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  • Japanese spiky sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus. Belongs to the family Stichopodidae, and it is found in shallow temperate waters. Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into. High commercial value.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-093523-08S.jpg
  • Detail of an Ascidian or sea squirt, Ascidiacea, unkwon species. There are 2 300 known species of ascidians in the oceans. Images just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-113055-05S.jpg
  • Pineapple sea cucumber, Thelenota ananas, also known as tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish. It is a huge sea cucumber reaching 70 cm in length, with a weight of between 3 kg to 6 kg. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: EndangereGreen Island, Taiwan.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190523-140946-14S.jpg
  • Japanese spiky sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus. Belongs to the family Stichopodidae, and it is found in shallow temperate waters. Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into. High commercial value.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-093425-02S-v2.jpg
  • Ascidian or sea squirts, Ascidiacea, unkwon species. There are 2 300 known species of ascidians in the oceans. Images just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-095214-28S.jpg
  • Diver on the reef and a sea apple, Pseudocolochirus violaceus, that is a colorful and somewhat round sea cucumbers of the genera Pseudocolochirus, found in Indo-Pacific waters. They can release their internal organs or a toxin into the water when stressed. Longdong, Northeast, Taiwan. <br />
Longdong (Dragon Cave) is the largest bay on the Northeast Coast and the bay host an abundant marine life.
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  • Turtleheaded sea snake, Emydocephalus annulatus, or egg-eating sea snake, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190525-113244-20SN.jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-202926 (2).jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-204434 (1).jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-204434 (1)crop.jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-204251.jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-202758 (2).jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, Laticaudata colubrina, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-193004 (4).jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, Laticaudata colubrina, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-194448 (2).jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, Laticaudata colubrina, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-193534 (2).jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, Laticaudata colubrina, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-190537.jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-203422 (2).jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, (Laticaudata colubrina), SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-202148_01.jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, (Laticaudata colubrina), SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-202041 (1).jpg
  • Yellow-lipped or Banded Sea krait, Laticaudata colubrina, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-192947.jpg
  • Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, on a sandy flat, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered.
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  • Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, on a sandy flat, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered.
    MLU-20190525-111305-70S.jpg
  • Flying sea snail, Clio sp (1,5 cm), Green Island, Taiwan. This is a mollusk adapted to live in the open ocean protected by it shell and a very good swimmer. Numerous fossil species have been described.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190524-222545-00S.jpg
  • Flying sea snail, Clio sp (1,5 cm), Green Island, Taiwan. This is a mollusk adapted to live in the open ocean protected by it shell and a very good swimmer. Numerous fossil species have been described.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190524-222453-91S.jpg
  • A big yellow sea fan, or gorgonian, is actually in Alcyonacea where many colonial cnidarians are gathered. There are about 500 different species of gorgonians found in the oceans of the world. Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190522-154316-90S.jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-204251crop.jpg
  • Blue-lipped Sea krait, Laticaudata laticaudata, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-203417.jpg
  • Sea Elephant, Pterotracheoidea, is a feared predator of the pelagic zone. It used to be found under the name Heteropoda. There less than 50 known species.<br />
Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190522-214752-52S.jpg
  • Ornate elyisa, Elysia ornata, is a sea slug that superficially resembles a nudibranch, yet it does not belong to that suborder of gastropods, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190524-095434-75S.jpg
  • Sea Elephant, Pterotracheoidea, is a feared predator of the pelagic zone. It used to be found under the name Heteropoda. There less than 50 known species.<br />
Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190522-214900-75S.jpg
  • Chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, in front of a blue bat star, Patiria pectinifera, This fish native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, China and Siberia. It has also spread to other parts of the world AND have been found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, California and Australia. Here photographed just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-112136-73S.jpg
  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160619-122109-78US.jpg
  • Swimming green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, Penglai, located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China. This fish isnative to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, China and Siberia. It has also spread to other parts of the world AND have been found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, California and Australia.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem., located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China.
