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Ralph Pace

Ralph Pace is a freelance natural history and conservation photographer who lives in San Diego, California. Pace combines his background in science and his passion for photography as he seeks to act as an interpreter of the natural world, to simplify scientific messages through imagery, and to further conservation efforts.

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Go North, Young Turtle

As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), rainbow runners (Elagatis bipinnulata) and four species of shark all take turns feeding on baitfish off Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago.
A Drop in the Ocean?

As the world’s marine ecosystems face ever-increasing threats, is the trend toward huge, remote reserves a promising new development or a worrisome distraction?

San Diego, CA. November 19, 2015. A sunfish (Mola mola) watches as a California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) breaks its tough skin. Due to the current El Nino regime, much of the sea lion’s usual prey is up north in cooler waters. Forcing them to eat whatever is available.
Holey Mola

A sea lion’s desperate foray into unusual prey reflects recent dramatic shifts in the marine ecosystem off California’s coast.

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