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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
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Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (4 days ago)
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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
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Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Friday, July 4, 2025
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Friday, July 4, 2025
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shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment
Galapagos Sea Lion pup approximatly two to three days old. by Richard Alvarado
Galapagos Sea Lion pup approximatly two to three days old.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Pastel paradise. One of the things I love about diving i... by Patrick Reardon
Pastel paradise. One of the things I love about diving is that it tends to occur in places where it is nice to be when you are not diving. Case in point, this is the view to the east from Rum Point, Grand Cayman.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Autumn preview by Robert Bemus
Autumn preview
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A Parrot Fish taken above the water by Lucy Chamberlain
A Parrot Fish taken above the water
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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After a nice fishing trip! by Francesco Ricciardi
After a nice fishing trip!

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nice setup shot Francesco
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Back from Bonaire sunsets and sailboats lost in the horrizon by Candido Gonzalez-Alonso
Back from Bonaire sunsets and sailboats lost in the horrizon
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Baby turtle on the beach trying to crawl out of its egg. by Erika Antoniazzo
Baby turtle on the beach trying to crawl out of its egg.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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62 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A good swell and plenty of time to take it all in waiting... by Marko Perisic
A good swell and plenty of time to take it all in waiting for the divers to come back up.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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This is how we go diving on Kwajalein! You have to reall... by Jim Mcguire
This is how we go diving on Kwajalein! You have to really love to dive to tote all your gear on your bicycle!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Marshall Islands
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Spinner Dolphin. Nikon D300 + 60mm. by Christian Loader
Spinner Dolphin. Nikon D300 + 60mm.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Tourist? by Sharon English
Tourist?
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 30, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Romance Sunset In Ocean. Taken with compact camera Canon A95 by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
Romance Sunset In Ocean. Taken with compact camera Canon A95
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 29, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Bubblenet feeding in South East Alaska - Humpback whales by Thierry Lannoy
Bubblenet feeding in South East Alaska - Humpback whales

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Thierry clicked at the 'moment of truth'
48 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 29, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A small fairy penguin colony exists right next to the CBD... by Cal Mero
A small fairy penguin colony exists right next to the CBD of Melbourne. Not many people know about it and I'm glad as the proximity to urban culture would mean the end of these gorgeous animals if word got out. This is a baby with the city behind.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Backdrops...intentional slow shutter...Huntington Beach P... by Robert Bemus
Backdrops...intentional slow shutter...Huntington Beach Pier...
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 23, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Dive deck at sunrise. Sky Dancer. Galapagos. by Derek Haslam
Dive deck at sunrise. Sky Dancer. Galapagos.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Iguana by the pier at Den Laman Condominiums in Bonaire. ... by Morgan Ashton
Iguana by the pier at Den Laman Condominiums in Bonaire. Taken with a Nikon D50.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Shore gem by Robert Bemus
Shore gem
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 18, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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sunset at Metinaro by Volker Katzung
sunset at Metinaro
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 18, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Banda Sea East Timor
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Watch this...intentional slow shutter speed... by Robert Bemus
Watch this...intentional slow shutter speed...
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Hatchling Turtles on our beach. Little Cayman by Neil Van Niekerk
Hatchling Turtles on our beach.
Little Cayman
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 15, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Castaway ! My wife Joanne hits the bottle in the Sulu Se... by Richard Swann
Castaway ! My wife Joanne hits the bottle in the Sulu Sea on a recent dive trip with Downbelow dive club (Downbelow Dive Centre Kota Kinabalu), Sabah, Borneo. Nikon D2x .
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 14, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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Shorebreak...3" boatwake by Robert Bemus
Shorebreak...3" boatwake
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sunset over Manado Tua. Pure Gold. by Nigel Wade
Sunset over Manado Tua. Pure Gold.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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The Maldives - 'flat as a pancake'! .Taken with a Nikon ... by Christian Loader
The Maldives - 'flat as a pancake'! .Taken with a Nikon D300, 12-24mm. z
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A pelican taking flight at Port Marie beach in Curacao. T... by Morgan Ashton
A pelican taking flight at Port Marie beach in Curacao. Taken with a Nikon D50 at the last minute.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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sleeping rog by Luc Rooman
sleeping rog
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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