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A diver watching a glass fish ballet inside a wreck

By Diogo Benchimol
posted 12:14 CST Today (within the last hour)

What splendid eyes these little gobies have They hide in small crevices in rocks. They are shy but curious and it is easy to photograph them when they lean out to scrutinize the external environment. Havelock Is._April2024
Canon100 1/200 f9 i.100

By Antonio Venturelli
posted 01:51 CST Today (11 hours ago)

By Diogo Benchimol
posted Wednesday, April 24, 2024

A diver photographs a giant grouper with school of fishes behind.

By Diogo Benchimol
posted Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Underwater Photo Location: Crystal Palace (limestone caves) Rottnest Island.

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Underwater Photo Location: Crystal Palace (limestone caves) Rottnest Island.

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Rottnest Island is 45 minute boat ride west of Perth, Western Australia. The island is a popular tourist resort and caters for a large number of fishing/diving boats anchoring in the protected waters that surround the island. A family of Grey Nurse sharks inhabit the 'West End' of Rottnest making the area popular with tourist divers. Dive charter boats based in Perth make daily journeys to the island on a daily basis all year round.
Facts about Crystal Palace (limestone caves) Rottnest Island.

It is in Australia
The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.

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by Pat Keenan
Great JellyFish Encounter. A quick shot 'taken from the hip'on the deco line as a monstrous creature floats by. Photographed using the Nikonos v (20mm wide lens)Kodak Elitechrome 100ASA.

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