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David Doubilet


American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
Chromodoris Nudibranch with shrimp
chromodoris with commesal shrimp bali indonesia Photographer: David Doubilet
German U Boat U352 off Morehead City North Carolina
German U Boat Submarine sunk off Morehead City North Carolina in the Graveyard of the Atlantic Photographer: David Doubilet
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
American crocodile greets Jennifer Hayes, Garden of the Queen, C
A curious American crocodile investigates National Geographic photogapher Jennifer Hayes in a mangrove channel in Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. These large reptiles are called the engineers of the mangroves because their movements open and maintain channels through the dense root systems enhancing circulation of water and nutrients. Photographer: David Doubilet
Freid egg jellyfish Danskoya Svalbard
Fried egg jellyfish hunts off Danskoya Svalbard as our guide patrols for ploar bears with Elysium Arctic Expedition Photographer: David Doubilet
Saphire Blue Iceberg Scoresby Sund Fjord Greenland
A saphire blue iceberg glows in Scoresby Sund Fjord, Greenland. Icebergs are the perfect metaphor for the sea, only a small fraction is visible to the human eye. Photographer: David Doubilet
Iceberg, West Greenland, Arctic
Iceberg, West Greenland, Arctic Photographer: David Doubilet
Grounded Iceberg sculpted by wind and sea in Blanley Bay, Devon Island, Nunuvut, Canadian Arctic
Grounded Iceberg in Blanley Bay, Devon Island, Nunuvut, Canadian Arctic Photographer: David Doubilet
Iceberg, West Greenland, Arctic
Iceberg, West Greenland, Arctic Photographer: David Doubilet
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
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
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
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Maori (humphead wrasse) Chelinus undulatus at Opal Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia
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
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
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
delicate plate corals on Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Layers of life within the layers of plate corals on Opal Reef on Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Sweetlips Great Barrier Reef Australia
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
Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Blue chromis over staghorn coral, Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Aerial Great Detached Reef Great Barrier Australia
Aerial 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 the Clam Garden Great Barrier Reef Australia
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
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
Aerial Great Detached Reef ,Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Plate corals compete for space on Opal reef, Great Barrier, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
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) Chelinus undulatus at Opal Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia
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 off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Opal Reef near Cairns, Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Maori (humphead wrasse) Chelinus undulatus at Opal Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia
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
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
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
Black coral gradens, Yongala Shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Aust
Yongala shipwreck with thick coral growth and immense concentration of life 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
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
Coral reef surrounding Number 6 Sand Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Silky shark, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
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 turtlehatchling, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
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
Silversides soar through mangrove, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Atlantic silverside fish seek cover in the Highly productive mangrove systems throughout the Gardens of the Queen Cuba provide critical nursery habitat for marine organisms , foraging ares for adult fish and crocodiles and help stabilize the southern coast of Cuba during hurricane events. The unique and dense mangrove systems in the Gardens of the Queen contribute to its overall high productivity and biodiversity. Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
Silversides swirl through dense mangroves, Gardens of the Queen,
Highly productive mangrove systems throughout the Gardens of the Queen Cuba provide critical nursery habitat for marine organisms , foraging ares for adult fish and crocodiles and help stabilize the southern coast of Cuba during hurricane events. The unique and dense mangrove systems in the Gardens of the Queen contribute to its overall high productivity and biodiversity. Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
Jennifer Hayes photographs an American crocodile in the sea gras
National Geographic photographer photographs an American crocodile over the sea grass beds in the mangrove channels of Gardens of the Queen, Cuba. Photographer: David Doubilet
Silky sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
American crocodile, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
American crocodile patrols the mangrove channels in Gardens of t
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
American crocodile at night in the Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
American crocodile, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
American crocodile, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. They are called the engineers of the mangrove. Two Expert contacts 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
American crocodile at night, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
American crocodile, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. They are called the engineers of the mangrove. Two Expert contacts 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
American crocodiles, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
Silky shark at dusk, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Silky Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Silky Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Trio of Silky Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Trio of Caribbean Reef Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Caribbean Reef sharks patrol Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Caribbean Reef Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Caribbean Reef sharks patrol Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Caribbean reef shark over coral, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Caribbean Reef sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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 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
American crocodile greets Jennifer Hayes, Garden of the Queen, C
A curious American crocodile investigates National Geographic photogapher Jennifer Hayes in a mangrove channel in Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. These large reptiles are called the engineers of the mangroves because their movements open and maintain channels through the dense root systems enhancing circulation of water and nutrients. Photographer: David Doubilet
American crocodile approaches Jennifer Hayes, Gardens of the Que
A curious American crocodile investigates Jennifer Hayes in a mangrove channel in Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Photographer: David Doubilet
An American Crocodile patrols a mangrove channel in Gardens of t
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
Silky Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Stable populations of Silky Sharks patrol the rich coral reefs of Gardens of the Queen, National Marine park, Cuba. Unlike many places in the world The Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park has stable populations of sharks Two Expert contacts 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
Light in the Sea
Light in the Sea by David Doubilet Photographer: David Doubilet
Pearls from Myths to Modern Culture
Pearls From Myths to Modern Culture Photographer: David Doubilet
Water Light Time Cards
Water Light Time Cards Photographer: David Doubilet
Curious juvenile blue eyed shags investigate our dive team as we descend down a wall near their rookery in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.
