Oceanic Silvertip Shark. Normally these pelagic fishes are rarely seen close to shore. I took this with a corrected 15mm lens and she was about four feet away - 13+ feet long. She was schooled with five others - all females. We believe this area of the reef was a nursery. Location = 110'+/-; New Hanover Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Rex WOODMORE 12 Feb 2012
Great capture Rick. You did well to get this one.Gary Glass 18 Aug 2006
beautiful shot RickLoredana 17 Apr 2006
Outstanding Rick :)Christine brand 25 Mar 2006
Wow! thanks for sharing this one...chilling yet so beautiful...how exciting to dive like you do...Renata Cavanaugh 07 Jan 2006
Awesome shot