great barrier reef Archives

sea fan in canyon at Three Sisters Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia

Gorgonian sea fan in canyon at Three Sisters Reef, Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

cuttlefish over coral at the Clam garden Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

One Tree Island Capricorn and Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef

Aerial One Tree Island Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

cleaner wrasse and potato cod Epinephelus tukula Number 10 Ribbon Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: Jennifer Hayes

holobranch sea cucumber spawning at Challenger Bay on Great Barrier Reef Australia

holobranch sea cucumber ejaculating sperm at dusk in Challenger Bay on the Great Barrier Reef Photographer: David Doubilet

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

Silky shark, Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Silver tip sharks, Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier reef, Australia Photographer: Jennifer Hayes

goby on gorgonian coral Three Sisters Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia

goby on Gorgonian coral Three Sisters Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: Underea Images Inc

Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

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

Dr. J.E.N. Veron explores Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier Ree

Dr. J.E.N. Veron explores Great Detached Reef on the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

A tower of plate corals on Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Layers of life in layers of plate coral on Opal reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Layers of life in layers of plate coral on Opal Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Sweetlips Challenger Bay, Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Fungi coral specimen, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Fungi coral specimens, Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Coral skeleton, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Coral skeleton specimens Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Blue chromis over staghorn coral, Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

schools of sweetlips at dusk in Chalenger Bay Great Barrier Reef Australia

A school of sweetlips at dusk in Challenger Bay Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Cuttlefish over coral at Clam Garden, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

anemonefish in host anemone Three Sisters Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia

Spine Cheek Anemonefish (clownfish) Three Sisters Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Goby on elephant ear sponge at Steve's Bommie Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

algae covered dead dying and damaged coral reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia

algae covers dead and dying, bleached coral reef in Challenger Bay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

aerial of great detached reef on great barrier reef

Aerial Great Detached Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Aerial Great Detached Reef ,Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Plate corals compete for space on Opal reef, Great Barrier, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Hammerhead Shark, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Hammerhead shrak, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photographer: Jennifer Hayes

Tiger sharks circle a dead sperm whale, Great Barrier Reef, Aust

Tiger sharks feeding on dead sperm whale on the inside of the great barrier reef, Austrlia Photographer: David Doubilet

Maori (humphead) wrasse Cheilinus undulatus at Opal Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia. The The maori wrasse is the largest member of the wrasse family and males can reach 6 feet in length and several hundred pounds. The maori wrasse is long lived, slow growing with a ow rate of reproduction that can not with stand fishing pressure. Populations throughout the Indopacific have crashed and it is rare to see a large individual. Australia banned fishing of Maori wrasse in 2003. Photographer: David Doubilet

Opal Reef near Cairns, Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

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

Tiger Shark Feeding on Whale Carcass, Great Barrier Reef, Austra

Tiger shark feeding on dead sperm whale, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Tiger Sharks, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Tigers sharks feeding on dead sperm whale, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photographer: David Doubilet

Tiger shark circles a dead sperm, Great Barrier Reef

Tiger sharks feeding on dead sperm whale, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Coral spawning Acropora millepora Heron Island Great Barrier reef Australia. Photographer: David Doubilet

schools of red bass at dusk in Chalenger Bay Great Barrier Reef Australia

schools of red bass gather over staghorn coral at dusk in Challenger Bay Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

delicate plate corals on Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Black coral garden on Yingala Shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Aus

Yongala shipwreck with thick coral growth and immense concentration of life Yongala shipwreck with thick coral growth and immense concentration of life Photographer: David Doubilet

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

parrotfish smile, heron island Great barrier reef Australia

A sleeping parrotfish appears to smile with near perfect teeth, Heron Island Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Silvertip shark patrols Great Detached Reef, Northern Great Barr

silvertip shark patrols remote Great Detached Reef on the northen 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

A floatplane glides over Hook and Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef

A DeHavilland Beaver Biplane delivers scuba divers to Hook and Hardy Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photographer: David Doubilet

potato cod Epinephelus tukula Number 10 Ribbon Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia

A Potato cod Epinephelus tukula approaches Jennifer Hayes Number 10 Ribbon Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Coral reef surrounding Number 6 Sand Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet

Coral reef at Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Photographer: David Doubilet

potato cod Epinephelus tukula approaches Jennifer Hayes Number 10 Ribbon Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet