Frogfish in Flight

Frogfish in flight.

Diving with a Thresher Shark

  Today is double picture kinda day. Scuba diving with sharks is always a pleasure, and an exciting one at that. But some encounters are so rare that you have to travel half way around the world just for a chance to see that species. The thresher shark is one of those rarely encountered shark species.
   It is immediately recognizable from its long upper lobe on the caudal fin (tail fin). Sometimes this upper lobe doubles the length of the animal. It has been shown to be a useful tool for hunting.

  The thresher shark will speed into a school of fish, slash around its whip-like tail, and easily gobble up the stunned fish.
  In order to maximize your chances of seeing this majestic creature you have to travel to a small island in the Philippines called Malapascua Island. Nearby there is a seamount that angles steeply up from the abyss to just 40ft below the surface. A boat will drop you and your guide off, then you head down to a ledge on the steep underwater cliff about 100ft down and wait for a chance to see one of the worlds coolest sharks.


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Turtle Heading to the Blue

 A young Hawaiian green sea turtle leaves the rocky shallows for the deep blue with waves crashing overhead. This picture was taken near the Halona Blowhole on Oahu's southeastern coast.

Nudibranch Glowing from Within

 This picture of a beautiful pink and orange laced nudibranch is in honor of us gearing up for another muck diving, nudibranch hunting mission to Indonesia this summer. Expect many more pics of colorful and bizarre sea creatures from the biodiversity golden triangle.

School of Convict Tangs

 A huge school of convict tangs scours the reef in Hanauma Bay, Oahu. Large schools of herbivorous fish like these tangs are an indicator of a healthy coral reef ecosystem. Corals thrive in nutrient poor environments around the tropics. But if there is an influx of nutrients then algae can quickly overgrow and smother the reef. These fish schools help keep that algae in check.

Green Sea Turtle in Hanauma Bay

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

 The Hawaiian green sea turtle has made a remarkable recovery since being protected by the federal government. Nowadays an encounter like this one in Hanauma Bay, Oahu is an experience that many people get to enjoy.

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Pod of Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris)

A pod of Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) cruise silently past me near the ocean floor. A few eyes turn up to check out this new creature sharing their habitat.

Sea Turtle Juvenile

Everyone loves a good sea turtle encounter. I swam with this young green sea turtle in the crystal blue waters near the Halona blowhole on Oahu. I was surprised at how comfortable this juvenile turtle was with me taking photos of it. I wasn't using flash but young turtles usually are way more timid that the bigger adults. Maybe this one was a bit on the curious side.