Published about 1 month ago by Richard Chesher
When I took this image of the white tip shark, Triaenodon obesus, it was about one metre from the camera lens. It looks big because it was so ...(mai mult)
Published 2 months ago by Richard Chesher
Giant Trevally, Caranx ignobilis, are big, smart, curious fish. Freddy and I nick-named this one Posei (short for Poseidon). ...(mai mult)
Published 6 months ago by Richard Chesher
A school of anchovies swarms together, forming a scintillating mass attacked from above and below in a fascinating example ...(mai mult)
Published 8 months ago by Richard Chesher
A family of ospreys (Pandion haliaetus melvillensis) live on Ilot Mato in the great south lagoon of New Caledonia. The island is one of many...(mai mult)
Published 8 months ago by Richard Chesher
The crew and owners of the 48 metre long superyacht Slojo watch the sunset after a day of fun and sun in the great southern lagoon ...(mai mult)
Published 8 months ago by Richard Chesher
When exploring the uncharted waters of the world's largest coral reef lagoon the weather is always a concern; even when anchored in a...(mai mult)
Published 8 months ago by Richard Chesher
The New Caledonia Lagoon is the largest coral reef lagoon on the planet. The more remote parts of the lagoon are still listed o...(mai mult)
Published 9 months ago by Richard Chesher
Every year, in July, the humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae swim from Antarctic waters to New Caledonia. In September they swim south aga...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
There's this colony of clownfish that lives just on the crest of the fringing reef at Mato. Two species of clownfish (also called anemonefish...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The crying sounds of puffins nesting on Ilot Mato wake up on the 23rd of March at 05:30. They cry like a moaning baby - a very erie soun...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
There is something very special about the shallow lagoon sand and coral flats of New Caledonia. You'd think there would not be mu...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Finding a great dive spot isn't easy. Even in the great south lagoon of New Caledonia where there are lots of nice living coral re...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Sometimes, during the summer months, New Caledonia's SE trades stop completely and it goes absolutely dead flat calm. It does n...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
I was really fortunate that my good friend and helicopter pilot Olivier had the afternoon available to help me with my se...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Oh the things we do out of frustration. Yellow snappers, Lutjanus fulviflamma, bunch together in tight schools over particular lagoo...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Olivier and JF flew from Noumea to Baie du Prony in Olivier's helicopter. I had told JF I really would like to take some sphere...(mai mult)
