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Buller's Mollymawk, Thalassarche bulleri [med] [large]

Giant Petrel, Macronectes sp. [med] [large]

Giant Petrel, Macronectes sp. [med]

Pelagic crabs, Planes major [med] [large]

Cape Pigeon, Daption capense [med]

Wandering Albatross, Diomedea sp. [med]

Wandering Albatross, Diomedea sp. [med] [large]

Sunset at sea [med] [large]

Billy with Mahimahi [med] [large]

Yellowfin Tuna [med] [large]

First views of Rapa [med] [large]

First views of Rapa [med] [large]

Village of Ahurei, Rapa [med] [large]

Chromis atripectoralis in Rapa harbour [med] [large]

Cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus) in Rapa harbour [med] [large]

Chaetodon flavirostris, Rapa [med] [large]

Forcipiger flavissimus, Rapa [med] [large]

Bodianus loxozonus, Rapa [med] [large]

Dascyllus reticulatus, Rapa [med]

Chaetodon smithi, Rapa. Endemic to Rapa & Pitcairn [med] [large]

Chaetodon lunulatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Panulirus pascuensis, Rapa [med] [large]

Pterois antennata, Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa - western side, looking to south [med] [large]

Anampses femininus, Rapa [med]

Anampses femininus, Rapa [med] [large]

Sunset wrasse Thalassoma lutescens, (juv.) Rapa [med] [large]

Chrysiptera galba, Rapa [med]

Octopus, Rapa [med] [large]

The team at work on Braveheart, Rapa [med] [large]


Chaetodon mertensii, Rapa [med] [large]


Chrysiptera galba, Rapa [med]

Arc-eye hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Arc-eye hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Nudibranch, Doriprismatica sibogae, Rapa [med] [large]

Fanworm, Rapa [med] [large]

Sacoglossan sea slug, Elysia rufescens, Rapa [med] [large]

Collected fish, Rapa [med] [large]

Lionfish, Pterois antennata, Rapa [med] [large]

Slipper lobster, Parribacus perlatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Neoniphon sammara, Rapa [med] [large]

Abudefduf sexfasciatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral close-up with symbiotic dinoflagellate algae, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral close-up, Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Braveheart at anchor, western side of Rapa [med] [large]

Pandanus, Rapa [med] [large]

Large slipper lobsters, Scyllarides haanii, Rapa [med] [large]

Trevally/Jacks with hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral, Rapa [med] [large]

Octopus, Rapa [med] [large]

Stegastes fasciolatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Video - Rapa


Nudibranch, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Rapa [med] [large]

Octopus, Rapa [med] [large]

Soldierfish, Myripristis berndti, Rapa [med] [large]

Sargocentron hormion, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral close-up, Rapa [med] [large]

Hard coral close-up, Rapa [med] [large]

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum, Rapa [med] [large]

Nudibranch, Chromodoris cf. amoenum, Rapa [med] [large]

Nudibranch, Chromodoris cf. amoenum, Rapa [med] [large]

Coriocella, Rapa [med] [large]

Pseudolabrus fuentesi, Rapa [med] [large]

Bodianus sp. (juv.) Rapa [med]

Chaetodon smithi, Rapa. Endemic to Rapa & Pitcairn [med] [large]

Cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, Rapa [med]

Moray eel, Gymnothorax eurostus, Rapa [med] [large]

Fanworms, Rapa [med] [large]

Fanworms, Rapa [med] [large]

Tubastrea, Rapa [med] [large]

Urchin, Rapa [med] [large]

Cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, Rapa [med] [large]

Sunset wrasse, Thalassoma lutescens & Cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus
Rapa [
med] [large]

Hard coral close-up, Rapa [med] [large]

Collected fish, Rapa [med] [large]

Dolabrifera sp. Rapa [med] [large]

Fish scales. Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

La Mairie de Rapa [med] [large]

La Mairie de Rapa [med] [large]

Metrosideros sp. Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Rapa [med] [large]

Sunset at Rapa [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis, Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Exceptional visibility at Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Morotiri [med] [large]

Video - Morotiri


Sunset en route from Morotiri to Morane [med] [large]

Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Morane [med] [large]

Black jack, Caranx lububris, Morane [med] [large]

Black jack, Caranx lububris, Morane [med] [large]

Chaetodon reticulatus, Morane [med]

Nemateleotris magnifica, Morane [med]

Lutjanus bohar, Morane [med] [large]

Chaetodon pelewensis, Morane [med]

Chaetodon pelewensis, Chaetodon quadrimaculatus, Morane [med] [large]

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus, Morane [med] [large]

Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Morane [med] [large]

Chaetodon mertensii, Morane [med]

Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Morane [med] [large]

Caranx melampygus, Morane [med] [large]

Amphiprion clarkii, Morane [med] [large]

Amphiprion clarkii, Morane [med] [large]

Chaetodon ephippium, Morane [med]

Urchin, Morane [med] [large]

Crab, Morane [med] [large]

Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, Morane [med] [large]

Blenny, Morane [med]

Hard coral close-up, Morane [med] [large]

Gnathodentex aureolineatus, Morane [med] [large]


Neoniphon sammara, Morane [med] [large]


Bornella irvingi, Morane [med] [large]

Bornella irvingi, Morane [med] [large]

Sufflamen bursa, Morane [med] [large]

Video - Dance of the Butterflyfish, Morane


Chaetodon ulietensis, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Canthigaster solandri, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Coral polyps, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Hard coral, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Hard coral close-up, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Aulostomus chinensis, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Pomacanthus imperator, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Cheilinus chlorourus, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

Hypselodoris maculosa, Isles Gambier [med] [large]

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