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  • A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup uses the mangroves as protection from large sharks. The ecosystem is also home to many potential prey items like juvenile fish and crabs. This shark will spend the first 5 to 8 years of her life in this mangrove creek and return to the same one to give birth. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    Ecosystem
  • American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are native to Cuba and an important part of their coastal ecosystem. The problem of interbreeding the two species cannot be solved by culling one species.
    American in Cuba
  • Marine biologist Tanya Kamerman collects Coralliophila abbreviata (recently changed to C. galea) a type of snail that are an indigenous coral predator that have become a greater concern with the decline of coral populations. Currently they are working on finding what their key predators are so we can better protect coral reefs and help restore the balance of the ecosystem.
    20170717EX_250.jpg
  • Often referred to as the "engineers of the mangroves" crocodiles are the largest predators in this part of the ecosystem and carve out the paths through the mangrove root system.
    AmericanCrocInCuba
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico045.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico045.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir (right) and Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program construct a walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico046.jpg
  • While a fairly minor concern individually, together the invasive species is spreading virus-like throughout the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, wreaking havoc on reef ecosystems throughout the region.
    Invader.jpg
  • Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program constructs an elevated walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles along the north coast of Puerto Rico. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico047.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir (right) and Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program construct a walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico046.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico044.jpg
  • A Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta) clings to kelp in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
    20220703-500_2625.jpg
  • American lobster (Homarus americana) hiding in kelp off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_9718.jpg
  • An American or Northern lobster (Homarus americana) hiding in seagrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190924-500_7058.jpg
  • Tape Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) seascape in Indonesia
    20181002-500_5882.jpg
  • American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in seagrass bed. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
    20170216GOTQ0844.jpg
  • Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) patrolling a coral reef filled with schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) and other fish. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
    20170216GOTQ0757.jpg
  • A clark's anenomefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in an otherworldly, shallow, seascape off Flores, Indonesia.
    20181003-500_6118.jpg
  • Large field of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in shallow water off Flores, Indonesia.
    20181003-500_6128.jpg
  • A seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) meadow off Flores, Indonesia.
    20180924-500_3546.jpg
  • An ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) hides among tall seagrass blades off North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    20180916-500_1883.jpg
  • A SCUBA diver enjoys a beautiful encounter with five Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perez) in Cuba.
    20170213GOTQ0879.jpg
  • American lobster (Homarus americana) in kelp off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_9723.jpg
  • A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hides among mangrove trees in The Bahamas.
    20200709-500_2262.jpg
  • A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hides among mangrove trees in The Bahamas.
    20200709-500_2261.jpg
  • A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a missing front flipper swims through a mangrove creek in The Bahamas.
    20200706-500_2011.jpg
  • Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) hunting silversides in a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest. Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
    2014_10_11TB037.jpg
  • Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20180619-500_6056.jpg
  • Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20180619-500_6050.jpg
  • Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20180619-500_6026.jpg
  • Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum), a type of seagrass, off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20180619-500_5913.jpg
  • Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over pristine coral reef in Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
    20170216GOTQ0425.jpg
  • A stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) eats algae on a coral reef near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20170504HI064.jpg
  • American crocodiles are native to the area and no invasive species. However, as water rises, the two species are coming into conflict with each other more frequently and hybridization is growing.
    Up The Food Chain
  • Some places, like the gulf side of northern Florida, have especially high densities of lionfish that can sustain an entire commercial fishery.
    Density.jpg
  • A lionfish is fed to a shark. It was once thought that you could teach predators like this Caribbean reef shark to eat lionfish, but there is no evidence any efforts have been working. Sharks tend to hunt weak or dying animals and actually help fish populations beneath them thrive.
    Predators.jpg
  • American lobster (Homarus americana) hiding in kelp off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190925-500_9739.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20170605HI0041.jpg
  • While the exact source of the lionfish invasion is not known, the aquarium trade is the most likely vector.
    Aquarium
  • Even after seagrass blades die they are still contributing to the ecosystem, here providing cover for a small blenny.
    20181002-500_5793.jpg
  • Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. A team of lionfish hunters are spearing them to help the local ecosystem.This image was made off Destin, Florida.
    20180227-DSC_5075.jpg
  • A lemon shark pup uses the mangroves as protection from large sharks. The ecosystem is also home to many potential prey items like juvenile fish and crabs. This shark will spend the first 5 to 8 years of her life in this mangrove creek and return to the same one to give birth. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    20170605HI0041sm.jpg
  • American crocodiles are native to Cuba and an important part of their coastal ecosystem. The problem of interbreeding the two species cannot be solved by culling one species.
    20170214GOTQ0557sm.jpg
  • Ciénaga de Zapata National Park is a fully protected ecosystem on Cuba's mainland. Here a cenote shows off her eerie beauty.
    20180518-500_3670web.jpg
  • The reefs in Cuba's protected Gardens of the Queen are as healthy as they come in the Caribbean. Large predators like this Nassau grouper are a dead giveaway of a healthy ecosystem.
    NassauGrouperOnReef.jpg
  • Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) are predators high on the food chain. Their presence in large numbers is a key indicator of a healthy ecosystem. *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.
    Caribbean Reef Sharks
  • An invasive lionfish is speared during the annual Green Turtle Cay Lionfish derby. Lionfish are invasive and this is one attempt to help the local marine ecosystem.
    2016_06_25GTCLionfishDerby552.jpg
  • Conch are the national food of the Bahamas and an integral part of the ecosystem. Scientists are predicting a fishery collapse is imminent, but how best to protect them is heatedly debated.
    BahamasConchFishery12.jpg
  • The invasive lionfish is known to feed on juvenile Nassau grouper, so much so that they begin to taste the same to fish connoisseur's. It is also speculated that grouper are one of the few fish that are beginning to feed on live lionfish - making them even more important to the ecosystem.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH1942.jpg
  • The venomous dorsal, anal and pelvic spines of a Lionfish, Pterois volitans, are extremely sharp and can cause a painful stick if handled incorrectly. While a fairly minor concern individually, together the invasive species is spreading virus-like throughout the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea and wreaking havoc to reef ecosystems throughout the region.
    2014_11_25HI026.jpg
  • The venomous dorsal, anal and pelvic spines of a Lionfish, Pterois volitans, are extremely sharp and can cause a painful stick if handled incorrectly. While a fairly minor concern individually, together the invasive species is spreading virus-like throughout the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea and wreaking havoc to reef ecosystems throughout the region.
    2014_11_25HI026.jpg
  • Seagrasses are known as the "lungs of the ocean" as they produce massive amounts of oxygen through photosynthesis. Like many of our natural and crucial ecosystems they are under threat from climate change, pollution, and other man-made threats.
    Jacks Over Seagrass
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