Mafia Island has some spectacular diving, with the most popular dive sites at the southeast of the island at Chole Bay within the protected Mafia Marine Park...
An unusually colored blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus), spotted off the east coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania. These jellyfish vary in color...
Scuba diver, Galina Molchanova, immersed in sea goldies at Jena Reef. The marine reserve is a half hour boat ride off the coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania.
An orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) feeds on algae and hard coral tips at a flourishing reef off the coast of Mafia Island. Orange-lined triggerfish...
Headshot of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), photographed while snorkeling off the coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania. Whale sharks are the biggest sharks and the biggest fish in the world...
A whale shark feeding on microscopic planktons off the coast of Mafia Island. It's hard to believe that a fish can grow this large without eating other large fish...
A snorkeler "tailing" an ambiguous whale shark off the coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania. The whale shark's tail is about as long as the height of a person, with the overall...
A rock cod opens his mouth to warn off myself and fellow scuba divers at Jena Reef off the coast of Mafia Island. Rock cods are known for standing their ground...
A fish poses for a picture in front of Jena Wall, abundant with fish live and corals. About a 30 minute boat ride from Chole Bay and located within the boundaries...
Welcome to Jena Reef, a dive site off the coast of remote Mafia Island. The marine life is abundant and relatively untouched. After several weeks of diving in Dar es Salaam in silty...
shoal of goldspotted sweetlips (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus) at the base of Mafia Island’s Jena Wall. Goldspotted sweetlips inhabit coastal waters near...
