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Beautiful reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) eclipsing the sun at a depth of 40 meters in the boat pass. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Beautiful reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) eclipsing the sun at a depth of 40 meters in the boat pass. Mayotte
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Two reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) circling above the entrance to the south boat pass cave, a diver can be seen on the left of the photo to
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Two reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) circling above the entrance to the south boat pass cave, a diver can be seen on the left of the photo to appreciate the size of the rays and the cave entrance. Mayotte
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Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) at the gateway to the Twilight zone. Magnificent encounter with these two manta rays at a depth of just over 40
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) at the gateway to the Twilight zone. Magnificent encounter with these two manta rays at a depth of just over 40 meters in the passe aux bateaux to the south of Mayotte.
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A small cleaner shrimp, with the scientific name Pliopontonia furtiva. It was first observed in Mayotte by the Deep Blue Eexploration association
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
A small cleaner shrimp, with the scientific name Pliopontonia furtiva. It was first observed in Mayotte by the Deep Blue Eexploration association at a depth of 20 meters. Mayotte
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Portrait of Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), S-shaped pass,
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Portrait of Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), S-shaped pass, Mayotte
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Mesophotic cowrie, magnificent white porcelain camouflaged in soft coral in the mesophotic zone of the s channel. Photographed at depths of over 50
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Mesophotic cowrie, magnificent white porcelain camouflaged in soft coral in the mesophotic zone of the s channel. Photographed at depths of over 50 metres, the mimicry of this shell is astonishing. Have you noticed the little shrimps? Mayotte
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Symbiotic shrimp and unusual blue anemone at 40 meters in Mayotte's S-shaped channel.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Symbiotic shrimp and unusual blue anemone at 40 meters in Mayotte's S-shaped channel.
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Symbiotic shrimp (Actinimenes ornatus) measuring no more than a centimeter and an unusual blue anemone at 40 meters in Mayotte's S-shaped channel.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Symbiotic shrimp (Actinimenes ornatus) measuring no more than a centimeter and an unusual blue anemone at 40 meters in Mayotte's S-shaped channel.
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Blotched fantail ray (Taeniura meyeni), Cave stingray swimming in an underwater cave at a depth of 60 meters. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Blotched fantail ray (Taeniura meyeni), Cave stingray swimming in an underwater cave at a depth of 60 meters. Mayotte
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Giant Mantis (Manta birostris) against the light at the entrance to the south boat pass cave at 55 meters depth. On the right, a stingray can also be
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Giant Mantis (Manta birostris) against the light at the entrance to the south boat pass cave at 55 meters depth. On the right, a stingray can also be seen on the edge. Mayotte
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Mayotte corals after cyclone Chido (December 2024)
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Mayotte corals after cyclone Chido (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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Cyclone Chido damage to coral in Mayotte (December 2024)
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A coral patch comprising several coral colonies and species that survived the El Nino 2024 phenomenon. As this coral patch is located at shallow
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
A coral patch comprising several coral colonies and species that survived the El Nino 2024 phenomenon. As this coral patch is located at shallow depths, it was severely stressed by the underwater heat waves for several weeks. Mayotte
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Consequences of El Niño 2024. The top photo was taken just before the
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Consequences of El Niño 2024. The top photo was taken just before the bleaching episode at the end of March 2024, while the bottom photo was taken in October 2024.
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A twilight sky of reds and yellows over the deep, dense blue of
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
A twilight sky of reds and yellows over the deep, dense blue of Mayotte's lagoon. Photo taken on November 11, 2024, the only day of the year when the tides are low enough at sunset to take half-air, half-water photographs showing the junction of two worlds. I spot a small coral islet in the middle of the white sand bordering the S-shaped pass to make my composition. A school of damselfish is still stirring in the water column before taking refuge between the coral branches to spend the night.
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Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting at sunset, swimming above the Acropora corals, close to a small school of glassfishes, on the lookout for prey
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting at sunset, swimming above the Acropora corals, close to a small school of glassfishes, on the lookout for prey passing within its reach. Mayotte
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Young green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming between two waters on the coral reef of N'gouja, south of the island of Mayotte.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Young green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming between two waters on the coral reef of N'gouja, south of the island of Mayotte.
