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A free diver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at minus 2 degrees Celsius. Must be
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
A free diver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at minus 2 degrees Celsius. Must be extremely prepared, brave and self-controlled to free-dive, holding the breath, in ambient without a fast and clear access to the surface. Reaching the underwater world, is an adventure itself since a thick layer of ice bars the passages every night, due to very low temperatures, and every day one must cut ice holes (called mainas by locals) into the ice platform. Salted water needs very low temperature to freeze. Below the ice platform, the upper layer is a melt of fresh and salt water, allowing a surprising amount of life to thrive. Location: White Sea, northern Russia.
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Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
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A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
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Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
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Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
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Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN),
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
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Scuba diver in cenote above a sulfur cloud -Yucatan Peninsula;
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
Scuba diver in cenote above a sulfur cloud -Yucatan Peninsula; Mexico; 1st place UPY 2015
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Free diver swimming with sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Free diver swimming with sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n° 351/12 W-2.
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Diver and the wreck of Hai Siang sliding by 55 m deep, Indian Ocean, Reunion
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Diver and the wreck of Hai Siang sliding by 55 m deep, Indian Ocean, Reunion
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King of herrings, Regalecus glesne. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
King of herrings, Regalecus glesne. Composite image. Portugal. Composite image
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Diver and Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) during a session baiting with chunks of Sardines - Site of Protea Banks, off the town of
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver and Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) during a session baiting with chunks of Sardines - Site of Protea Banks, off the town of Umkomaas, South Africa
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Diver and Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) during a session baiting with chunks of Sardines - Site of Protea Banks, off the town of Umkomaas,
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver and Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) during a session baiting with chunks of Sardines - Site of Protea Banks, off the town of Umkomaas, South Africa
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Diver and Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) during a session baiting with chunks of Sardines - Site of Protea Banks, off the
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver and Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) during a session baiting with chunks of Sardines - Site of Protea Banks, off the town of Umkomaas, South Africa
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Diver exit the cathedral at Silfra fissure, deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates.
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Diver exit the cathedral at Silfra fissure, deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates. Silfra fissure is actually a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents that drift apart about 2cm per year. Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
© Mike Korostelev / Biosphoto
Asian Elephant and diver swimming - Andaman Islands India
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Schoal of Sardinellas and diver - Cebu Philippines
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Diver and Blue Shark - South Africa ; Diver stroking Lorenzini bulbs on the muzzle of a blue shark
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver and Blue Shark - South Africa ; Diver stroking Lorenzini bulbs on the muzzle of a blue shark
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Diver into the light shining down through a cenote opening
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Whale Shark and diver under the surface - Mexico
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Snorkeler and California Sea lions - Gulf of California
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Surfers diving through large wave - Tavarua Viti Levu Fiji
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
Surfers diving through large wave - Tavarua Viti Levu Fiji
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Snapper behind dive mask - Poor knights Island New Zealand
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
Snapper behind dive mask - Poor knights Island New Zealand
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Great White Shark and divers - Guadalupe Island Mexico ; Cage diving
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Great White Shark and divers - Guadalupe Island Mexico ; Cage diving
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
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Scuba Diver and Spiral Wire Coral Cenderawasih Bay Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver and Spiral Wire Coral Cenderawasih Bay Indonesia
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Beluga and diver under the ice White Sea Karelia Russia
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Ringed-tailed Lemur female warming herself Berenty reserve ; A female is warming herself in front of the sun as every morning
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Ringed-tailed Lemur female warming herself Berenty reserve ; A female is warming herself in front of the sun as every morning
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Spiral wire coral and scuba diver Maldives Indian Ocean
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Diver above a humpback whale off the coast of Rurutu ; We had been diving for more than two hours with this whale which had only one idea, playing with
© Yves Lefèvre / Biosphoto
© Yves Lefèvre / Biosphoto
Diver above a humpback whale off the coast of Rurutu ; We had been diving for more than two hours with this whale which had only one idea, playing with us. Eric Leborgne went above her, offered, and I took this picture. Yves Lefèvre [AT]
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Kayaker on lake, icebergs on Lago Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America
© Marco Simoni / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Marco Simoni / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Kayaker on lake, icebergs on Lago Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America
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Tourists watching Galapagos Shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
© Masa Ushioda / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
© Masa Ushioda / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
Tourists watching Galapagos Shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
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Freediver and Blue Shark, False Bay, Atlantic Ocean, South Africa
© Tobias Friedrich / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
© Tobias Friedrich / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
Freediver and Blue Shark, False Bay, Atlantic Ocean, South Africa
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Scuba divers encircled by Bigeye Trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus), blue water, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Indian Ocean, Asia
© Norbert Probst / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Norbert Probst / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Scuba divers encircled by Bigeye Trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus), blue water, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Indian Ocean, Asia
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Sunset on the peaks in winter, Les Deux Alpes, Isère, France
© Eric Guilloret / Biosphoto
© Eric Guilloret / Biosphoto
Sunset on the peaks in winter, Les Deux Alpes, Isère, France
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Bike in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent,
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Bike in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent, Province of East Flanders, Belgium.
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Bikes in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent, Province of East Flanders, Belgium.
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Bikes in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent, Province of East Flanders, Belgium.
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Bikes in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent,
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Bikes in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent, Province of East Flanders, Belgium.
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Bikes in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent, Province of East Flanders, Belgium.
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Bikes in the city, virtuous means of transport, City of Ghent, Province of East Flanders, Belgium.
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver photographer and coral diver, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
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Diver photographer and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at rest, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver photographer and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at rest, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
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Diver photographer and Giant manta (Manta birostris), Manta ray on a cleaning and deworming area, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver photographer and Giant manta (Manta birostris), Manta ray on a cleaning and deworming area, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
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Diver photographer and Giant manta (Manta birostris), Manta ray on a cleaning and deworming area, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Diver photographer and Giant manta (Manta birostris), Manta ray on a cleaning and deworming area, Raja-Ampat, Indonesia
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in the Calanques National Park, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in the Calanques National Park, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in the Calanques National Park, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in the Calanques National Park, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Female snorkeler above the reef at sunset, S Pass, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Female snorkeler above the reef at sunset, S Pass, Mayotte
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Sunny ski slope with skier and ski lift at ski resort in Alps mountains, Pralognan la Vanoise, France.
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Sunny ski slope with skier and ski lift at ski resort in Alps mountains, Pralognan la Vanoise, France.
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Village under the snow seen from Mount Bochor, Pralognan la Vanoise, France.
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Village under the snow seen from Mount Bochor, Pralognan la Vanoise, France.