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Few divers know about Mexico’s sardine run yet it rivals its equivalent in South Africa and is an impressive display of nature’s raw power. Accessible to divers and non-divers alike, all you need is a sense of...
A rare and fascinating portrait of a Crab-Eating Macaque resolutely swimming through the ocean, captured by Suliman Alatiqi, tops this year’s Ocean Art underwater photography contest. The photo is a result of weeks of planning and documentation,...
1. They can live to over 40 years old
Christmas Tree worms are long-lived, although pollution and climate change might reduce their lifespan.
Christmas tree worm. John A. Anderson/DepositPhotos
The warming Mediterranean exacerbates the problem of invasive lionfish. What can divers do?
With red fluorescent eyes and see-through skin, this spooky fish father guards its eggs against predators.
Turtles are amazing creatures, found around the world in tropical and subtropical waters. They play a vital role in marine ecosystem health and have been in the ocean for more than 100 million years.
You can easily recognise this lovely little nudibranch by the orangy-yellow "clubs" around its body, curving inwards over its back.
Orange clubbed sea slug, also known as the Yellow-clubbed nudibranch. Taken in the...
Awesome to see underwater, the Manta Ray is an enormous fish spanning. They live in warm waters around the world, gracefully flying through the water with steady sweeps of their giant wings.
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Like many nocturnal fish, the Giant Squirrelfish, Sargocentron spiniferum, is red. To divers it is easy to spot during the day, but to other fish it blends into its dark crevice or cave.
Wikipedia defines The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) as a slow-moving, filter feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft)
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