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Dead coral reef, Portion of coral reef completely destroyed by the El Nino 2024 bleaching event. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Dead coral reef, Portion of coral reef completely destroyed by the El Nino 2024 bleaching event. Mayotte
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Mayotte reef to be ravaged by El Niño in March-April 2024
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Mayotte reef to be ravaged by El Niño in March-April 2024
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Coral: from living to dead. Photo showing a coral colony going from alive to dead, passing through the bleaching stage. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Coral: from living to dead. Photo showing a coral colony going from alive to dead, passing through the bleaching stage. Mayotte
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Mini arch in the twilight zone. Small arch at the 3 rd drop-off at the northern exit of the S-shaped pass at a depth of over 60 metres. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Mini arch in the twilight zone. Small arch at the 3 rd drop-off at the northern exit of the S-shaped pass at a depth of over 60 metres. Mayotte
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Crinoid shrimp (Laomenes sp) in its crinoid (Stephanometra indica), night, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Crinoid shrimp (Laomenes sp) in its crinoid (Stephanometra indica), night, Mayotte
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Crinoid shrimp (Laomenes sp) in its crinoid (Stephanometra indica), Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Crinoid shrimp (Laomenes sp) in its crinoid (Stephanometra indica), Mayotte
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Blue giant clam (Tridacna maxima). The magnificent blue coat of a
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Blue giant clam (Tridacna maxima). The magnificent blue coat of a clam renting the S-shaped pass. Mayotte
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Porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) with an atypical carapace color and pattern. In fact, in an anemone at a depth of 40 meters, its color and
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) with an atypical carapace color and pattern. In fact, in an anemone at a depth of 40 meters, its color and patterns differ from what we're used to seeing for this species. Mayotte
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Rare wrasse (Macropharyngodon bipartitus), magnificent wrasse in the S-shaped channel at a depth of 20 metres, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Rare wrasse (Macropharyngodon bipartitus), magnificent wrasse in the S-shaped channel at a depth of 20 metres, Mayotte
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Burrowing urchin (Echinostrephus molaris), a highly original pink sea urchin, which lives in a hole from which it never emerges, and which "fishes"
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Burrowing urchin (Echinostrephus molaris), a highly original pink sea urchin, which lives in a hole from which it never emerges, and which "fishes" for what passes in the current with its spines and podias. Photo taken at a depth of 40 meters. Mayotte
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The S-shaped channel post El niño 2024. A photo of the S-shaped channel taken 6 months after the devastating El niño 2024 phenomenon. Although losses
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
The S-shaped channel post El niño 2024. A photo of the S-shaped channel taken 6 months after the devastating El niño 2024 phenomenon. Although losses were heavy, the reefs of Mayotte have not said their last words, and resilience is already at work. Mayotte
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Before/after comparison of the El Niño phenomenon in April 2024, which
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Before/after comparison of the El Niño phenomenon in April 2024, which destroyed half the coral on surface reefs. Mayotte
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Two photos taken just over a year apart illustrate the impact of
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Two photos taken just over a year apart illustrate the impact of bleaching caused by the hot El Niño 2024 phenomenon. Mayotte
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Coral in great distress after the passage of a heat wave caused by the El niño phenomenon between March and April 2024. Mayotte
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© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Coral in great distress after the passage of a heat wave caused by the El niño phenomenon between March and April 2024. Mayotte
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Coral in great distress after the passage of a heat wave caused by the El niño phenomenon between March and April 2024. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Coral in great distress after the passage of a heat wave caused by the El niño phenomenon between March and April 2024. Mayotte
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Photo before and after the El Niño phenomenon of April 2024 on the reefs
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Photo before and after the El Niño phenomenon of April 2024 on the reefs of the Mayotte lagoon. It can be seen that 50% of the corals perished after the bleaching caused by the hot water column.