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    June 8th 2013 is the UN-designated World Oceans Day, and this year the theme is ^together we have the power to protect the ocean^. This annual event has been running since 2002 with the support of The Ocean Project and The World Ocean Network, and aims to raise awareness of the importance of a clean and healthy ocean. There are events taking place worldwide, so why not visit the website www.worldoceansday.org to find out how you can get involved.

    We hope you enjoy our celebration of the riches of the world's oceans and of the efforts being made to preserve them.



    Following on from World Oceans Day, June 9th is Coral Triangle Day, so we're also delighted to celebrate Jurgen Freund's unique photography from this unp
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    Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale lobtailing {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean
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    Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale lobtailing {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean
    Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) silhouette of one caught in gill net, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean
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    Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) silhouette of one caught in gill net, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean
    Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.
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    Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.
    Juergen Freund / Golden sea squirt (Polycarpa aurata) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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    Juergen Freund / Golden sea squirt (Polycarpa aurata) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
    Roland Seitre / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) swimming in unison, seen from above. Azores.
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    Roland Seitre / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) swimming in unison, seen from above. Azores.
    Inaki Relanzon / Large waves breaking off the most southern coast of Madagascar, Cap Sainte Mairie, May 2007.
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    Inaki Relanzon / Large waves breaking off the most southern coast of Madagascar, Cap Sainte Mairie, May 2007.
    David Fleetham / Curious Humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) during moment away from its mother, Hawaii.
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    David Fleetham / Curious Humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) during moment away from its mother, Hawaii.
    Juergen Freund / RF- Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstars / crinoids attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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    Juergen Freund / RF- Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstars / crinoids attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
    Jordi Chias / Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), Swimming over volcanic sandy bottom, Armenime cove, South Tenerife coast, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, May 2011, Commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Yea...
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    Jordi Chias / Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), Swimming over volcanic sandy bottom, Armenime cove, South Tenerife coast, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, May 2011, Commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Yea...
    Georgette Douwma / Pacific sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) closed up, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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    Georgette Douwma / Pacific sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) closed up, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
    Juergen Freund / Nudibranch (Jorunna funebris) feeding on its preferred sponge, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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    Juergen Freund / Nudibranch (Jorunna funebris) feeding on its preferred sponge, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
    Alex Mustard / A male Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming over seaweeds, carrying eggs under his tail. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November.
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    Alex Mustard / A male Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming over seaweeds, carrying eggs under his tail. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November.
    Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Critically endangered, juvenile female with flipper tag swims over coral reef at Mahukona, Kohala, Hawaiian Island, Central Pacific Ocean
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    Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Critically endangered, juvenile female with flipper tag swims over coral reef at Mahukona, Kohala, Hawaiian Island, Central Pacific Ocean
    Georgette Douwma / Guineafowl puffer fish (Arothron meleagris) also known as the Golden puffer or Spotted puffer because is has three colour phases which differ dramatically. Maldives, Indian Ocean
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    Georgette Douwma / Guineafowl puffer fish (Arothron meleagris) also known as the Golden puffer or Spotted puffer because is has three colour phases which differ dramatically. Maldives, Indian Ocean
    David Tipling / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) coming ashore, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, November
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    David Tipling / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) coming ashore, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, November
    Brandon Cole / Starfish (Fromia sp.) on green algae, Fiji, tropical Pacific Ocean.
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    Brandon Cole / Starfish (Fromia sp.) on green algae, Fiji, tropical Pacific Ocean.
    Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging cages, being relocated to the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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    Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging cages, being relocated to the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
    Franco Banfi / Silhouette of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
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    Franco Banfi / Silhouette of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
    Juergen Freund / Common lionfish (Pterois volitans) seen from the rear. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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    Juergen Freund / Common lionfish (Pterois volitans) seen from the rear. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Alex Mustard / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with surface reflection, in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic
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    Alex Mustard / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with surface reflection, in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic
    Floris van Breugel / Tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) drift with the current in the calm turquiose waters of a lagoon in Ofu, American Samoa. The window of sky is called Snell's Window, caused by refraction of...
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    Floris van Breugel / Tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) drift with the current in the calm turquiose waters of a lagoon in Ofu, American Samoa. The window of sky is called Snell's Window, caused by refraction of...
    Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby swimming in the sea near the beach. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009
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    Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby swimming in the sea near the beach. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009
    Doug Perrine / Young Steller's / Steller / Northern Sealions (Eumetopias jubatus) curiously approaching the photographer. Glacier Island, Columbia Bay, Alaska, USA, July.
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    Doug Perrine / Young Steller's / Steller / Northern Sealions (Eumetopias jubatus) curiously approaching the photographer. Glacier Island, Columbia Bay, Alaska, USA, July.
