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Change of season, and change of scenery - the northeastern trade winds have brought us to Dhigurah Island, in the Maldive’s South Ari Atoll.It’s been a busy ...

Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National Park is renowned for its coral reef, schooling mobula rays, seasonal female bull-sharks and also for its ever-growing school of bigeye jacks, which stands out for its uncommon density of fish, forming a vortex flowing in perpetual motion…

In 2018, after a 15-year absence, giant "oceanic" manta rays returned to la Reina, a small islet in the sea of Cortez, Mexico. The islet of la Reina is also home to a colony of sea lions, who would often swim up to the manta rays, and interact with these new and elegant visitors...

Richelieu Rock is famous for its colours, notably its anemone patches and the purple, pink and white soft-coral found from the shallows to depths of around 30 meters. YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

California Sea Lion On the Hunt - Gulf of California (sea of Cortez) La Reina - Baja California Sur Mexico - October 2018 https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

The Raja Ampat Epaulette Shark (Hemiscylliium freycineti), also known as the “Raja Ampat Walking Shark”, was first classified in 2013. These tiny, endemic sharks are called “walking” sharks because of their peculiar ability to walk on the seafloor. YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Komodo National Park Reefscapes - Indonesia - 2019 Located in the heart of the Coral Triangle, Indonesia's Komodo National Park offers more than 260 species of hard and soft corals in stunning, contrasting reef formations buzzing with marine life. YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Sea Lion Bulls and Females - Sea of Cortez - Mexico Adult male California sea lions (bulls) are easy to identify, weighing up to 500 kg for a 2.5 m body length covered in a dark-brown fur, and sporting a distinctively prominent sagittal crest on their foreheads. YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

California Sea Lions Morning Routine - Sea of Cortez - Baja California Sur - Mexico October 2018 ロス・イスロテス、メスのアシカ 毎朝、同じ場所に集まって、一緒にゴロゴロするのがお好きな奥様達 YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

In 2019-2020, a strongly positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole brought colder waters and unusual visitors to the Andaman Sea… YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Eagle Rays at Sebayur Kecil, just outside the Komodo National Park - Indonesia - 06/2019 コモド国立公園ではマダラトビエイをよく見かけます。 この日は３匹一緒になって泳いでいました。 Music: "Echus" by Boards of Canada YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Fever of Mobula Rays - Los Islotes - Sea of Cortez - Mexico - May 2018 Munk's mobula rays 31/05/2018 La Paz - Baja California Sur - Mexico YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Raja Ampat - Humphead Parrotfish 2015 【ラジャアンパット】カンムリブダイ The Green Humphead (also known as "bumphead") Parrotfish is the largest species of parrotfish, growing to lengths of 1.5 m and weighing up to 75 kg. YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

A Sea of Life - seasonal highlights in the Similan and Surin Islands National Parks Andaman Sea - Thailand - 2018-2019 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Crystal Rock - Komodo National Park - NTT - Indonesia October 2019 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Juvenile California Sea Lions at the Los Islotes Colony - Sea of Cortez - Baja California Sur - Mexico Espiritu Santo National Park October 2018 YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

At certain times of the year, Richelieu Rock and other sites in the area are covered in glassfish and juveniles, and there's a lot of non-stop hunting going on (trevallies, scads, queenfish, emperors etc), quite a sight... YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

California sea Lion mesmerised by schools of sardines congregating seasonally around the Los Islotes islets, Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur - Mexico - September 2018 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

Castle Rock is one of the iconic northern dive sites of Komodo National Park. Shaped like a worn down mountain, this current-swept underwater pinnacle offers a great sample of Komodo's rich and diverse fauna, along with a taste of the North's great predatory action - YT: https://tinyurl.com

Hunting at Richelieu Rock & Tachai Pinnacle - Andaman Sea - Surin and Similan Islands National Parks - Thailand 2018-2018 Music: Acappela Georgian polyphonic singing, posted online by Katya Chiganova YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue