More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record theguardian.com/environment/20…

A Dascylus being cleaned by a juvenile cleaner wrasse. Note how thoroughly the wrasse inspects all parts of the Dasylus' body. The wrasse removes parasites and skin infections, and gains meals from these pests.

Oceans act as the largest carbon sink in the world. Oceans host 80% of life on earth. Oceans provide half of the world’s oxygen Protect them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #nature

1 mm-tiny Obelia jellies pulsing. North Sea, Skagerrak 🌊

The "Large-toothed Conger" (Bathyuroconger vicinus) passes through a leptocephalus stage - as all known true eels do. In this stage, the larval eel is flattened like a penny and is translucent.

Echinaster sepositus Cannes la bocca 26/05/2025 Olympus TG6

beautiful イカ🦑

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑠, a new endemic species of searobin from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Teleostei: Triglidae). 🔓 oceansciencefoundation.org/josf43b.html

This is the larva of an acorn worm, it's called a tornaria larva. I think it could be a sculpture. Like sea cucumber larvae it has a peripheral band of cilia to generate swimming and feeding currents. ZEISS Microscopy

An unusual oasis from #DiagnosingDeepCoral! Despite simple body plans, sponges play complex roles in the ecosystems they inhabit. These filter feeders cannot move and provide a sanctuary for smaller critters. How many different animals are taking refuge here?

#Phytoplankton blooms on my way from Norwich to Amsterdam.

The leaf sheep is one of few animals that can perform photosynthesis! 🐑🌿 This little sea slug sucks up chloroplasts from algae in a process called kleptoplasty. This provides nutrition as well as giving the leaf sheep its green color.💚☀️ Learn more: oceana.ly/46a6Jjy

Phyllodocid polychaete worm. The everting pharynx is crazy. Okinawa.

Incredible biomass of bigeye jacks at Malpelo Island, Colombia

Blue sharks can change their colour like a chameleon, according to a new study. 🦈 The study, presented at the Society for Experimental Biology conference, reveals tiny nanostructures in the skin of the blue shark that produce their colouration. the-independent.com/news/science/b…

The Glass Octopus (Vitreledonella richardi) is a deep sea octopus species that is almost completely transparent and colourless. The only parts of its body that are opaque are its eye, digestive tract and its chromatophores. 🐙📷Schmidt Ocean Schmidt Ocean

Acantharia are blooming. Appearing at least 1 month early and likely, a sign of unusually warm water. Favourites of mine, their spines are strontium sulfate and their single-celled body contains golden symbiotic algae. Can 40s ever be too much of these beauties? ZEISS Microscopy

Life inside Mallorca’s Caves🪼🪼🪸

A humpback whale “severely entangled” in fishing gear has been rescued off the coast of Canada during a “complex” operation that spanned three days. 👏🐋 amp-miamiherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.miamih…

I’ve finally had time to get to the photos from my Aliens Collection dive on 1May2024 in FL. So here’s a collage of the shots that didn’t make the cut & won’t stand on their own. Have fun zooming in!