Mangroves dominate the shoreline and corals from the low tide line out into very deep water
Healthy reefs make for healthy fish populations
The diversity of corals and fish is spectacular.
All of these photos were taken in Bunaken Island National Marine Park, northern Sulewesi Indonesia using a Cannon D-10 underwater camera. This area is right on the equator.
My favorite mermaid - Julia and by far my better half.
Anchor damage in a field of Staghorn coral
This is how reef destruction often starts with one small rebar anchor.
Moorish Idols are so-o photogenic
There's several species of Clown fish in the reefs around Bunaken
Banded coral snake and yes they have venom.
Some of the table top corals were several meters across