Curious juvenile Antarctic Cormorant, also called blue eyed shags, follow, approach and investigate our dive team descending a wall a short distance from their rookery in Paradise Bay, Antarctica. Photographer: David Doubilet
Antarctic Fur Seal Pups learn to swim, South Georgia Island
Antarctic fur seal pups play and practice swimming in a small protected ocean pool in South Georgia. Fur seals were hunted to commercial extinction in South Georgia but tehir numbers ahve rebounded with protection. Photographer: David Doubilet
Crabeater seal, near Anvers Island, Antarctica
A crabeater seal (Lobodon carincinophagus) rests on a small piece of ice near Anvers Island Antarctica. Crabeater seals are a true that have special dentition that allows them to eat shrimplike organisms called krill. Photographer: David Doubilet
Anemone Antarctic Peninsula
antarctica peninsula Photographer: David Doubilet
Anemone Isotelia antarctica lives on a whale vertebrae in Port L
An anemone Isotelia antractica lives on the discarded whale bones that cover the bottom of the bay off the historic whaling station of Port Lockro, Antarctic Peninsula. Photographer: David Doubilet
Anemones living on whalebones that lay on the bottom of Port Loc
Anemones live on whale bones on the bottom of Port Lockroy Harbor Antarctica, a former whaling station. The hard bone substrate is preferabel to the soft bottom that would foul their soft tissues. Photographer: David Doubilet
Chinstrap penguins rest on a bergy bit near Danko island, Antarc
Chinstrap penguins rest on a bergy bit near Danko Island, Antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
An iceberg cast a sapphire glow, Antarctica
An iceberg casts a sapphire glow, Antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Lone adelie penguin, Antarctica.
Lone adelie penguin, Antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Adelie Penguins, Antarctica.
Adelie penguins, Antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Antarctic Peninsula Shipwreck the Bahia resting near Palmer Stat
Wreck of Bahia Paraiso, an Argentine Palmer Transport that ran aground near Janus and Delaca island near Palmer Station Antarctic Peninsula. Photographer: David Doubilet
Leopard Seal Ballet Astrolab Island, Antarctica
Leopard Seal at Astrolab Island Antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Leopard seal smile, Pleaneau Bay, Antarctica
Curious Llopard seal sees its relection in the glass dome on my camera, Antarctica. Photographer: David Doubilet
Iceberg in plankton bloom Antarctic Peninsula.
Iceberg in plankton bloom, Antarctica Peninsula Photographer: David Doubilet
Chinstrap and gentoo penguins, Danko Island, Antarctica
Chinstrap and gentoo penguins on a bergy bit or small ice floe off Danko Island, Antarctic Peninsula Photographer: David Doubilet
Chinstrap penguins rest on a bergy bit near Danko Island Antarct
chinstrap penguins res on a bergy bit near danko island antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Chinstrap and gentoo penguins on a bergy bit near Danko Island
Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins on a bergy bit near Danko Island Antarctica. Photographer: David Doubilet
Western Brook Pond Fjord Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Western Brook Pond Fjord in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland Canada. Our Guide for WEstern Brook Fjord at Parks Canada Mr. Sebastien Caty 709.458. 3462 (ph) Sebastien.Caty@pc.gc.ca Photographer: David Doubilet
American crocodile patrols the dense mangroves in Gardens of the
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, an apex predator that lives in the dense mangroves within the Gardens of the Queen, National Marine Park. The crocodiles navigate the mangroves keeping water channels open and making new ones helping sustain water flow through these critical habitats. Scientists refer to them as the engineers of the mangrove Dr. Julio A Baisre Acuario Nacional de Cuba (53) 7 205 1774 juliob@acuarionacional.cu 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
A lions mane jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, glides beneath the surface of sea surrounding Block Island Wind Farm. America's first commercial offshore wind farm is located 3.8 miles off Block Island and consists of five 560 foot tall General electric Halide
A lions mane jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, glides beneath the surface of sea surrounding Block Island Wind Farm. America's first commercial offshore wind farm is located 3.8 miles off Block Island and consists of five 560 foot tall General electric Halide turbines. Photographer: David Doubilet
Iceberg, Scoresbysund Fjord, Greenland
Iceberg Scoresbysund Fjord, Greenland Photographer: David Doubilet
