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Sleeping loggerhead sea turtle, Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier

Cardinla fish surround loggerhead sea turtle sleeping in black coral, Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, World Heritage Site Photographer: David Doubilet

Maori (humphead) wrasse Chelinus undulatus at Opal Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Green sea turtle congregations at Raine Island on Great Barrier

The largest green sea turtle congregations in Australia occurs at Raine Island on the Northern Great Barrier Reef. Thousands of females crawl onto teh sialnd to lay their eggs on this tiny sand cay. They carwl back into the sea and mate with males that have gatherd aroudn the isalnd. Photographer: David Doubilet

Hawksbill sea turtle hatchling, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba

sHawksbill ea turtle hatchling, Gardens of the Queen Cuba 2 Experts: Marine Biologist Dr Fabian Pina Amargos fabianpina1972@gmail.com (c):+535-348-8489 Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu Photographer: David Doubilet

Hawksbill sea turtle hatchling, Gardens of the Queen Cuba 2 Experts: Marine Biologist Dr Fabian Pina Amargos fabianpina1972@gmail.com (c):+535-348-8489 Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu Photographer: David Doubilet

Elkhorn Coral glows at sunset, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba

Elkhorn Coral at dusk Gardens of the Queen, Cuba. Elkhorn coral is an endangered species of coral that has been decimated throughout its range but populations still remain in Cuba's Garden of the Queen. 2 Experts: Marine Biologist Dr Fabian Pina Amargos fabianpina1972@gmail.com (c):+535-348-8489 Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu Photographer: Jennifer Hayes

Elkhorn coral beneath a golden sunset, Gardens of the Queen, Cub

Endangered elkhorn coral glows beneath a golden sunset in Gardens of the Queen, Cuba. Elkhorn coral has nearly vanished throughout its original Caribeban range but trhives in this marine preserve. Photographer: David Doubilet

Liquid gold, sunset casts a gokden shadow across a garden of end

Elkhorn Coral at dusk Gardens of the Queen, Cuba. Elkhorn coral is an endangered species of coral that has been decimated (75% - 90% loss) throughout it range but populations still remain in Cuba's Garden of the Queen. 2 Experts: Marine Biologist Dr Fabian Pina Amargos fabianpina1972@gmail.com (c):+535-348-8489 Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu Photographer: Jennifer Hayes

Baby Green sea turtle Nengo Nengo French Polynesia

a baby green sea turtle (chelononia mydas) swims toward the protection of the open sea off Nengo Nengo atoll french polynesia Photographer: Underea Images Inc