    MLU-20170923-104912-75S.jpg
  • Spotty-bellied greenling, Hexagrammos agrammus, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, by the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea. Pacific range: Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Yellow Sea. It inhabits seaweed beds of coastal waters. wrasse species, <br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-093614-19S.jpg
  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160619-122216-89US.jpg
  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160619-130042-40US.jpg
  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160619-130210-47US.jpg
  • Portrait green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093533-34USN.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093523-25S.jpg
  • Swimming green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-101037-47S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-100946-38S.jpg
  • Green turtle resting on the reef, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-161936-87US.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-105905-46US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-101232-72USN.jpg
  • Fish and musselfarms by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-043226-55US.jpg
  • Chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, China and Siberia. It has also spread to other parts of the world AND have been found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, California and Australia. Here photographed just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-092934-79US.jpg
  • Spotty-bellied greenling, Hexagrammos agrammus, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, by the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea. Pacific range: Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Yellow Sea. It inhabits seaweed beds of coastal waters. wrasse species, <br />
<br />
Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-093633-24S.jpg
  • Chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, China and Siberia. It has also spread to other parts of the world AND have been found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, California and Australia. Here photographed just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
<br />
Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-094046-67S.jpg
  • Goby, Pterogobius zacalles, found in shallow rocky bottoms. Range: Northwest Pacific around Japan and Cheju Island in the Yellow Sea. Chinese name 1 五带高鳍鰕虎鱼, Chinese name 2 五帶高鰭鰕虎魚 photographed by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-094116-77US.jpg
  • Pygmy sea hare, Aplysia parvula, is a sea hare in the Aplysiidae family eating red algae. This is a circumtropical sea hare. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160612-125700-43US.jpg
  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160619-122040-70US.jpg
  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160619-125956-28US.jpg
  • Portrait green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093533-34SN.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171123-114609-71S.jpg
  • Action shot with swimming green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171123-114045-75USN.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171122-103602-36S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171122-102813-78US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in teh blue. It is also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-104323-20US.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-094325-37S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Male green turtle, Chelonia mydas, with the long tail. it is also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Diver and green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Diver meeting a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, Penglai, located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China. This fish isnative to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, China and Siberia. It has also spread to other parts of the world AND have been found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, California and Australia.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem., located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China.
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  • Fish and musselfarms by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Fishermen coming into harbour from the fishfarms, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Goby, Pterogobius zacalles, found in shallow rocky bottoms. Range: Northwest Pacific around Japan and Cheju Island in the Yellow Sea. Chinese name 1 五带高鳍鰕虎鱼, Chinese name 2 五帶高鰭鰕虎魚 photographed by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Japanese rockfish, Sebastes cheni, juvenile, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • The eye spot on one of the arms of a Blue bat star, Patiria pectinifera, found in the northern Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Japan, China and Russia. In literature, this species is often referred to Asterina pectinifera; the accepted name is now Patiria pectinifera. Photographed just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Filefish, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, by the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Mussels, bivalvia sp, on the tocky shoreline of Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Ragged sea hare, Bursatella leachii, or shaggy sea hare, is a large sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Face of a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093522-21SN.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171123-105734-51US-2.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-094156-53US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-093625-49S.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-105907-56US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-103122-89S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-102622-03S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171119-164428-62S.jpg
  • Diver meeting a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • FIsh and mussel farms by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • FIsh and musselfarms by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Fish and musselfarms by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Fish and musselfarms by Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Fishermen coming into harbour from the fishfarms, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Yellowfin goby, Acanthogobius flavimanus, other common names include mahaze, Japanese river goby, Oriental goby. It is native in China, Japan, Korea, parts of Russia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. It has spread to become an introduced, and often invasive, species in Australia, Mexico, and Florida and California in the United States. Imaged just off Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, (Chinese 許氏平鮋), Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, (Chinese 許氏平鮋), Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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  • Combtooth blenny, Omobranchus elegans found in the Northwest Pacific ocean. (China 美肩鰓鳚). Range: Northwest Pacific: southern Japan to the Korean Peninsula and the Shantung Peninsula, China. Image from Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
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