Manta rays, with an average wing span of 22 feet, are getting their first designated protected area in the western Pacific, around Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia.Yap Gov. Sebasti...

Finalists have been announced for the 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest, hosted at Wetpixel.com.Last year's winning image, a pygmy seahorse with its tail wrapped around a gorgonia...