Oceans of the world

clipped from www.latimes.com Oceans of the world Novice and veteran divers travel the world to explore the undersea world. L.A. Times staff photographer Rick Loomis chronicles what lurks below the surface — from the Palmyra Atoll south of the Hawaiian Islands to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Florida keys. For more photo galleries, visit our photography page. Florida Keys: Algae coat a bronze sculpture called Christ of the Abyss.