"Adult Kemp’s Ridley" Size:12X18 We were baiting a kelp

We were baiting a kelp paddy off San Diego that was full of jack mackerel

A diver explores “Great Wall” at Bloody Bay Marine Park off Little Cayman Island

Loggerhead hatchlings emerge at night from sand nests in a group of a hundred or more siblings

I did not have to search too far on the Talicud Island

Caribbean reef sharks cruise over the bright red vase sponges that decorate the reef walls at “Babylon” on Grand Cayman’s East End

"Adult Kemp’s Ridley" Size:12X18 We were baiting a kelpKemps ridley is the smallest and rarest sea turtle. They reach only 45 kilos and as adults are found only in the Gulf of Mexico. Dawn Witheringtons work as a graphic design artist and scientific illustrator has allowed her unique access to sea animals through the scientists who intimately know their subjects. Dawns specialty is photorealistic art that captures the elusive essence of the seas most enigmatic creatures. Acrylic Canvas Fine Art Paper