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After seeing too many places with dead and empty reefs further west in the Pacific, returning to Tahanea's healthy coral and numerous fish was a relief.

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1/60: On calm days it's not necessary to snorkel, you can see the coral and fishies right from the kayak.
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5/60: This black-tip reef shark came into the ankle-deep water next to the beach...
6/60: ...and caught some prey in a hole right next to us.
7/60: Triggerfish
8/60: Grouper
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10/60: Giant clams in different colour variations sit in and on the rocks everywhere.
11/60: During beach walks we also saw quite a lot of aquatic life in the shallow water.
12/60: That crab sought refuge in the wrong hole...
13/60: Who would have thought that morray eels come out on shore??
14/60: The snorkeling next to the little island in the lagoon was breathtaking.
15/60: Surgeon fish
16/60: Butterfly fish
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19/60: A few local blacktips were always around.
20/60: Parrot-fish soup
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35/60: The drop-off next to the lagoon islet.
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42/60: Grey reef shark
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46/60: Snorkeling in the westernmost pass
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56/60: Dogtooth tuna
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58/60: Manta ray
59/60: White-tip reef shark
60/60: Cleaning fish attracts reef sharks...