CABO PULMO NATIONAL PARK, MEXICO: FEAST your eyes on a twenty thousand year old undersea treasure chest of life where fish numbers have recently QUADRUPLED. Established in 1995 by pressure from local fishermen turned-conservationists, one marine reserve has seen a complete turnaround in marine biomass which was in serious decline. The area is also home to coral reef which is estimated to date back 20,000 years. Pictures show a diver sixty-feet below the surface of the ocean being swamped by large volumes of fish, all swimming in perfect harmony. Species of fish include Snappers, Black nosed
CABO PULMO NATIONAL PARK, MEXICO: FEAST your eyes on a twenty thousand year old undersea treasure chest of life where fish numbers have recently QUADRUPLED. Established in 1995 by pressure from local fishermen turned-conservationists, one marine reserve has seen a complete turnaround in marine biomass which was in serious decline. The area is also home to coral reef which is estimated to date back 20,000 years. Pictures show a diver sixty-feet below the surface of the ocean being swamped by large volumes of fish, all swimming in perfect harmony. Species of fish include Snappers, Black nosed Butterfly fish, Jack fish, Stingray, Leopard Grouper, Greybar Grunt, and Yellowfin Goatfish. Mexican underwater photographer Luis Javier Sandoval (35) captured these magical underwater scenes at Cabo Pulmo National Park in Mexico.
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