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Dragon Moray
by KirstyF
Found this Dragon hiding in some coral near The Cove, Christmas Island, Australia. Canon 500D, Ikelite housing & strobes.
Photocomp August '12 - Open
Another Frogfish
by paulS
A different Frogfish found at Shag Rock, North Stradbroke Island using a Canon G12 and Ikelite housing and 2x ds51 strobes.
Photocomp August '12 - Open
Hairy Squat Lobster
by KirstyF
A Hairy Squat Lobster at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Canon 500D, 100mm Macro. Ikelite Housing & Strobes.
Photocomp August '12 - Open
Feeding Porcelain Crab
by KirstyF
A Porcelain Crab at The Cove, Christmas Island, Australia. Canon 500D 100mm Macro, Ikelite Housing & strobes.
Photocomp August '12 - Open
Potato Cod Silhouette
by MichaelG
Potato Cod silhouette taken at the Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Canon 50D with 8-15mm lens in Hugyfot housing.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Minke Whale
by MichaelG
Minke Whale on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Canon 50D with 8-15mm lens in Hugyfot housing.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
loggerhead
by davidL
This old loggerhead wanted to get a good look at my camera. It was taken at North-Stradbroke island using a Canon G12 with a single Ikelite ds51 strobe and wide angle lens.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Wrinkles
by David Haintz
Spotted this nudibranch as I was finishing my dive. A cool 11 degrees wasn't enough to keep wrinkles from hiding. Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Resting
by WilliamL
Pink-eye Goby. Manado Cocotinos House Reef - Posi Posi 2, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Shot with Canon 40D, Canon 100L, Ikelite 161 x 2. Shot at 1/250 - f/10 - ISO100, Manual Mode, Manual Lighting.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Hairy Shrimp (with eggs)
by WilliamL
A Hairy Shrimp carrying its eggs. Manado, SUlawesi, Indonesia. Shot with Canon 40D, Canon 100L, Hoya +3 Dry Magnifier, Subsee +10 Wet Magnifier, Ikelite 161 x 2. Shot at 1/250 - f/22 - ISO100, Manual Mode, Manual Lighting.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Imperially Shallow
by WilliamL
Imperial Shrimp at Manado Cocotinos House Reef - Posi Posi 2. Sulawesi, Indonesia. Canon 40D, Canon 100L, Subsee +10 Magnifier, Ikelite 161 x 2. Shot at 1/250 - f/4 - ISO200, Manual Mode, Manual Lighting, Manual Focus.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Pipefish Portrait
by WilliamL
Pipefish at Manado City Extra, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Canon 40D, Canon 60mm, Nexus Close Up Lens, Ikelite 161 x 2. 1/250 - f/2.8 - ISO100, manual mode, manual lighting.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Blue Christmas
by WilliamL
A Christmas Tree Worm close-up taken at Cocotinos House Reef, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. "Posi Posi 2". Canon 40D, Canon 100L, Subsee +10 Magnifier, Ikelite 161 x 2. 1/250 - f/6.3 - ISO100, manual mode, manual lighting.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
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Shark Finning - a Global Overview
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by SeannaC
- 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?
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The Mystery of the Smelly Sharks
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by George Evatt
- On Tuesday 21st of October 2003 some divers reported seeing lots of small dead sharks lying on the bottom in about 8 metres of water at Camp Cove, just inside the entrance to Sydney Harbour ...
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Bombs, Turtle Soup and the World's Largest Sanctuary
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by DaisyB
- The history of our vast continents mountains, deserts, adventurers and fighters is well known but that of our watery periphery is often overlooked. Australia’s Coral Sea has a fascinating story and if the government continues with its current plans it will become one of the largest safe havens for marine life on the planet.
