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

Giant Moray

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

Giant Moray - puhi ‘iari
(Gymnothorax javanicus)

Photo by Gerick Bergsma

	Range extends from the Red Sea to the Marquesas and Oeno Atoll (Pitcairn Group), North to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian Islands, South to the Australs and New Caledonia.
	Occurs on lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of 150 feet.
	Feeds primarily on fishes and occasionally on crustaceans.
	This eel is probably the world's largest species of moray, growing to almost 10 feet in length.
	Coming Soon - Moorea Biocode Database