Joel BergsmaUnderwater photographer · Expedition diver

Palau07°21'N 134°29'EFeb 201224 photos

Blue Corner New Dropoff & Ngerechong

Pufferfish, Green Sea Turtles, Anemonefish, Adult Harlequin Sweetlips, Greasy Grouper, Longnose Butterflyfish.

← Palau

Trevally school on top of the reef. This formation is referred to by divers as a "bait ball" because it attracts attention from larger marine predators.Clearfin Lizardfish. See Gerald Allen, et al, Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific (2003) at page 296.Grey Reef Shark.Whitetip Shark
White Tip Shark, a species of reef shark.Napoleon Wrasse, a large colorful fish, aka Humphead Wrasse. Before it, on the right of the photo, swims a Pryamid Butterflyfish. See Gerald Allen, et al, Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific (2003) at page 193.Spanish Mackerel, whose head glows in my flash.Grey Reef Shark
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A diver on a safety stop hovers above a large and dense school of Trevally on the Blue Corner.Green Sea TurtleGreen Sea TurtleGreen Sea TurtleTurtle swimming with a large remora attached to the bottom of its shell.
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Sleeping Green Sea Turtle.Green Sea Turtle.Green Sea Turtle.