RickCollier > Turtle Cleaning Station.  Two massive Hawaiian green sea turtles take their turns and circle over a patch of reef that serves as a cleaning station.  Fish school here to clean small animals and parasites off the huge turtles.  The turtles in turn come here to be cleaned.  Protected by law in Hawaii, swimmers can collect massive fines for interfering with these turtles.  Though they can stay underwater for very long periods, the sea turtles do breathe air, so have to periodically surface for breath.




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A green sea turtle cruises past.  ("Andrea 1" dive site)  © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A green sea turtle cruises past.  ("Andrea 1" dive site)  © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 1"; "Andrea I"; coral; reef; turtle; "green turtle"; "green sea turtle";
RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small hawksbill turtle soars across the reef.  ("Karpata" dive site)  © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > A green sea turtle ascends over the coral and sponges growing on an old sunken boat.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




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RickCollier > A green sea turtle cruises past a sunken boat.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




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RickCollier > A hawksbill turtle forages on the reef amid plants and hard and soft corals.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




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RickCollier > A green sea turtle rests among soft corals at the bottom.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




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RickCollier > A green sea turtle rests among soft corals at the bottom.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand rock coral green sea turtle
Turtle Cleaning Station. Two massive Hawaiian green sea turtles take their turns and circle over a patch of reef that serves as a cleaning station. Fish school here to clean small animals and parasites off the huge turtles. The turtles in turn come here to be cleaned. Protected by law in Hawaii, swimmers can collect massive fines for interfering with these turtles. Though they can stay underwater for very long periods, the sea turtles do breathe air, so have to periodically surface for breath.




Hawaii Oahu green sea turtle open ocean sea reef cleaning station fish underwater u/w scuba dive snorkel snorkeling
RickCollier > Turtle Cleaning Station.  Two massive Hawaiian green sea turtles take their turns and circle over a patch of reef that serves as a cleaning station.  Fish school here to clean small animals and parasites off the huge turtles.  The turtles in turn come here to be cleaned.  Protected by law in Hawaii, swimmers can collect massive fines for interfering with these turtles.  Though they can stay underwater for very long periods, the sea turtles do breathe air, so have to periodically surface for breath.




Hawaii Oahu green sea turtle open ocean sea reef cleaning station fish underwater u/w scuba dive snorkel snorkeling
Turtle Cleaning Station. Two massive Hawaiian green sea turtles take their turns and circle over a patch of reef that serves as a cleaning station. Fish school here to clean small animals and parasites off the huge turtles. The turtles in turn come here to be cleaned. Protected by law in Hawaii, swimmers can collect massive fines for interfering with these turtles. Though they can stay underwater for very long periods, the sea turtles do breathe air, so have to periodically surface for breath.




Hawaii Oahu green sea turtle open ocean sea reef cleaning station fish underwater u/w scuba dive snorkel snorkeling
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