Off to Fiji for Thanksgiving to help save reefs! [Archive]

Papa Bear

11-21-2012, 03:31 PM

I will be documenting reefs, damage, and solutions for many reefs around Fiji in the next two weeks. I will have a lot of photos and will post some up! We can discuss exposure, composition, and just about anything else related. Will try to post some while I am there!:o Safemooringfoundation.org (http://www.safemooringfoundation.org)

Papa Bear

11-22-2012, 04:09 AM

Tomorrow! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Papa Bear

12-18-2012, 09:59 PM

Well back with a lot of info and pictures! I will be posting up some as time allows:
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Papa Bear

12-18-2012, 10:13 PM

We did two weeks of wonderful diving!
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Papa Bear

12-18-2012, 10:17 PM

From seascape to macro there were plenty of cool stuff to point your camera at!
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Papa Bear

12-18-2012, 10:19 PM

Healthy coral and systems are still to be found in Fiji!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 12:39 AM

Cronoids on a Boomie in Beqa Lagoon:

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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 12:51 AM

A little Goby action:
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 12:53 AM

Cup coral & Cronoid:
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 12:55 AM

Gastropod or Nudi families:
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 12:56 AM

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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 12:57 AM

Fiji can be very diverse if you know where to look!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 01:30 AM

Got to love the Turtles!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 01:35 AM

Pink Anemone fish!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 01:36 AM

Leaf fish!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 01:40 AM

Yellow version!
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The Publisher

12-20-2012, 04:08 AM

All great pics Papa, did you see any sharks?

Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:32 AM

On almost every dive we had Grays, White Tips, or Bulls!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:33 AM

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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:37 AM

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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:40 AM

There are other things with teeth as well!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:42 AM

Mostly a lot of guys like this!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:43 AM

The Female Blue Ribbon eel is Black!
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 05:46 AM

Moorish Idle:
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Papa Bear

12-20-2012, 06:15 AM

Lots of White Tips!
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 02:27 AM

Some Territorial behavior from two Emperor Angel fish!
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 03:07 AM

The biggest Cronoids I have seen have been in Fiji!
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 03:09 AM

How about some Octo?
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 03:30 AM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 03:42 AM

Some rally nice Nudies and Flat Worms in these waters!
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 03:44 AM

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Lots of MACRO!

Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 06:29 AM

Lighting is so important in underwater pictures and every so often it turns out thye way you hopped and you get a very denominational picture!
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 03:47 PM

There is always a "Find of the trip" shot and I think this is one ;)
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:18 PM

So many reasons to protect and be mindful of our Coral assets:
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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:18 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:19 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:21 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:23 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:24 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:25 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:26 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:54 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 04:55 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 05:37 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 05:47 PM

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Papa Bear

12-21-2012, 07:37 PM

Awesome Brain Corals!
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Papa Bear

12-22-2012, 07:06 AM

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Papa Bear

12-22-2012, 11:00 PM

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Papa Bear

12-22-2012, 11:26 PM

A soft Coral growing on top of an Oyster!
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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 12:09 AM

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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 12:12 AM

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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 12:16 AM

This Dive site is called "Mellow Yellow" for some reason?
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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 02:51 AM

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This area of Fiji has some of the best and healthiest Corals I have seen!

Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 02:52 AM

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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 04:42 PM

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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 04:45 PM

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Golden Moray eel!

Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 04:49 PM

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Pacific Oyster and a hard shot to get! They have eyes all along their mantel and they close fast, so you have to slow and fluid or you'll never see it ;)

Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 04:54 PM

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This is a Cling fish that lives inside Cronoids with a shrimp if your lucky enough to find both!

Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 04:59 PM

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This area of the world has so many verities of Nudies that on one trip I photographed 24 different ones!

Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 05:01 PM

Bird Wrasse!
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Papa Bear

12-23-2012, 05:03 PM

Hawk fish!
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Papa Bear

12-24-2012, 05:13 AM

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Papa Bear

12-24-2012, 05:14 AM

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The Lynch Pen of a healthy Reef system!

Papa Bear

12-24-2012, 05:16 AM

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Papa Bear

12-24-2012, 05:19 AM

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Papa Bear

12-24-2012, 05:20 AM

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Papa Bear

12-24-2012, 05:21 AM

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Papa Bear

12-25-2012, 05:40 PM

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Papa Bear

12-25-2012, 05:49 PM

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