Cumulus clouds over the Caribbean
© F. M. Kearney/plainpictur
Cloud cover in the Caribbean. High above the reef
If we could dip down below those happy little clouds, we’d be on the bright blue waters of the Caribbean. And if we could dip down further below the surf, we’d be greeted by the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second largest coral reef on Earth (after the Great Barrier Reef). This Caribbean reef system covers 620 miles of the sea floor and is home to one of the world’s largest manatee populations, and a fair amount of the world’s largest fish: the whale shark.
Thousands of jack fish swimming together at Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
California sea lion in a forest of giant kelp near the Channel Islands of California
Sperm whale off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, in the Caribbean Sea
Humpback whale mother pushes her sleeping calf to surface, Maui, Hawaii
Blue shark near the Azores in the North Atlantic Ocean
Oyster farm offshore from Notojima Island, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Divers at El Pit Cenote, located in Dos Ojos Natural Park, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dr. Sylvia Earle explores the Great Barrier Reef in a scene from 'Mission Blue'
