Underwater World of Papua New Guinea

May 28, 2003 - New Britain, Restorff Island, Papua New Guinea - Porcelain crab carpet anemon, neopetrolisthes maculatus, detail under water. A chain of dormant volcanoes forms the scenic boundaries of Kimbe Bay, encompassing hundreds of submerged reefs and more than a dozen islands. Scientists studying the region have already identified more than 900 species of fish and 400 species of corals