AUSTRALIA

June 12 - 18

Diving with the Minke Whales

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Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) [Photo: Fred Fuerst] Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) [Photo: Fred Fuerst]
Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) [Photo: Fred Fuerst] Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) [Photo: Fred Fuerst]
The critically endangered Pacific Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata bissa) [Photo: Fred Fuerst] Several countries consider Hawksbill meat a delicacy and it is the primary source of tortoiseshell [Photo: Fred Fuerst]
Many nations have made it illegal to capture and to trade in Hawksbill turtle parts. [Photo: Fred Fuerst] A Dorid Nudibranch (Phyllidia cf. elegans) [Photo: Fred Fuerst]
A rare Lacy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes), also commonly referred to as the Weedy Scoripionfish or the Merlet's Scorpionfish [Photo: Fred Fuerst] A Whitemargin Unicornfish (Naso annulatus) [Photo: Fred Fuerst]
Blackspotted Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus) [Photo: Fred Fuerst] A Chromodoris Nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei) [Photo: Fred Fuerst]
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