FEATURED IMAGES: Tubbataha Reefs by Catlin Seaview Survey

The Catlin Seaview Survey (external link) has published on Google Maps some amazing photospheres from their survey of Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines, in March 2014. Click on the links below for a glimpse of the irreplaceable natural treasures that the CTI-CFF Countries are together trying to protect. To view related story, click here.

Huge Biodiversity at North Atoll, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Sulu Sea (external link) -- In this panorama you can see a huge range of biodiversity which is the reason the Tubbataha Park has been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. You can see white tip reef sharks, a gray whale, trevalley, countless reef-fish and a very high percentage of healthy coral cover.

Jessie Beazley Reef, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Sulu Sea (external link) -- Jessie Beazley Reef is at the northwestern extreme of the Tubbataha Reef Natural Park (TRNP). The marine park was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1993 for its importance as a center for marine biodiversity.

Turtle on North Atoll, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Cagayancillo, Palawan (external link) -- A Hawksbill Turtle moved directly under the Catlin Seaview Survey SVII camera as the camera moved along the reef wall at North Atoll, Tubbataha in the Philippines. You can see the turtle's healthy shell in this photosphere.