"All Knotted Up" Type:Fine Art Paper Juvenile Sheepshead stand in formation

Juvenile Sheepshead stand in formation in front of a large stand of Giant Kelp at San Clemente Island

Coral heads on the bottom of the clear sea added dimension to the photo

only to open them up in a "net" to capture tiny plankton during the nighttime

Giant Jellyfish are found in the open ocean of the Pacific

At South Point on Sipadan Island it’s hard to photograph a turtle without a turtle getting in the way

"All Knotted Up" Type:Fine Art Paper Juvenile Sheepshead stand in formationBasket Star (Atsroba granulatus) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. This Basket Star, a distant cousin of sea stars, keeps its countless arms closed during the day, only to open them up in a "net" to capture tiny plankton during the nighttime. Michael ONeill is a freelance photographer and writer specializing in travel and natural history subjects, particularly tropical Atlantic and Indo Pacific destinations, marine wildlife and environmental issues. An