Palau

Looking up from 30 m at Olngenaol, Palau
Cassiopia sp., the upside-down jellyfish at Rebotel Reef, Palau
Palau\'s iconic
Bernard, an expert divemaster from Sam\'s Tours, at Anguar, Palau
Branching acroporids carpeting the benthos at 20 m at Olngenaol, Palau
Schooling barracuda at 5 m in Ulong Channel, Palau
Palau\'s Western barrier reef
Tabular acroporids and massive poritids at Ulong Reef
A high hard coral cover area in Peleliu, Palau
A mix of hard and soft corals on the western barrier forereef of Palau
Seriatopora hystrix, the
Striped coral hermit crabs (Paguritta vittata) inhabit tubes in living coral
Peyssonnelia forms colorful crusts in shaded areas of the reef
Small white hermit crab (Calcinus minutus)
Plates of colorful Acropora and massive lobe corals (Porites) dominate the reefs in Palau
Black streak surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)
Small white hermit crab (Calcinus minutus)
Maxima giant clam (Tridacna maxima)
Plates of colorful Acropora and massive lobe corals (Porites) dominate the reefs in Palau
A seastar holds on tightly to the blue coral Heliopora
Coral scientist, Grace Frank, captures photos of a school of long-jawed mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta)
Structural details of the hard coral Gardineroseris
Tables of colorful Acropora dominate the reefs in Palau
Seriatopora stellata
Juvenile brushtail tang (Zebrasoma scopas)
Fine branching Acropora
Feather duster worm (Sabellastarte)
Upright pillars of Psammacora digitata
Pocillopora damicornis recruit
The rock islands of Koror provide magnificent scenery on the surface
Padina grows up through the fingers of a Porites cylindrica colony
Two small white hermit crabs (Calcinus minutus) work to gain their footing after a strong surge flips them over
Large school of Bigeye Jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus) greeted us at the start of the dive.
Large school of Bigeye Jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus) greeted us at the start of the dive (taken from underneath).
Friendly Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).
Pair of Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) in a large Leathery Sea Anemone (Heteractis crispa).
White Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus) hiding beneath an overhang surrounded by soft corals.
Commonly seen Shadowfin Soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) hugs the reef.
Large bushy red sea fan soft coral juts out from a sheer wall in order to filter plankton passing by on the current.
Group of Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) being cleaned by a Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus).

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