
Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California
Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France)
Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents, San Diego, California
Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus
Fried-egg jellyfish, drifting through the open ocean, San Clemente Island
Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids
Underwater Portrait of an Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swimming in the Open Ocean, near San Diego, Mola mola
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego, Mola mola
Ocean Sunfish Under a Boat in the Open Ocean near San Diego, Mola mola
A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California
A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California
Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France)
Brown Pelican with open mouth and throat pouch, with Distant Ocean in Background, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult non-breeding plumage coloration, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla, California
Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish, open ocean, photographer, freediving, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Blue shark and videographer, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California
Blue shark underwater in the open ocean, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California
Blue shark, detail showing ampullae of Lorenzini, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California
Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus
Hydromedusa with amphipod, open ocean, Mitrocoma cellularia, San Diego, California
Drift kelp, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Salp chain and diver, open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
Salp chain and diver, open ocean, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California
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