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Finalist Collective Portfolio Award

Steve kovacs United States

A male yellowhead jawfish mouth brooding its eggs until they are ready to hatch.

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Two male blennies in a territorial fight over a nearby female.

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Pelagic nudibranchs mating in the open ocean.

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Male and female frogfish displaying spawning behaviour.

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Larval lobster carrying four larval acorn worms which are one of its food sources.

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Arrow blenny snatching a shrimp out of the water column for a meal.

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Female octopus guarding its eggs.

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Moyer’s dragonets rising into the water column during spawning.

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A female brittle star releasing its eggs during spawning.

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Arrow crab releasing its eggs into the current.

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Ocean Portfolio Award, finalist, Steven Kovacs

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