London zoo photography exhibition reveals rare coral reef - in pictures

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A magnificent chromodoris nudibranch (Chromodoris magnifica) feeds on sponges growing on the coral reef and seagrass beds around Budlaan Island, Danajon Bank, Bohol, Philippines. The exhibition is a result of a partnership between ZSL’s Project Seahorse and the International League of Conservation Photographers. Photograph: Michael Ready/iLCP/ZSL

 

A satellite view of Danajon Bank located north of Bohol island and east of Cebu island in Philippines. Danajon Bank is one of only six double-barrier coral reefs in the world. Photograph: Nasa

 

Marven Jay collecting nudibranch eggs for dinner during the low tide in the seabeds around Bilang bilangan island, Danajon Bank. Photograph: Luciano Candisani/iLCP/ZSL

Anemone fish on Bilang bilangan reef. Danajon Bank is thought to be the evolutionary birthplace for most species in the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: Luciano Candisani/iLCP/ZSL

Dynamite-blasted reef near Taglibas. ‘This little-known but incredibly important ecosystem … is at a conservation crossroads. Facing threats of overfishing and trawling, combined with the aftermath of two huge natural disasters, Danajon Bank needs the world’s attention and support now more than ever,’ says Dr Heather Koldewey, ZSL’s head of global conservation programmes and scientific adviser to the expedition. Photograph: Claudio Contreras Koob/iLCP/ZSL

Danajon Bank encompasses many of our oceans’ most important and threatened marine habitats, including not only coral but mangroves and seagrasses. Mangrove habitats are highly important but are suffering global decline; Batasan Island, Danajon Bank. Photograph: Michael Ready/iLCP/ZSL

One of only six double-barrier reef formations in the world, Danajon Bank is home to 196 threatened species and ecosystems including this tiger-tail seahorse (Hippocampus comes), which is listed as vulnerable. Photograph: Luciano Candisani/iLCP/ZSL

Lawag fisherman with their catch in front of a house about to fall into the sea, Bilangbilangan Island. The photo exhibition depicts the threats facing both the Danajon Bank ecosystem and the human communities that depend on it for survival. Photograph: Claudio Contreras Koob/iLCP/ZSL

Marven Jay and his friends collecting nudibranch eggs for dinner during the low tide in the seabeds around Bilang bilangan island, Danajon Bank. Photograph: Luciano Candisani/iLCP/ZSL

 

Source : http://www.theguardian.com/

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