"Spinecheek Clownfish" Size:24X36 Purple hydrocorals line the forest

Purple hydrocorals line the forest floor at the edge of the forest of Giant Kelp on the Southern tip of San Clemente Island

marine wildlife and environmental issues

captured in a mosaic of overlapping closeup images

California Sea Lions in the lush Giant Kelp forests of San Clemente Island

"Spinecheek Clownfish" Size:24X36 Purple hydrocorals line the forestI saw this beatiful white anemone with two anemone fishes (Premnas aculeatus) in Papua New Guinea. The small fishes, taking me for an enemy, defended her anemone very courageously. Reinhard Dirscherl is an award winning underwater photographer based in Munich, Germany. Widely published in international diving, nature and travel magazines, his marine wildlife images have won numerous international photo competitions including the BBC Wildlife