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  • A pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) underwater off Sri Lanka.
    Blue Whale
  • Blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the open ocean off Rhode Island, USA.
    2011-07-09 Blue Shark154.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hunting for plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) fish as they come into the intertidal zone to spawn and protect their eggs. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210628-501_0939.jpg
  • Leafy hornmouth (Ceratostoma foliatum) eggs being eaten by blue topsnail (Calliostoma ligatum) and other snails off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210127-500_3082.jpg
  • A scuba diver nears a halocline (caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient) while exploring a blue hole known as The Ocean Hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    2014_05_15HI091.jpg
  • Blue sharks (Prionace glauca), two, in the open ocean off Rhode Island, USA.
    2011-07-11BlueShark1533.jpg
  • A blue hole is a collapsed cave that, cut off from the ocean, often holds unique species and rare archological finds. This is an un-named blue hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    20181214-DJI_0333.jpg
  • A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims along the edge of a blue hole in The Bahamas.
    20170710NAS111.jpg
  • Deans Blue Hole on Long Island, Bahamas is a world-famous freediving site due to it's relative protection from the winds, easy access and, of course, extreme depth. Two days before this image was taken a new world-record was set here.
    20180719-501_6021-Pano.jpg
  • An Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) searches for food in a seagrass meadow (Thalassia testudinum) in the Florida Keys, USA.
    20190605-500_9837.jpg
  • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.
    2012_SriLanka_Whale082.jpg
  • Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close up off Rhode Island, USA.
    2011-07-10BlueShark1467.jpg
  • A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in clear, blue water off North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    20180914-500_1271.jpg
  • An underwater look at a blue hole in The Bahamas known locally as the sapphire blue hole. It features clear water and is surrounded by trees above. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2012_HI_Aug_29th074.jpg
  • The floor of a blue hole in The Bahamas is covered in decaying matter, food for the Cuban red cave shrimp.
    2012_HI_Aug_29th045.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hunting for plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) fish as they come into the intertidal zone to spawn and protect their eggs. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210628-501_0940.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hunting for plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) fish as they come into the intertidal zone to spawn and protect their eggs. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210628-501_0937.jpg
  • A blue hole is a collapsed cave that, cut off from the ocean, often holds unique species and rare archological finds. This is an un-named blue hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    20181215-DJI_0498.jpg
  • A blue hole is a collapsed cave that, cut off from the ocean, often holds unique species and rare archological finds. This is an un-named blue hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    20181215-DJI_0520.jpg
  • An aerial view of a blue hole on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20181214-DJI_0197.jpg
  • An underwater view of a blue hole on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    2016_09_22BlueHole178.jpg
  • An almost blind Bahamas Cave Fish (Lucifuga) survives just fine in the darkness of deep blue hole.
    Bahamas Cave Fish.jpg
  • A scuba diver nears a halocline (caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient) while exploring a blue hole known as The Ocean Hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    2014_05_15HI091.jpg
  • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.
    2012_SriLanka_Whale068.jpg
  • A shrimp that is most likely a red cuban cave shrimp, Barbouria cubensis, in a blue hole on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_22BlueHole268.jpg
  • A blue hole is a collapsed cave that, cut off from the ocean, often holds unique species and rare archological finds. This is an un-named blue hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    Blue Hole
  • A blue hole is a collapsed cave that, cut off from the ocean, often holds unique species and rare archological finds. This is an un-named blue hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    Blue Hole
  • Blue Shark on dark background
    2011-07-09 Blue Shark199.jpg
  • A blue hole is a collapsed cave that, cut off from the ocean, often holds unique species and rare archological finds. This is an un-named blue hole on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
    Bahamian Blue Hole
  • Blue shark and photographer off Rhode Island, USA.
    2011-07-09 Blue Shark105.jpg
  • Blue shark in blue water off Rhode Island, USA.
    2011-07-09 Blue Shark154.jpg
  • Blue whales are the largest animals to ever exist.
    2012_SriLanka_Whale073.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) eating a plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) fish as they come into the intertidal zone to spawn and protect their eggs. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210628-501_0887.jpg
  • Scuba diving tourism is a possible way for islanders to gain income from a non-destructive use of the ponds.
    2014_05_15HI237-2.jpg
  • A shrimp that is most likely a red cuban cave shrimp (Barbouria cubensis) in a blue hole on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20170926-461.jpg
  • An almost blind Bahamas cave fish aka cusk eel (Lucifuga spelaeotes) at the bottom of a blue hole on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20170926-172.jpg
  • Sharpnose sharks gather at a blue hole in The Bahamas to mate.
