I am often told how adventurous, crazy or "brave" I am, and that I take big risks. I don't take crazy risks, but I do take calculated ones, and participate in activities that may seem overly risky, but I...
Giant sea fans are common and conspicuous in tropical seas, and a favourite with underwater photographers who often pose their buddy behind one.
Diver behind giant sea fan. Photo credit: Garry Frazer.
Divers go to Guadalupe to see great white sharks, but this year the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas closed the reserve to shark cage diving and other recreational activities from May until the end of December.
The massive Conger Eel grows to almost 3 m (10 ft) long, the females often being bigger than the males. At night they hunt fish and crustaceans like crabs and lobsters. In spite of this divers often see crustaceans sharing a hole with a conger. Congers breed only once in their lives, at between 5 and 15 years of age. They migrate to deep water to spawn – some sources say as deep as 4000 m.
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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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Corals in the northern Red Sea could hold the secrets for reef survival in warming seas.
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Coral reefs underpin the livelihoods of around a...
Diving hotspot Palau is the world's first country to ban sunscreen lotion containing environmentally harmful ingredients.
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Sea urchins can pass heatwave resistance on to the next generation, according to a recently published study.
Global ocean temperatures are increasing,...