Jill Studholme
42,000 Turtles legally killed each year
Over 42,000 turtles are legally killed each year, 80% of them endangered green turtles (Chelonia mydas), a study suggests.
British scientists investigated which countries allowed...
Shark Feeding Dives change Relative Abundances of Sharks
Shark feeding dives are increasing, yet are controversial. Shark tourism has great economic benefits, and can help shark conservation. What are the drawbacks?
Underwater Photography Guide Awards $80,000 of prizes to Contest Winners
Over $80,000 of prizes has been awarded to 64 underwater photographers, in the annual Ocean Art competition. Organised by the Underwater Photography Guide, judges...
Conger Eel is the Creature of the Month
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.
‘100 Years’ until Bleaching a Problem for Corals in Northern Red Sea
Warming seas around the world are threatening corals. But scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University have noticed that corals in...
Creature of the Month: Giant Mussel, Pinna nobilis
The rare giant mussel, Pinna nobilis, is found only in the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the largest bivalves in the world, growing...
Endangered Bivalve, Pinna nobilis, Recovers Off Italy but Suffers in Greece
Pinna nobilis, the giant bivalve, is endangered. Although in some places it has historically been abundant, there has been a lack of...