    Alex Mustard / Diver catching a Lionfish (Pterois volitans) in collection tube. The Indo-Pacific lionfish are an invasive species on Caribbean reefs and free from natural predators thrive at much higher population d...
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    Alex Mustard / Diver catching a Lionfish (Pterois volitans) in collection tube. The Indo-Pacific lionfish are an invasive species on Caribbean reefs and free from natural predators thrive at much higher population d...
    Juergen Freund / Blue linkia starfish (Linckia laevigata) pair attached to the dead part of coral, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
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    Juergen Freund / Blue linkia starfish (Linckia laevigata) pair attached to the dead part of coral, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
    Franco Banfi / Coral reef teeming with life, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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    Franco Banfi / Coral reef teeming with life, Maldives, Indian Ocean
    Franco Banfi / Scuba diver under ice and ice formation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia March 2010
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    Franco Banfi / Scuba diver under ice and ice formation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia March 2010
    Alex Mustard / Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting vertical beneath the surface, Lundy Island, Devon, UK. July
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    Alex Mustard / Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting vertical beneath the surface, Lundy Island, Devon, UK. July
    Brandon Cole / Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) two leaping above surface at sunset, Honduras, Caribbean Sea.
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    Brandon Cole / Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) two leaping above surface at sunset, Honduras, Caribbean Sea.
    Doug Perrine / RF- Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) in aggregation of Moon jellies (Aurelia aurita) Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, US., July. Lion's mane jellies are predators that feed on Moon...
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    Doug Perrine / RF- Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) in aggregation of Moon jellies (Aurelia aurita) Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, US., July. Lion's mane jellies are predators that feed on Moon...
    Solvin Zankl / Dragonfish (Melanostomias melanops) - deep sea specimen from 2000m depth, near Cape Verde Islands, North Atlantic.
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    Solvin Zankl / Dragonfish (Melanostomias melanops) - deep sea specimen from 2000m depth, near Cape Verde Islands, North Atlantic.
    David Fleetham / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki) framed by a school of Black Striped Salema (Xenocys jessiae). Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Equador.
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    David Fleetham / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki) framed by a school of Black Striped Salema (Xenocys jessiae). Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Equador.
    Doug Perrine / Flower hat jelly / jellyfish (Olindias formosa) captive, a rare hydromedusa with fluorescent tentacle tips, found off Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan
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    Doug Perrine / Flower hat jelly / jellyfish (Olindias formosa) captive, a rare hydromedusa with fluorescent tentacle tips, found off Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan
    Juergen Freund / Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) on a Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.
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    Juergen Freund / Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) on a Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.
    Juergen Freund / Thousands of Anthias / Fairy basslets on colourful coral reef, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, March 2010.
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    Juergen Freund / Thousands of Anthias / Fairy basslets on colourful coral reef, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, March 2010.
    Juergen Freund / Large schooling Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) with a passing Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia
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    Juergen Freund / Large schooling Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) with a passing Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia
    Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, West Papuan fisherman in boat, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.
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    Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, West Papuan fisherman in boat, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.
    Juergen Freund / Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) in its fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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    Juergen Freund / Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) in its fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    Brandon Cole / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving at sunset showing tail fluke, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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    Brandon Cole / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving at sunset showing tail fluke, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
    Juergen Freund / Brittlestar on gorgonian fan coral, Papua New Guinea.
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    Juergen Freund / Brittlestar on gorgonian fan coral, Papua New Guinea.
    Alex Mustard / The eye of a Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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    Alex Mustard / The eye of a Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
    David Fleetham / Schooling Anthias over coral reef, Philippines.
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    David Fleetham / Schooling Anthias over coral reef, Philippines.
    Alex Mustard / Grey angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) head portrait, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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    Alex Mustard / Grey angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) head portrait, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
    Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), Capo Galera, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.
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    Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), Capo Galera, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.
    Alex Mustard / A male Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) blowing out a clutch of eggs he has been incubating in his mouth in order to oxygenate them, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West...
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    Alex Mustard / A male Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) blowing out a clutch of eggs he has been incubating in his mouth in order to oxygenate them, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West...
    Franco Banfi / Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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    Franco Banfi / Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean
    Mark Carwardine / Rear view of Dwarf minke whale, thought to form a yet-to-be named sub-species of the Common minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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    Mark Carwardine / Rear view of Dwarf minke whale, thought to form a yet-to-be named sub-species of the Common minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
    Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) expeling air and water from mouth through baleen plates after engulfing part of a baitball of Sardines (Clupeidae) with California sea lion (Tetreapturus au...
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    Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) expeling air and water from mouth through baleen plates after engulfing part of a baitball of Sardines (Clupeidae) with California sea lion (Tetreapturus au...
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