Hi there CARL, don't worry... I got all the copy rights in beforeI did a change of sequence do to the way the machine alphabetizes the info on me...now number 2 picture has become number 3 and I need the copy right year on the BlueDotted Fish, the new #2...

Follow and if you have already email the captions don't worry... I will allowfor my adjustment but from here on in they will be referred as in the sequentialorder, OK... I could not yesterday get the Blue Dotted Fish file open but repairedit today and got it to work just fine... off and running...need the next 11 copyrightyears... OK?

Picture 1

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@1992

"I've always wondered why gaudily-colored fish like the bicolor angelfish are as vivid as they are." (Papua New Guinea)

picture 2

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@1993

"A blue-spotted grouper glowers at us from his protective crevice (Red Sea)."

picture 3

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@1990

"This Cortez Angelfish is endemic to the Revillagigados Islands, which include Socorro." (Baja California)



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@1991


"These blazingly colorful shrimp are found from the Caribbean to Papua New Guinea, usually hiding in crevices awaiting fish who need cleaning."

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@1994

"One of the sublime stars of Indo-Pacific reefs are the clownfish. This dazzler was seen in the Philippines."

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@1991

"Places such as Malpelo and Cocos Island have achieved fame among divers because of their populations of hammerhead sharks."

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@1993

"The Cod Hole, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, is like a petting zoo of marine life."

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@1993

"Few encounters in the sea are more dramatic that playing wih a practically-tame manta." (Socorro)

picture 9

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@1993

"This picture was taken at Socorro on a day when the manta rays were particularly insistent that divers play with them..."

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@1995

"A pair of silvertip sharks scream across a shallow reef in northern Papua New Guinea."

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@1995

"Fiji has some of the most explosively colorful coral reefs found anywhere."

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@1990

"A majestic great white shark prowls slowly past our cagesvisualizing a satisfying meal."

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@1992

Great white sharks are immensely graceful as they sweep in to attack.

picture 14

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@1990

Always concentrating on his prey, a great white shark closes in.

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@1994

A football-sized example of Merlot's scorpionfish sits motionless, waiting for it's small fish prey to pass.

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@1990

The moment of the strike, when the shark engulfs it's target.

picture 17

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@1993

A hammerhead shark soars above in shallow, sun-drenched water.

picture 18

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@1984

Jessica with the cuttlefish that adopted us after we saved it from a fish's attack.

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@1984

Large sea snakes are generally inoffensive, but you always wonder.

picture 20

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@1990

At San Benedicto, near Socorro, huge mantas come right in to examine divers.

picture 21

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@1989

Among the most graceful of the reef-dwellers, Moorish Idols are found throughout the Indo-Pacific.

picture 22

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The Spanish Dancer nudibranch undulates gracefully when dropped in open nocturnal water. One of the special events of any night dive. (1989)

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Jessica is framed by a natural wonder--a crevice where flowing currents nourish an astonishing growth of soft coral colonies. (1991)

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Along the coastline of the Sinai the empty desert contrasts with the life-filled sea. (1985)

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A lemon butterflyfish moves gracefully among the reef corals. Usually found in inseparable pairs, these are a photographer's delight. (1983)

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A red-tailed butterflyfish makes one wonder why its scarlet slash evolved. (1993)

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Sometimes when the currents flow along the flanks of Big Brother Island, you can hardly see the water for the fish and corals. (1992)

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In the early days of blue shark diving we had doors and viewing ports so large the sharks could come right in! (1990)

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A blue shark gets closely acquainted with Marty Snyderman. (1990)

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Deep off the wall at Ras Muhammad in the Red Sea one finds cautious schools of spadefish. (1985)

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One of our Red Sea captains developed the trick of tying the bait to a heavy length of chain. The sharks didn't seem to mind at all--they attacked it ferociously. (1993)

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I later discovered that a pack of silky sharks was so aggressive--the crew was throwing food scraps into the water from the boat!! (1995)

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A well-fed silvertip shark eyes us as it cruises above the reef. (1994)

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A signature fish of the Indian Ocean, these blue surgeons are startlingly beautiful and quite fearless. (1989)Patty--please re-scan and get rid of the sprocket holes...

picture 35

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This gun was mounted on the bow of a Japanese patrol torpedo boat (PT boat). (1982)

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The trunkfish, with it's characteristic snout, is a common sight on many Caribbean reefs. (1985)

picture 37

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Stumpy. the whale shark with a chopped off upper tail, would play with us to get his picture taken. (1992)

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Diving with the whale sharks sometimes requires swimming frantically to keep up!! (1992)

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A goatfish in canary yellow with it's barbels deployed, looking for food. (Red Sea, 1990)

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This dazzler appeared on a night dive after I had showered and stopped diving for the day. Needless to say, once I heard it had been spotted I splashed back into the water!! (1993)