Grey reef shark under a blue sky, Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea
grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhnchos, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. Geography ref: MaxBenjamin1@gmail.com Fish Ref: Dr. Gerry Allen gerry.tropicalreef@gmail.com Photographer: David Doubilet
Fried egg jellyfish Danskoya Svalbard
Fried egg jellyfish hunts off Danskoya Svalbard as our guide patrols for ploar bears with Elysium Arctic Expedition Photographer: David Doubilet
Opal Reef off Cairns Great Barrier Reef Australia
Coral reef at Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Photographer: David Doubilet
Descendents of the Great Navigators, Satawal Island, Caroline Is
children playing underwater off satawal island in the caroline islands yap state in , federated states of micronesia. satawal island is best known as island of great navigators. Photographer: David Doubilet
Harp seal pup waiting for its mother, Gulf of St. Lawrence
harp seal pups (pagophilus groenlandicus) on greatly diminished ice pack in the gulf of st lawrence. Photographer: David Doubilet
Father and son fisherman, Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea
Father and son fisherman in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea Photographer: David Doubilet
Chinstrap penguins rest on a bergy bit near Danko Island Antarct
chinstrap penguins res on a bergy bit near danko island antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Lemon shark on patrol below surface at dusk in Bahamas a shark sanctuary.
Lemon sharks on patrol in a dusk sea, Bahamas Photographer: David Doubilet
Papuan fisherman Raja Ampat Indonesia
A papuan fisherman stands in his wooden outrigger above schools of flashing baitfish in Raja Ampat Indonesia Photographer: David Doubilet
ROV explores Suruga Bay beneath Mount Fuji Japan
ROV explores the deepwaters of Suruga Bay beneath Mount Fuji Japan Photographer: David Doubilet
Coral Reef slope surrounding Number 6 Sand Cay Great Barrier Re
Reef slope at Number 6 Sand Cay Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Jacks and Clouds, North Sound, Grand Cayman
Bar Jacks glide under a serene sea in North Sound Grand Cayman island Photographer: David Doubilet
Chinstrap and gentoo penguins on a bergy bit near Danko Island
Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins on a bergy bit near Danko Island Antarctica. Photographer: David Doubilet
Double headed wrasse Lord Howe Island Australia
Endemic double headed wrasse, Coris bulbifrons from Lord Howe Island Australia Photographer: David Doubilet
Lemon shark on patrol below surface at dusk in Bahamas a shark sanctuary.
lemon shark on patrol at dusk Bahamas Photographer: David Doubilet
Tower of Barracuda
Tower of Barracuda, Malaysia Photographer: David Doubilet
Sea lions in the sand
Galapgos sea lions hungrily search the sand bottom for small mysid shrimp during a warming El Nino event in the Galapgos Islands. Several thousand sea lions would starve during the 1998-99 El Nino event. Photographer: David Doubilet
Great white shark bite, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Great white shark bite, Guadalupe Island, Mexico Photographer: David Doubilet
A diver is suspended in shaft of light illuminating a manta ray ballet off Kona Hawaii
Midnight Mantas Photographer: David Doubilet
Manta in Shaft of Light
Manta in shaft of light Kona Hawaii Photographer: David Doubilet
A southern stingray in a sea of legs North Sound Grand Cayman Is
A southern stingray swims past a sea of tourists legs at the Sand Bar in North Sound Grand Cayman Island Photographer: David Doubilet
Laura in jellyfish lake
laura swims with mastigias jellyfish in jellyfish lake palau. Photographer: David Doubilet
Russian Destroyer 356 known as The M/V Keith Tibbetts
Russian Destroyer 356, a Russian Brigadier Type II Frigate Class 330 feet long, renamed the MV Keith Tibbetts sunk as an artificial reef off Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands Photographer: David Doubilet
Jenniner Hayes on assignment Antarctica
Jennifer Hayes on assignment Antarctica Photographer: David Doubilet
Jennifer Hayes and David Doubilet with tiger sharks
on assignment david doubilet jennifer hayes tiger sharks bahama islands Photographer: David Doubilet
David Doubilet on assignment photographing Caribbean reef sharks
Photographer: David Doubilet
David Doubilet on assignment with southern stingrays Grand cayma
david doubilet on assignment with southern stingrays grand cayman island Photographer: David Doubilet
potato cod Epinephelus tukula Number 10 Ribbon Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia
potato cod Epinephelus tukula approaches Jennifer Hayes Number 10 Ribbon Reef Great Barrier Reef Australia Photographer: David Doubilet