California sea lion underwater playing with sea star.
SCUBA Divers at Night, Isla de la Guarda Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez. Dive boat Rocio del Mar is seen in the distance. Night diving is scary so I stay on the big boat and fly my drone.
California sea lion underwater.
Earth shadow over Los Islotes Island, famous for its friendly colony of California sea lions, Espiritu Santo Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Two Divers in Huge Cavern, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez.
California sea lion underwater.
California sea lion underwater.
King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Cardon Cactus grow on Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez.
Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
The blue-spotted jawfish is a species of jawfish native to the Gulf of California. It is an inhabitant of reefs where it is found in large colonies at depths of around 12 metres. This species hides in its burrow at night, completely sealing the entrance. Every morning, it rebuilds the burrow entrance.
Barberfish, Black-Nosed Butterflyfish, Johnrandallia nigrirostris, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez.
Norris' Chromodorid, Felimida norrisi, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Tambja eliora nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food.
Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food.
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez.
Acanthemblemaria crockeri, Brown-cheek barnacle-blenny, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez.
Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Whale shark opens mouth wide to slurp clouds of mysid shrimp and krill, Rhincodon typus, Bahia de los Angeles, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Dive boat Rocio del Mar anchored at Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez.
Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species.
California sea lion injured by fishing line, at Los Islotes in the Southern Sea of Cortez.
Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Panamic crown of thorns sea star.
Lesser electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Panamic sargeant major fishes and sunburst, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Marcus' aeolid sea slug or nudibranch, Coryphellina marcusorum, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Gorgonian Polyps, Detail. Gorgonians are colonial animals that extend branches of polyps into currents that flow over the reef in order to capture passing bits of food.
Tambja abdere nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez.
Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world.
Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species.
Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Flower sea urchin with pedicellariae visible.
Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Schooling fish in the Sea of Cortez.
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.
Panamic sargeant major fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Orange cup coral clusters on rocky reef.
Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, part of the Espiritu Santo Biosphere Reserve.
Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.
Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.
California sea lion, adult male bull, underwater.
Pacific mutton hamlet, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Unidentified damselfish, Sea of Cortez.
Long-spine porcupine fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Barberfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Spotted sharpnose puffer fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Blue and gold snapper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Pacific creolefish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Panamic crown of thorns sea star.
Pyramid sea star.
Unidentified hard coral.
Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Schooling fish in the Sea of Cortez.
Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Orange cup coral.
The ocean surface, seen from underwater, ripples with waves and wind and bright sunlight.
Needlefish school, Los Islotes.
Bigeye scad, schooling.
Bigeye scad, schooling.