Under the sea

Enjoy these underwater pictures by Mr. Steve Courchesne, underwater explorer. I've managed to snorkel 4-5 times so far and get a couple of good shots. Click on the images to see a larger version. For this first picture, the light was perfect!


Coral I spotted on the ocean side of Majuro. I was snorkeling in these craters created by an evil construction company. (Pacific International Inc.) PII digs up the coral so that they can crush it and use the sand to make cement. But just away from one of the craters, this coral was untouched.


Jeremy is spear-fishing. The metal pole is sharp at one end and has an indentation at the other. An elastic band is fitted into the indentation and pulled taut. Like a bow and arrow, when you let go of the elastic, the spear launches at the target. If it misses, you'll here a high-pitched "tick" sound as it strikes rock. The Marshallese are awesome at spear-fishing.


I followed this "Moorish Idol" for about 15 minutes off Anemanet, an island part of the Majuro atoll. In the picture, the fish is munching on a little coral.