
This handout photo taken by National Geographic Pristine Seas on October 24, 2024, and released on November 14, shows a diver swimming over the world's largest coral located near the Pacific's Solomon Islands. Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing on November 14, a major discovery “pulsing with life and colour”. (Photo by Manu San Felix/National Geographic Pristine Seas via AFP Photo)

A curious grey seal investigates photographer Brian Matthews at Lundy Island off the north Devon coast, July 2024. *Photo by Brian Matthews/Solent News)

A view of anemones, which are as poisonous as they are aesthetic and resemble flower bouquets with their appearances, in Izmit Bay in Kocaeli, Turkiye on August 10, 2024. Underwater photographer and diving instructor Mehtap Akbas Ciftci captured the anemones in Izmit Bay. Anemones, which have poisonous tentacles and are semi-sessile (partially attached to the sea floor), exhibit vibrant yellow and green colors due to the zooxanthellae algae they host. Their tips, gently swaying in the currents, are a striking purple. These anemones are especially favored by underwater photographers for their vivid colors and unique forms. They can grow up to 20 centimeters in length and are commonly found on rocky, shallow sea beds, where they feed on planktonic creatures. (Photo by Mehtap Ciftci /Anadolu via Getty Images)

A diver has a close encounter with a whale shark in Cancun, Mexico in the second decade of August 2024. There is little danger as whale sharks feed on plankton and small invertebrates. (Photo by Ken Kiefer/Caters News Agency)

A view of Whitetip reef shark, faced with the danger of extinction due to climate change and human pollution, at Red Sea off Egypt on November 18, 2024. White-sided reef sharks and long-nosed spinner dolphins living near coral reefs in the Red Sea in Egypt are negatively affected by human pollutants, overfishing, bycatch and global climate change. In recent years, there has been a 90 percent global decline in mature individuals of the 4-meter-long whitetip reef sharks, which have an average life span of 25 years. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

An orca breaks the surface of the water in Mexico in the last decade of September 2024. (Photo by Euan Rannachan/Jam Press)

A moray eel is seen in its nest among the rocks in the Aegean Sea on August 30, 2024 in Karaburun district of Izmir, Turkiye. In the Karaburun district of Izmir, which stands out with its underwater tourism, divers photographed different animal species living underwater. Moray eel, octopus, lobster, scorpion fish and fireworm are among the creatures living in the region. (Photo by Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A sea lion pup greets Herbert Futterknecht off the coast of Isla Los Islotes in Mexico in the last decade of September 2023. (Photo by Herbert Futterknecht/Caters News Agency)

A Chromodoris annulata, a species of nudibranchs also known as sea slugs, is pictured in this underwater photo taken off the coast of the city of Batroun in northern Lebanon on the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea on November 7, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP Photo)

Fish swim at a coral reef inside a “Rahui” or restricted area in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on August 4, 2024. Ten years ago the reef was struggling: Plagued by over-fishing and hit more frequently by damaging storms, a decision was made by the community to re-introduce a rahui over a 768-hectare area south of the village, banning fishing and other activities. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Two marine iguanas found only in the Galapagos swim on the outskirts of Fernandina Island, Ecuador on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The marine feeds directly from the ocean, making it a good indicator of overall ocean health. (Photo by Alie Skowronski/AP Photo)

A clearfin lionfish is seen among the corals in the Red Sea, located between the African and Asian continents, offers diving opportunities to both the scientific world and divers with its strategic and historical importance as well as its unique diversity of life in Egypt on November 21, 2024. Egypt's coastal dive sites, including Abu Dabbab, Daedalus, Elphinstone, Marsa Alam, Safaga, and Big Brother & Small Brother, are home to an array of both macro and micro marine life. Divers flock to these locations to encounter large marine species like manta rays, sea turtles, dolphins, hammerhead sharks, and reef sharks, as well as smaller creatures such as pufferfish, angel fish, clown fish, and moray eels. The area's vibrant coral reefs make it a prime destination for diving tourism, drawing visitors from around the world. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The photographer Herbert Futterknecht early October 2024 uses clever angles to create the illusion that a whale shark is about to eat a boat whole. (Photo by Herbert Futterknecht/Caters News Agency)

Undated handout photo issued by WWF Australia of coral bleaching on the Southern Great Barrer Reef. The latest WWF Living Planet Report shows monitored global wildlife populations falling 73% on average over 50 years. Issue date: Thursday, October 10, 2024. (Photo by theundertow.ocean/@diversfor/WWF-Australia/PA Photo)

A fireworm is seen on the seabed of the Aegean Sea on August 30, 2024 in Karaburun district of Izmir, Turkiye. In the Karaburun district of Izmir, which stands out with its underwater tourism, divers photographed different animal species living underwater. Moray eel, octopus, lobster, scorpion fish and fireworm are among the creatures living in the region. (Photo by Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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