Diver descends beneath the oil rig “Eureka” off Long Beach, California
Trunkfish in the warm current of Cozumel, Mexico
February - Sharron and our friend and guide Alessandra Figari are silhouetted by “God Rays” in the Cenote Jarden del Eden.
March - A Barracuda, accompanied by a Remora, cruises Drake Channel in the British Virgin Islands. This area was later devastated by Hurricane Irma.
April - Squat Anemonea shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on the tentacle of an anemone in Cozumel. The shrimp is less than 2 cm long.
May - Yellow Head Jawfish emerges from its hole in the sand in search of a meal. These tiny fishes are common in the Drake Channel.
June - Green Moray in Cozumel.
July - Bright yellow Anemones emerge at night on the wreck of the Rhone in the Drake Channel.
August - A diver using side-mounted doubles, traverses the stalactites and stalagmites of Cenote Azul.
September - Green Moray in Cozumel. I believe that I have photographed this Moray and the June Moray before. Comparisons of images from previous years are very similar.
October - Yellow Seahorse in Cozumel. We saw this Seahorse 3 times on the same coral head over the course of a week.
November - Garibaldi under the oil rig “Eureka”. Schools of small fish are abundant under the rig
December - Kelp Snail off Santa Cruz Island
This Nurse Shark with Remora was a runner-up for the calendar. It was shot in a very fast current on Santa Rosa reef in Cozumel.