Pipefish are normally aren't that pretty to photograph. Samal Island, Davao, Philippines. Canon Rebel Xti, Sea & Sea DX-400d, Canon 100mm Macro, 2 YS-110 TTL. Photocomp January '08 - Open...
The Blue-stripe Fangblenny always seems to have a smile across his face. Cute!!! Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
Certain squid and small crustaceans use bioluminescent chemical mixtures, or bioluminescent bacterial slurries in the same way as many squid use ink. A cloud of luminescence is expulsed, confusing or repelling a potential predator while the squid or crustacean escapes to safety. Crystal Blue - Anilao, Batangas - Philippines. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
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J_deGuzman
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One of the many frogfish, you'll encounter in Lembeh. I love the impression in his eyes. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
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MonaD
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Hippocampus bargibanti. A very pregnant expecting father! Please note the textures and scar on the abdomen. I wonder how pygmy's fight. Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
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I came across this little guy who had been chased by something. Photographed at Shag Rock on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. Photocomp November '07 - Novice ...
Wondering if Underwater Australasia has an actual 'place' beyond the Cyber and wonder if it is more than just a shop and club...thinking more like a 'world'.??
P.S. I thought we were all Oceanians ...
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AngleireS
Added: 10 Nov 2007, 4:37 pm GMT
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2006 saw a different holiday as our usual foursome had now become a twosome (plus youngest son Fletcher), nevertheless Andrew ("The Bitch") and I weren't going to let that stop us having our annual week away diving.
It’s been nearly five years since Rob Stewart showed the scale and severity of the illegal shark finning trade to the world in Shark Water, and demand for shark fin products had been on the increase years before that. But what’s the state of shark finning, shark populations and the action against shark finning right now?