Oil Platform at Sunset

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

An offshore oil platform silhouetted by the setting sun.

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Description:
An oil platform rises in the background while beach goers explore the intertidal at Coal Oil Point Reserve near Santa Barbara, California.

Exposure Date:
11/27/2008

Gallery:
Marine Industrial Use, California Ocean Governance

City/Region:
Santa Barbara

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5968

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2009/Marine Photobank."

Phi Phi Island Tour Boats

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Speedboats bring tourists to the Phi Phi Islands.

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Description:
Large numbers of tourists visit the Phi Phi Islands off the coast of Thailand. Here, swarms of speedboats anchor among the islands, allowing tourists to snorkel along the islands' reefs.

Exposure Date:
9/15/2005

Gallery:
Ocean Tourism/Recreation

City/Region:
Phi Phi Islands

Country:
Thailand

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5943

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2009/Marine Photobank."

Freighter in Dar El Salaam

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A freighter unloads its cargo in Dar El Salaam, Tanzania.

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Description:
A freighter transfers cargo in Dar El Salaam's harbor, while traditional fishing pirogues sail in the background.

Exposure Date:
9/25/2001

Gallery:
Fishing Methods, Marine Industrial Use

City/Region:
Dar El Salaam

Country:
Tanzania

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5945

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2009/Marine Photobank."

Fish Pen in French Polynesia

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Tropical fish are held in a fish pen.

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Description:
Fish pens are used to trap and keep fish by a community in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

Exposure Date:
1/29/2004

Gallery:
Fishing Methods

City/Region:
Tikihau

State/Province:
Tuamotu Archipelago

Country:
French Polynesia

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5810

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2008/Marine Photobank"

Barracuda in Net

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A swimmer approaches a barracuda caught in a net.

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Description:
A barracuda is caught in a net left by local fishermen in St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica.

Exposure Date:
3/3/2004

Gallery:
Fishing Methods

City/Region:
St. Anne's Bay

Country:
Jamaica

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5768

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2008/Marine Photobank."

Catch of the Day for Dinner

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A crew member shows his catch to be served to tourists aboard a vessel in the Galapagos Islands.

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Exposure Date:
9/15/2000

Gallery:
Fishing Methods, Ocean Tourism/Recreation

State/Province:
Galapagos Islands

Country:
Ecuador

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5813

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2008/Marine Photobank."

Oil platform in distance

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

 

Seabirds contemplate an offshore oil platform.
Description:	A pelican and seagulls rest on shore, with an offshore oil drilling platform visible in the background.
Exposure Date:	10/14/2004
Gallery:	Marine Industrial Use, Coastal Development, Ocean in Focus Photo Contest 2008: Humans and the Ocean: Impacts and Solutions
City/Region:	Goleta
State/Province:	CA
Country:	United States
Download:	http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=5759
Copyright Statement :	Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2008/Marine Photobank."

Longspine Sea Urchin

[Originally posted to the Moorea Coral Reef LTER (MCR LTER) Marine Life Encyclopedia]

Longspine Sea Urchin - Nava
(Diadema antillarum)

Photo by Gerick Bergsma

	Indo-Pacific
	It occurs in almost all marine habitats including rock, coral reefs, and seabeds.
	Algae
	Touching the spines of the longspine sea urchin can be very painful, because each spine releases toxic chemicals into the skin when it stings.
	- Diadema Web Site - Moorea Biocode Database

Stripebelly Puffer

[Originally posted to the Moorea Coral Reef LTER (MCR LTER) Marine Life Encyclopedia]

Stripebelly Puffer - huehue
(Arothron hispidus)

Photo by Gerick Bergsma

Puffers get there name from their ability to fill their stomachs with water to appear bigger than are when threatened.

	Indo-Pacific : Red Sea and East Africa to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Eastern Pacific: Baja California and the Gulf of California to Panama.
	Inhabit outer reef slopes to depths of at least 150 ft, as well as reef flats and lagoons. Usually solitary and territorial on sandy to rubble areas.
	Stripebelly Puffers feed on coralline algae, detritus, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, corals, anemones, crabs, tube worms and echinoderms.
	Juvenile Stripebelly Puffers are common in seagrass areas of estuaries and coastal bays.
	- Wikipedia - Moorea Biocode Database

Spotted Sandperch

[Originally posted to the Moorea Coral Reef LTER (MCR LTER) Marine Life Encyclopedia]

Spotted Sandperch - mo’o
(Parapercis millepunctata)

Photo by Gerick Bergsma

	Indo-Pacific: Mauritius and Maldives to the Pitcairn group, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Throughout Oceania except Hawaii and Easter Island.
	Inhabit seaward reefs, usually on patches of rubble or pavement between corals.
	Small crustaceans and other small fish
	Spotted Sandperch “perch” on the substrate on their pelvic fins.
	Coming Soon - Moorea Biocode Database