RickCollier > A group of lobster on alert in a small cave.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral shellfish crustacean lobster cave hole
RickCollier > A squirrelfish pauses atop a reef outcropping, next to a sea whip coral.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed tube sponge fish Tomtate coral sea whip
RickCollier > A spotted moray eel has staked out a spot on the sandy bottom, under a reef overhang.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed spotted moray eel
RickCollier > A hawksbill turtle forages on the reef amid plants and hard and soft corals.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive hawksbill turtle bottom sea floor sea bed reef coral
RickCollier > A diver waits for her dive buddy near a sunken tugboat.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck sunken boat
RickCollier > Two fish square off.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive fish fight display
RickCollier > A school of grunts swims across a reef.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" underwater ocean SCUBA dive reef coral soft corals fish French grunt grunts
RickCollier > A large octopus is caught out hunting on the open sandy bottom at night.  Trying to blend with the sand in the harsh dive lights, the octopus tries all his colors.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks sand sunken boat wreck octopus
RickCollier > The flying gurnard fish crawls along the bottom using lower fins and eats small prey on the bottom.  The gurnard spreads its 'wings' when startled or alarmed.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor fish flying gurnard
A group of lobster on alert in a small cave. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral shellfish crustacean lobster cave hole
RickCollier > A group of lobster on alert in a small cave.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral shellfish crustacean lobster cave hole
A group of lobster on alert in a small cave. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral shellfish crustacean lobster cave hole
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