Maldives

Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus), three juveniles swimming along shoreline in shallow waters, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) juvenile swimming over sand seabed along shoreline in shallow water, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Aerial view of the coral reef which builds a lagoon in the atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Aerial view of the islets and the lagoons which make the atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Atoll in the Maldives as seen from the window of a Trans Maldivian hydroplane (seaplane).

Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water, viewed from the surface. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water, viewed from the surface. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Kandooma & Guraidu Islands aerial, South Male Atoll, Maldives

Aerial of South Male Atoll, Maldives

Coral Atolls from the air, South Male Atoll, Maldives

Coral atolls from the air, South Male Atoll, Maldives.

Aerial view of islands, the Maldives, Indian Ocean

Island aerial view, the Maldives

Aerial view of island, the Maldives, Indian Ocean

Aerial view of Maldive Island, the Maldives, Indian Ocean