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“Underwater Fireworks”

Shot in Mornington Peninsula, Australia.

“In the shallow waters of Naarm (Port Phillip Bay), sparse colonies of Tubular Hydroids poke their heads out of the sand in cold, shallow water. There are hundreds of individuals, but at just 4cm or so tall it's easy to dismiss these tiny animals which are endemic to the Great Southern Reef of Australia. Each individual here is either male or female and extend their outer tentacles to catch passing plankton.”

by Imogen Manins

Ocean Art 2023

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Ferocious‽ Trying! Just a juvenile now, but one day will be up to a metre long. The world's largest species of Cuttlefish. 𝐴𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑚𝑎 . . .

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Piers in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay are home to many beautiful Bigbelly Seahorses. This male Seahorse looks so peaceful, tail curled around the base of a long piece of kelp, yet the reality is that there was a raging current and intermittent noise from the ferry docking at the adjacent terminal. 𝐻𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 . . .

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Southeastern biscuit star (Tosia neossia) - photograph by Imogen Manins

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