    20170710NAS386sm.jpg
  • The Ocean Hole is an inland pond or blue hole located on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. It is believed to be over 600 feet deep and is located directly behind a school. A long time ago fish from the ocean were brought into the pond. It is likely these introduced species ate all the native species. Now the introduced fish rely heavily on food from locals and tourists alike. The Ocean Hole park is a major tourist attraction for this Bahamian out island.
    Dependence
  • This inland pond (sometimes called a blue hole) formed when water levels were higher and reefs build up. As The water lowered the tunnels in the reef ended up inland from the sea. This blue hole is connected to the ocean underground through small tunnels, far too small for any diver. The passages also do not appear to transfer marine life either as what is found in here is far different from what is found in the ocean.
    BlueHoleStory01.jpg
  • Once blue holes are discovered they become human-infested garbage bins.
    BlueHoleStory07.jpg
  • The Bahamian islands are potholed with blue holes and inland ponds. Each pond is unique and holds little-studied species like this yet-to-be-described red cave shrimp. Most blue holes have no protection from development, pollution, invasive species, or extraction.
    2016_09_22BlueHole207.jpg
  • Two blue sharks off Rhode Island, United States
    2011-07-11BlueShark1533.jpg
  • A Blue-spotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the seabed in the Red Sea off Marsa Alam, Egypt.
    20191004-500_2089.jpg
  • Blue Tang Surgeonfish larva (Acanthurus coeruleus) at night in The Bahamas.
    20190301-500_3992.jpg
  • The Ocean Hole is an inland pond or blue hole located on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. It is believed to be over 600 feet deep and is located directly behind a school. A long time ago fish from the ocean were brought into the pond. It is likely these introduced species ate all the native species. Now the introduced fish rely heavily on food from locals and tourists alike. The Ocean Hole park is a major tourist attraction for this Bahamian out island.
    2016_09_03OceanHole0878.jpg
  • A shrimp that is most likely a red Cuban cave shrimp (Barbouria cubensis) scavenging on a dead crab in a blue hole on Eleuthera, Bahamas. When a shrimp finds a meal it rises in the water column to avoid competition.
    2013_09_03_HI371.jpg
  • Bahamian activist Adell Farquharson dives in to a blue hole. Getting protections for the blue holes is tricky partly because the land around many of them are owned by many different parties.
    2012_HI_Aug_29th050.jpg
  • Crown jellyfish (Cephea cephea) in blue water off Moorea, French Polynesia.
    20210816-500_6319.jpg
  • The Ocean Hole is an inland pond or blue hole located on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. It is believed to be over 600 feet deep and is located directly behind a school. A long time ago fish from the ocean were brought into the pond. It is likely these introduced species ate all the native species. Now the introduced fish rely heavily on food from locals and tourists alike. The Ocean Hole park is a major tourist attraction for this Bahamian out island.
    2016_09_03OceanHole0507.jpg
  • The Ocean Hole is a blue hole located on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. It is believed to be over 600 feet deep and is located directly behind a school. A long time ago fish from the ocean were brought into the pond. It is likely these introduced species ate all the native species. Now the introduced fish rely heavily on food from locals and tourists alike. The Ocean Hole park is a major tourist attraction for this Bahamian out island.
    2016_09_03OceanHole0279.jpg
  • A shrimp that is most likely a red cuban cave shrimp, Barbouria cubensis, in a blue hole on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_10_26RedShrimp385.jpg
  • Shrimp that are most likely red cuban cave shrimp, Barbouria cubensis, in a blue hole on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_22BlueHole616.jpg
  • A mating aggregation of blacknose sharks (Carcharhinus acronotus) in a blue hole in The Bahamas.
    20170710NAS386.jpg
  • Blue shark, Prionace glauca, off Rhode Island, United States.
    2011-07-10BlueShark1307.jpg
  • In a Bahamian blue hole a woman gives thanks.
    2013_10_30_HI303.jpg
  • A cave shrimp consumes a crab. In this blue hole on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas when a food source drops to the bottom a shrimp will quickly claim it's prize and rise up off the bottom to avoid competition.
    Shrimp Feast
  • A Blue-spotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the seabed in the Red Sea off Marsa Alam, Egypt.
    20191004-500_2072.jpg
  • Lone longfin batfish (Platax teira) in blue water, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD4_411.jpg
  • A scuba diver in silhouette exploring the entrance to an underwater cave or blue hole on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2014_05_15HI237.jpg
  • A Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) under a School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) at Blue Corner, Palau.
