'Baby' Pufferfish

With beautiful green eyes

 
 
 

'Baby' Pufferfish

About 3-4 cm

 
 
 

Banded Shrimp

Night time
 
 
 

Banded Shrimp

Night time
 
 
 

Barracuda

Closeup

 
 
 

Barracuda School

 
 
 
 

Barracuda School

A metre away

 
 
 

Barracuda School

Do they ever smile?
 
 
 

Barracuda School

 
 
 
 

Bill and Dennis

I saved Dennis' life, but that's another story :o)

 
 
 

Bill

From Canada

 
 
 

Brain Coral

 
 
 
 

Brown Harlequin

Does anyone remember the full name?

 
 
 

Brown Harlequin

About 5-6cm in length

 
 
 

Brown Harlequin

Red Eye

 
 
 

Brown Harlequin

 
 
 
 

Camouflage Cod

Amazing camoflage, sat there most of the day

 
 
 

Camouflage Cod

Head

 
 
 

Camouflage Cod

Teeth

 
 
 

Coral Garden

 
 
 
 

Coral

 
 
 
 

Feather Star

Not really

 
 
 

Fire File Shell

It pulsates

 
 
 

Francesca

 
 
 
 

Garfish

Not really

 
 
 

Karen & Nick

Hey guys, how did the turtle research go???

 
 
 

Lion Fish

 
 
 
 

Minke Whale

They are very curious and get really close. If they want to.

 
 
 

Minke Whale

Chin

 
 
 
 

Minke Whale

Eye

 
 
 

Minke Whale

Head

 
 
 

Minke Whale

Mouth

 
 
 

Two Mink Whales

 
 
 
 

Two Minke Whales

 
 
 
 

Minke Whale

Spy-Hopping

 
 
 

Minke Whale

Spy-Hopping

 
 
 

Minke Whale

On surface from boat

 
 
 

Minke Whale

Swimming past below

 
 
 

Moray Eel

At night

 
 
 

Moray Eel

Closeup
 
 
 

Moray Eel

Closeup
 
 
 

Nudibranch

About 2-3 cm

 
 
 

Octopus

 
 
 
 

Octopus

Very well camoflaged

 
 
 

Octopus

Closeup

 
 
 

Pink Soft Coral

You can make out the calcium carbonite fibres in it's body

 
 
 

Pipefish

About 2-3 inches in length

 
 
 

Pipefish

 
 
 
 

Pipefish

 
 
 
 

Potato Cod

In open water, probably expecting some food

 
 
 

Potato Cod

Camouflaged on ocean bottom

 
 
 

Potato Cod

Head

 
 
 

Reef Cod

They make very good eating

 
 
 

Reef Fish

 
 
 
 

Reef Shark

Came across him in shallow water (10m)

 
 
 

Reef Shark

Kept coming close to me instead of swimming away as usual

 
 
 

Reef Shark

He/she kept circling this patch of sand, with all these Cod and Triggerfish about

 
 
 

Reef Shark

This shark was circling this one spot fo some reason, as we found out it had located a Triggerfish's nest

 
 
 

Reef Shark

Found the eggs

 
 
 

Reef Shark

Burrowing for eggs

 
 
 

Reef Shark

Opportnistic cod waiting as shark finishes eating eggs

 
 
 

Reef Shark

Spitting out the sand

 
 
 

Olive Sea Snake

Went looking for it, never found it. I found us.

 
 
 

Olive Sea Snake

They are very curious and like to get close to you and sniff you out

 
 
 

Starfish

 
 
 

Stingray

Only saw it because of it's tail

 
 
 

Sunset in Outer Reef

 
 
 

Tracy

From Melbourne

 
 
 

Tropical Fish

Just like an aquarium

 
 
 

Cappy with Turtle

Wonder if she's got a photo of me photographing her...

 
 
 

Turtle Resting

 
 
 

Turtle Swimming

 
 
 

Underwater at Night

I got bored as my torch had flooded & failed within 5 min of an hour long the dive (thanx Ben). Felt more like 'outer space'.

 
 
 

Violet Coral

 
 
 

Yellow Coral

 
 
 

School Yellow Fish

 
 
 

School Yellow Fish

Closeup

 
 
 

Yellow PipeFish

 
 
 

Yellow PipeFish

Closeup

 
 
 

Lion Fish

Closeup