Jill Studholme
Edits SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011), the monthly newsletter with articles on diving and marine science. She tweets as @SCUBANews. A scuba diver with a biology degree, Jill has an special intererest in marine biology, coral reef conservation and the underwater environment.
Christmas Island Red Crab’s Mammoth Migration
Christmas Island red crab's mammoth migration. Over 40 million of them walk up to 14 km a day to the sea. When rains are late the crabs rush to seaside, if not then they linger for up to a week on the way to feed.
Silky sharks conservation effort working in Atlantic, but Indo-Pacific still a problem
99.8% of shark fins come from Indo-Pacific: conservation efforts in Atlantic Ocean are working
Creature of the Month: Oceanic Whitetip Shark – Carcharhinus longimanus
Diving with Oceanic Whitetips
The glorious oceanic whitetip sharks spend a lot of time in shallow water, tend to swim slowly and are...
Enter the Ocean Art 2020 underwater photography competition
From now to 30 November 2020 you can submit your images to the prestigious Ocean Art competition. Prizes worth $40,000 are on...
Male seahorse pregnancy as complex as females’
New research by Dr Camilla Whittington and her team at the University of Sydney has found male seahorses don't just carry the developing babies...
Sharks ‘extinct’ on 20% of world’s reefs
But hope lies in key conservation measures.Though many people find them intimidating, menacing or just plain scary, sharks...
Creature of the Month: Golden Trevally
The young fish like to seek out large animals like sharks, groupers and dugongs for protection, acting as pilot fish.
Bluewater University Launches as a New Online Portal for Underwater Education
Bluewater University is the first online platform that is fully dedicated to providing live virtual classes in all things related to underwater - including...
Sex-changing fish recover more quickly from over-fishing
People eat a lot of fish. Different sex-changing fish can follow several signals that prompt them to change sex. Some change from female to male at a fixed size or age. Often, fisheries will only harvest fish over a certain size. This means catching more males because they are usually bigger, which then skews the population towards female. Not enough males are then available to fertilise all the eggs produced by the females.
Microbes reflect the health of coral reefs
More microbes are found on healthier Cuban reefs than on human-impacted Florida reefs.Microorganisms play important roles in the health and protection of coral...