Brandon Cole / Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), schooling, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Crescent-tail bigeyes (Priacanthus hamrur), and Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Klein & Hubert / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming, French Polynesia. South Pacific.

Jordi Chias / Woman snorkeller swimming inside lagoon Toau atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Colourful reef scene with Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) Seafans (Melithea sp.) and fish, including Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and Scalefin anthi...

Jordi Chias / Juvenile Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming near the surface, split level view, Fakarava atoll lagoon, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Juvenile Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming near the surface, split level view, Fakarava atoll lagoon, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) reflected in the surface of the window with Snell's window affect, Fakarava atoll inside lagoon at sunset, Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia; Pacific Ocean

Pascal Kobeh / Female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with its very young calf at the surface, Rurutu island, Australs Archipelago, French Polynesia. Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) aggressive male attacks a five and a half week pup, mother (right) approaches to intervene; Papaloa Beach, Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii, USA

Floris van Breugel / Staghorn corals (Acropora) on the coast of tropical island Ofu, one of the Manu'a islands, American Samoa. 2012.

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...

Floris van Breugel / Turquoise waters of the lagoon along Ofu's National Park beach, American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Sprouting Coconut palm on stony beach on the south shore of Tutuila, American Samoa. January 2012.

Brent Stephenson / Flying Fish (possibly Cheilopogon suttoni) skimming across sea surface. Between the Tuamotus and Marquesas, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean, October.

Brent Stephenson / Atoll Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) perched on a branch. Takapoto, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, November.

Brent Stephenson / White / Fairy Tern (Gygis alba) in flight against a blue sky. Motu Omai, Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, November.

Brent Stephenson / Sooty Tern (Onychoprion / Sterna fuscatus) seen from below in flight. Mauipihaa (Mopelia), French Polynesia, November.

Oriol Alamany / Moai face at the restored archaeological site of Ahu Ko Te Riku in Tahai Ceremonial Center in Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Pascua or Rapa Nui), Unesco World Heritage Site, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Rock paintings of Terns (Sterna sp) at Ana Kai Tangata cave, Easter Island (Pascua or Rapa Nui), Pacific Island, Unesco World Heritage Site, November 2004

Tim Laman / Aerial view of Bora Bora Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia. July 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of tourist lodges on Bora Bora Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia. July 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of Bora Bora Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia. July 2006

Oriol Alamany / Moai stone statue at dusk on the slopes of the quarry at Rano Raraku volcano, Easter Island Pacific ocean, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Rano Kau Volcano crater with lagoon and Motu islets in the sea, Easter Island, Pacific ocean, November 2004

Doug Allan / Close up of two stone sculptures / Moai at Ahu Ahivi/Ahu Akivi , Easter Island, South PacificMoai October 2009

Tim Laman / Sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) hover over their nesting colony on Teuaua Islet, off Ua Huka Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Doug Perrine / Divers play with Rough toothed dolphin {Steno bredanensis} Polynesia

Doug Perrine / Black tip reef sharks shoaling {Carcharhinus melanopterus} Moorea, French Polynesia (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Shoal of Longfin bannerfish {Heniochus acuminatus} Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean (Non-ex).

Aflo / N-7203 Private beach on Tahiti, South Pacific, French Poylnesia

David Noton / Vertical panoramic of tropical palm tree silhouette, Moorea Tahiti, French Polynesia South Pacific twilight

Phil Chapman / Coconut Palms, beach and coral lagoon. Aitutaki, Cook Islands.

Brandon Cole / Flame angelfish (Centropyge loricula), French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Kunie's chromodoris nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei) sea slug. Indo-West Pacific region. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Palm trees on Rangiroa atoll, Tuamotus. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis) feeding on sea star. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Bignose Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii), French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) over a coral reef. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Big-scale soldierfish (Myripristis berndti), French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Onespot snappers (Lutjanus monostigma) schooling next to pier pilings under under a dock. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Barred jacks (Carangoides ferdau) French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus). French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming along school of Onespot Snappers (Lutjanus monostigma) aggregating under a boat next to pier pilings. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.