Published 6 months ago by Richard Chesher
A healthy coral reef - vibrant lush corals everywhere I look. This is one of the most lush and rich coral reefs we have found ...(more)
Published 10 months 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), e...(more)
Published 10 months 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 much o...(more)
Published 10 months 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 reefs ...(more)
Published 10 months 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 not h...(more)
Published 11 months ago by Richard Chesher
Oh the things we do out of frustration. Yellow snappers, Lutjanus fulviflamma, bunch together in tight schools over particular lagoon co...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
A photo story from the New Caledonia Lagoon, a World Heritage SitePhotographing creatures on a coral reef - anywhere in the wo...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
This is a lush, thriving coral reef near Ilot Mbe Kouen, just inside of New Caledonia's Great Barrier reef. It is a super dense thi...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Triton Shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable and famous sea shells in the world. The triton shell appears on ...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Crown of Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci, is one of the largest starfish found on the coral reefs of New Ca...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Giant Triton shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable molluscs on the coral reefs of the tropical Pacifi...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Underwater sphere images offer a whole new perspective for underwater scenic photography. After 40 years or more ...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Coral reefs are all about symbiosis - the art of living together. When we look at an underwater scene like this one, we tend...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Fishing in New Caledonia is pretty exciting. Here a Giant Trevally, Carynx ignobilis, prepares to breakfast in a swarming school of sardines jus...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Ilot Kouare is a small uninhabited islet in the World Heritage Site of New Caledonia's Lagoon, about 40 nautical mil...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
About 40 km southeast of Noumea Ilot Mato Anchorage marks the entrance into the vast southern coral reef lagoon. ...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Leopard Shark, Stegostoma fasciatus, reportedly eats small fish and molluscs. Molluscs probably make up the bulk if its d...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Sea creatures and snorkellers are safe in the calm lagoon waters of Ilot Maitre Marine Reserve. When it is calm, at high tide, it is a deli...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
Free diving in New Caledonia - called Plongée en Apnée in French - is one of the most popular watersports at l'Escapade Island Res...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
In 2008 the shallow coral reef on the eastern side of Ilot Mbo was alive and thriving. This underwater micro-panoramic imag...(more)
