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A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
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Santa Barbara Janolus at Monterey Wharf 2. We have been seeing these up here the last bunch of years in the fall. They used to not be this far north.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bay Pipefish in eel grass at Monterey Wharf 2. He was hiding in the eel grass and was difficult to get a clear shot of but I managed to capture this dramatic image.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Flabellina nudibranch_Sept 2026 CanonRF100 1/200 f14 iso160
By Antonio Venturelli
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Underwater Photo Location: Mirbat

Underwater Photo Location: Mirbat

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Mirbat at extra divers. A lot of macro life to be found, but when we were there, lots of plankton bloom, which made for murky waters and poor visibility.
Facts about Mirbat
  • It is in Oman
  • Mirbat is in the Arabian Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
Dive types
dayboat

Marine Life
smallwhalescoralkelpshoals

Diving facilities
airnitroxrepairshireinstructionguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideanglepfriendlyinstruction

by Robert Smits
Superhero Nudibranch in Mirbat, Oman, checking out the camera.

by Robert Smits
Did you know that Scleractinia (also stony corals or hard corals), are marine animals that build their own skeleton and that corals, like the dome and plate species, are more bulky and may only grow 0.3 to 2 cm (0.1 to 0.8 in) per year?

by Patricia Rabenja
tiny crab that lives at the bottom of a coral

by Patricia Rabenja
taken in Oman
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