I had the good fortune of going to Puerto Galera in the Philippines last summer for 8 days. This area is in the 'coral triangle' described as having the most biodiversity of any place on the planet.
I've been sitting down to do some projects with the photos, the first one is a poster of all the nudibranch species that I found (28 in total). They're arranged in alphabetical order by scientific names. Nothing prepared me for the crazy amount of life there, hopefully my photos will do some justice to it.
Dan
Puerto Galera nudibranchs
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Puerto Galera nudibranchs
Dan Hershman
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You did some amazing work here. Thank you. I dived the PI the first time in 1967. Since tropical diving was novel to me, I focused on sharks, corals, colorful fish and did not tune in to nudis and such. When I returned to the same site in 1990, local fishermen had degraded the region, including fishing with explosives. It is gratifying that pristine places such as Puerto Galera still exist. Keep your posts coming.
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Beautiful!
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Awesome work. What a beautiful display. Your photos are excellent too.
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Very cool! Great work Dan!
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Re: Puerto Galera nudibranchs
thanks, everyone!
It was a cool project. I'm going to work on our local slugs soon (I certainly have plenty of images to choose from, and that's partly why I haven't done them yet).
Dan
It was a cool project. I'm going to work on our local slugs soon (I certainly have plenty of images to choose from, and that's partly why I haven't done them yet).
Dan
Dan Hershman
Re: Puerto Galera nudibranchs
This is really great! I love how colorful it is. Very well done.
Can't wait to see more from you.
Can't wait to see more from you.
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Great bunch of slug pix. Weird critters there for sure.
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Re: Puerto Galera nudibranchs
Hi Dan
Can't wait to see the local collection as well. Good idea!
Can't wait to see the local collection as well. Good idea!
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Thanks Dan. Hoping to make it to PG sometime next year. Great work!