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Pictures of oceans [last update 2011-12-25]


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Sulawesi sunset


School of anchovies
School of anchovies

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish
Purple-striped jellyfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Tube anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
Tube anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Green anemone
Green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef

(Australia)

Half Moon Caye
Half Moon Caye

(Belize)


Reefs off Cancun


Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Blue waters off the Osa Peninsula
Blue waters off the Osa Peninsula

(Costa Rica)

Great Blue Hole
Great Blue Hole

(Belize)

Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)
Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Red starfish
Red starfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Cancun sunrise


Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Paradise?



Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance


Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


View of the Na pali coastline


White anemones
White anemones

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

White; yellow; and green anemone
White; yellow; and green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


White sand beach and turquoise waters in Sulawesi



Great Barrier Reef

(Australia)


Beach at low tide near Bunaken Cha Cha



Bunaken sunset with Manado Tua volcano in the background


Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Half Moon Caye
Half Moon Caye

(Belize)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Lionís mane jellies (Cyanea capillata)
Lionís mane jellies (Cyanea capillata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Chrysaira colorata jellyfish
Chrysaira colorata jellyfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Monterey Bay biotope
Monterey Bay biotope

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Cancun beach


Great Blue Hole
Great Blue Hole

(Belize)

Fish hidden among sponges and sea life
Fish hidden among sponges and sea life

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jelly
Purple-striped jelly

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Green anemone
Green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Green sea anemone
Green sea anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Crustal clear waters of Bunaken National Marine Park


Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)
Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans)
Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Bunaken dawn



Dusk on an Indonesian island


Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans) and sponges
Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans) and sponges

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)
Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Poipu beach at sunset


Great Blue Hole
Great Blue Hole

(Belize)


Poipu beach at sunset



Lighthouse near Princeville, Kauai at sunrise



Dive boat off Bunaken


Purple-striped jelly (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jelly (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Heron island

(Australia)

Crystal jelly
Crystal jelly

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Flounder blending with the sandy bottom
Flounder blending with the sandy bottom

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Reefs off Cancun



Dawn on Bunaken



Cancun beach



Poipu beach at sunset



Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance


Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)
Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Dawn in Kauai



Poipu beach at sunset



Dive boat on a beach in Sulawesi


Chrysaira colorata jelly
Chrysaira colorata jelly

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Nain and Montehage islands



Poipu beach at sunset



Indonesia sunset



Indonesian sunset



Bunaken tidepools with Siladen Island in the background



Poipu beach at sunset


Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Half Moon Caye
Half Moon Caye

(Belize)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Sundown in Sulawesi


Turquoise waters of Lighthouse Reef
Turquoise waters of Lighthouse Reef

(Belize)


Reefs off Cancun


Orange and blue fish
Orange and blue fish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Dusk on an Indonesian island


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