Chagos, British Indian Ocean Territory - May 2015

01_Visitor_on_bord_(black_noddy)

02_Our_first_encounter_with_a_short-finned_pilot_whale_(Globicephala_macrorhynchus)

03_Boobies_welcoming_us_in_Chagos

04_Research_vessel_Golden_Shadow_with_scientists_doing_research_on_coral_reefs

05_On_Ile_Fouquet

06_Black_Rose_stranded_2012

07_One_of_many_beautiful_shells_of_hermit_crabs

08_Close_up_of_Black_Rose

09_Watching_a_documentary_about_Chagos_and_the_people_who_lived_here

10_A_ghostcrab_(Ocypode_ceratophthalma)_on_the_beach

11_A_cross_to_remember_the_visit_in_2006_on_Ile_boddam

12_In_remembrance_of_the_visit_of_Chagosians_to_the_island_in_2006_on_Ile_Boddam

Maldives Underwater - February - April 2015

01_Reef_Manta-Manta_alfredi_(Riff-Manta)_following_each_other_at_cleaning_station-Rasfari-Ari

02_Reef_Manta-Manta_alfredi_(Riff-Manta)_at_cleaning_station-Rasfari-Ari

03_Whitemouth_moray-Gymnothorax_meleagris_(Weisspunkt-Muraene)-Himmiya_Faru-Ari

04_Scythe_triggerfish-Sufflamen_bursa_(Weissbauch-Drueckerfisch)-Himmiya_Faru-Ari

05_Indo-pacific_red_lionfish-Pterois_volitans-with_featherstar_(Indo-Pazifischer_Rotfeuerfisch_mit_Haarstern)-Fishhead-Ari

06_Yellowhead-moray-Gymnothorax_fimbriatus_(Gelbkopfmuräne)-Fishhead-Ari

07_Big-eye_bream-Monotaxis_grandoculus_(Grossaugen-Strassenkehrer)-Fishhead-Ari

08_Masked_bannerfish-Heniochus_monoceros_(Masken-Wimpelfisch)-Fishhead-Ari

09_Golden_trevally-Gnathanodon_speciosus_(Schwarzgoldenen_Pilotmakrele)-Fishhead-Ari

10_Philippine_moss-Lytocarpus_philippinus_(Philippinenmoos)-Fishhead-Ari

11_Teira_batfish-Platax_teira_(Langflossen-Fledermausfisch)-Fishhead-Ari

12_Tassled_scorpionfish-Scorpaenopsis_oxycephala_(Baertiger_Drachenkopf)-Fishhead-Ari

Maledives Cruise 1 - February 2015

01_Daniel_reading_an_english_book_(Johanna_Napetschnig)

02_everything_is_okay

03_Johanna_and_Daniel

04_Almost_ready_to_go_diving_at_Rasfari_North_Male_Atoll

05_Check_dive_with_Johanna_and_Daniel

06_Reading_time_with_aunt_Johanna

07_Music_on_bord

08_Johanna

09_Looking_for_Mantas_(Daniel_Andor)

10_Our_jumping_boy_(Johanna_Napetschnig)

11_Blowing_(Johanna_Napetschnig)

12_Sailing_and_chatting_(Johanna_Napetschnig)

Maledives Cruise 2 - February 2015

01_Julia_and_Dieter_checking_out_the_coral_reef

02_Karin_and_Reinhard_on_their_first_snorkel_trip

03_Lunch_on_Pakia_tea

04_Terns_in_Ari-Atoll

05_Beautiful_sandy_spot_in_Ari-Atoll

06_Pakia_tea_with_Sonja_and_Keanu_(Buchegger_Tina)

07_Having_fun_(Buchegger_Tina)

08_Julia_and_Dieter_(Buchegger_Tina)

09_Karin_and_Kronschi_(Buchegger_Tina)

10_Tina_on_the_beach

11_Swimming_in_the_shade_under_Pakia_tea_(Buchegger_Tina)

12_Tom_making_our_ladder

Maledives Cruise 3 - March 2015

01_Indopacific_bottlenose_dolphins_(Tursiops_aduncus)_close_to_Huavenfushi

02_Private_manta_snorkelling_at_Rasfari

03_Martin_and_his_Manta

04_A_heron_looking_for_fish_on_the_reef

05_Small_but_beautiful_sandbank

06_Private_beach_for_Michi_and_Martin

07_Boat_with_a_view_(Michael_Stelzhammer)

08_Almost_swimming

09_Sand_buildings_on_Dhigurah

10_The_other_side_of_the_Maldives_Dhigurah

11_On_the_beach_in_D

12_Swimming_in_cristal_clear_water

best of Maledives - February - April 2015

01_Typical_Maldivian_skipjack_tuna_fishing_vessel

02_One_resort_island_of_the_Maldives

03_Our_anchorage_in_Rasfari_from_abovei

04_On_the_ferry_between_Hulhumale_and_Male

05_Fresh_caught_bonitos

06_A_so_called_Dream_Dhoni_the_hotels_use_for_trips_with_their_guests

07_Maldivian_fishermen_catching_bait_fish_for_their_skipjack_tuna

08_Maldivian_fishermen_catching_bait_fish_in_Ari-Atoll

09_The_western_side_of_Male

10_How_do_you_park_a_submarine

11_Skyscrapers_in_Male

12_Part_of_the_harbour_in_Male

• 04.07.2015 - pics of Rodrigues now online
• 25.05.2015 - wittnessing death (and a little recovery): Coral Bleaching Event at Chagos, BIOT