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Goniobranchus rufomaculatus: Nudibranch of Lembeh Strait
Defying the slow reputation of its kind, this Goniobranchus rufomaculatus nudibranch was filmed moving briskly across the Lembeh Strait seabed.
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Transforming the Prudence Ferry: Inside the Volunteer Effort to Build Long Island’s Newest Wreck Dive
In Long Island City’s Anable Basin, the retired Prudence Ferry is being prepared for a very different kind of final voyage. Once cleaned and approved, it will be towed offshore and sunk at New York’s Sixteen Fathom Reef.
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Hammerhead Silhouette, Galápagos
In the Galápagos Islands, hammerhead sharks are often encountered by divers in significant numbers due to the nutrient-rich waters. A single scalloped hammerhead was observed moving effortlessly through a school of fish, illustrating the species’ critical conservation status while also highlighting the strength of ocean currents in this unique ecosystem.
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle
The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered species primarily found in coral reefs across the Caribbean and tropical oceans. Its population declines due to poaching for its shell, bycatch in fisheries, and climate change affecting nesting sites. Hawksbills are vital to reef ecosystems, feeding mainly on sponges.
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Chasing Clouds – Montauk
A trip to Long Island in search of mako and blue sharks turned into something different — a calm, quiet day at sea spent watching clouds drift over open water. A reminder that the ocean always has something worth chasing.
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The Sleeping Sharks of Socorro
Most sharks can’t stop swimming without suffocating. The whitetip reef shark can — and spends its days resting in stacked groups along volcanic ledges in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. A species guide covering buccal pumping, shark-stacking behavior, and where to find them from Socorro to Fiji.
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Underwater Images From the Seychelles
Photographs from a week of diving in the inner Seychelles — most shot from the liveaboard S.Y. Sea Bird, the rest from resort boat dives off Mahé. Seven galleries: reef, batfish, nudibranchs, octopus, ambush predators, echinoderms and coral restoration.
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Sweetlips and the Sergeant Major
A patient sweetlips, a stubborn sergeant major, and a photo shoot that didn’t go according to plan — reef hierarchy on display off the coast of Seychelles.
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Sand Tiger Sharks of the North Carolina Shipwrecks
North Carolina is renowned for its sand tiger shark encounters during shipwreck diving, thanks to the unique underwater structure of its wrecks. These sharks, classified as Vulnerable, are memorable for their slow movement and striking presence, making them sought-after by divers and photographers alike, especially from May to October.