Raja Ampat Reefs

A Lionfish hovers in a seafan in a view looking toward the surface of the water.
Split level view of rainforest overhanging corals in “the passage” between Waigeo and Gam Islands. Archerfish swim over colorful soft corals. Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Aerial view of limestone islands with blue lagoons and shallow reefs. Davalen area of Misool. Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Balbulol Islands, Misool Limestone tower islands with blue lagoons and shallow reefs Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Aerial view of limestone islets, deep blue lagoons, and shallow reefs in the Davalen area of Misool Island. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana).
A huge school of trevally shelter beneath the jetty at Arborek Village. Many village docks in this area shelter such schools, which provide a handy source of protein for villagers in this remote part of Indonesia.
A forest of soft corals in the shallows of a rocky islet. Jacks hunting smaller fish. Misool Island vicinity. Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
Aerial view of limestone islets, deep blue lagoons, and shallow reefs in Hidden Bay, Gam Island, Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Aerial view of limestone islets, deep blue lagoons, and shallow reefs in Hidden Bay, Gam Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
A close-up of a Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi).
Raja Ampat Reefs
Two scorpionfish lie camouflagaed on the reef. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Wayag Islands are an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands NW of Waigeo.
Split level/over-under view of karst islands and staghorn corals in the Wayag Group, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.
Soft corals, sea fans and sponges flourish on this healthy reef. Misool Island vicinity. Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
Denise’s Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) camouflages itself in a sea fan. Yellow color form. Pisang Islands, W of Fak Fak Peninsula.
A school of fusiliers crosses above a massive school of snappers over a coral reef in the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.
Table corals and staghorn corals with schools of damselfish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. A healthy hard coral reef