    20191009-500_2981.jpg
  • Convict blenny fish silhouetted against a blue ocean sky.  *Note: This image is only for sale for Rights Managed or as a limited edition print. See my "Limited Editions" under the PRINTS tab for more information or send me an email for a quote.
    Abstract Fish
  • An almost blind cusk eel (Lucifuga) survives just fine in the darkness of deep blue hole.
    BlueHoleStory02.jpg
  • Face of a blue shark off Rhode Island, USA
    2011-07-10BlueShark1467 copy.jpg
  • A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and schools of fish and healthy hard corals. Blue Corner, Palau.
    20191009-500_3058.jpg
  • Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
    20170213GOTQ0566.jpg
  • A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) test-bites a large blue crab. The crab walked away unscathed.
    20170930-1150-Edit.jpg
  • School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) at blue corner, Palau
    20191009-500_2939.jpg
  • Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) mate in a shallow seagrass bed in Florida. Their blue blood is extremely valuable in fighting disease, including COVID-19.
    20190605-500_9729 2.jpg
  • Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) super male. Palau.
    20191009-500_2869.jpg
  • Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) super male. Palau.
    20191009-500_3042.jpg
  • Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) super male. Palau.
    20191009-500_2935.jpg
  • A red cave shrimp feasting on a dead crab that has fallen into an in-land pond on Eleuthera, Bahamas. Directly under the opening is a silty plain that is covered in the shrimp. When a possible food source falls into the pond the lucky shrimp will swim up off the bottom to avoid competition.
    Scavenger
  • A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hides among mangrove trees in The Bahamas.
    20200706-500_1840.jpg
  • An inland pond on North Eleuthera lets the high sun pour in. The pond is mostly dark and cold, yet hosts interesting and little-known life.
    2016_09_22BlueHole178.jpg
  • 2012_Homosassa_Manatees053.jpg
  • Sperm whale playing in black and white
    2012_SriLanka_Whale198f.jpg
  • Scuba diving tourism is a possible way for islanders to gain income from a non-destructive use of the ponds.
    Explore
  • A lush meadow of eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210709-500_1693.jpg
  • A lush meadow of eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210709-500_1686.jpg
  • Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) off Tubuai, French Polynesia.
    20210903-500_6966.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_0140.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) with cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190924-500_8055.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) with cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190924-500_7993.jpg
  • Pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) being cleaned by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) at Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island, Philippines.
    20181014-500_9507.jpg
  • A woman in a white dress enters the sea.
    Silence
  • Scuba diving tourism is a possible way for islanders to gain income from a non-destructive use of the ponds. If the ponds begin to earn income, perhaps the government will have enough incentive to protect them.
    BlueHoleStory11.jpg
  • Three lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) feed on plankton at night.
    Seahorse Pond.jpg
  • 2012_Jupiter_Florida70.jpg
  • 2012_Homosassa_Manatees261.jpg
  • 2012_Homosassa_Manatees254.jpg
  • Bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
    2010 Bull Shark466.jpg
  • An inland pond on Eleuthera with an especially high density of shrimp. This pond is currently under threat of development as trees surrounding the area have been chopped down. Plans are highly secret. Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas has almost 200 in-land ponds. Some of these hold amazing treasures like a yet-to-be described cave shrimp. One pond even holds the record for the highest density of seahorses in the world. All of the ponds are under threat from development, invasive species and pollution. Protections are desperately needed.
    ShrimpDensity
  • Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas has almost 200 in-land ponds. Some of these hold amazing treasures like a yet-to-be described cave shrimp. One pond even holds the record for the highest density of seahorses in the world. All of the ponds are under threat from development, invasive species and pollution. Protections are desperately needed.
    Eleuthera Inland Ponds012.tif
  • Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas has almost 200 in-land ponds. Some of these hold amazing treasures like a yet-to-be described cave shrimp. All of the ponds are under threat from development, invasive species and pollution. Protections are desperately needed.
    Eleuthera Inland Ponds009.jpg
  • Tiger sharks enjoy protection while in The Bahamas, but are still targeted as soon as they leave the area. Male tigers, like the one pictured, are especially rare as they tend to venture in and out of Bahamian waters frequently.
    2014_05_05_HI04-2p.jpg
  • Large great barracuda in the Bahamas.
    2015_04_22_HI140.jpg
  • An iceberg floats by a mountain in Antarctica
    20211122-501_2013.jpg
  • A woman in a white dress swims beneath the ocean's surface over sand.
    2013_Jan4_HI370.jpg
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) portrait. Sri Lanka.
    2012_SriLanka_SpermWhaleD3409.jpg
  • Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) juvenile, hiding in eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190926-500_0834.jpg
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