Tristan Rock Lobster on One of Mount Vema's Summits

Wave surge constantly sweeping through beds of seaweed where a Tristan Rock Lobster (Jasus tristani) clings to an underwater peak of Vema, circled by shoals of Yellowtail Amberjacks.

Unique identifier: GP0STU5F1

Type: Image

Shoot date: 31/10/2019

Locations: South Africa, South Atlantic Ocean

Credit line: © Richard Barnden / Greenpeace

Size: 7423px × 4647px 25MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Protect the Oceans Expedition - MY Arctic Sunrise Leg at Vema Seamount, South Atlantic Ocean

Images from life on board the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise and underwater photography at Vema Seamount in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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