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Silent Saturday: Deep Water Sea Fan
A lovely deep water sea fan along a coral reef in Fiji. Additional underwater images from scuba diving around Fiji can be found here.
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Shark Above Us – Day 3
It is day three at Tiger Shark Zoo and I am becoming more comfortable observing one of the most aggressive sharks in the ocean. After the dive briefing, we entered the water and I quickly descended to my target position. Weather and diving conditions were fantastic today in the Maldives – the sun was shinning,…
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Throwback Thursday: Scuba Diving Iceland
A few years ago, a group of friends and I organized a dive trip to Iceland. Our goals were simple: earn a Dry Suit certification and execute a bucket list dive at the Silfra. The Silfra is a rift formed in the divergent tectonic boundary between the Eurasian and North American plates. It is filled…
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Wildlife Wednesday : Eyes
From reef fish to cryptic invertebrates, this underwater macro gallery spotlights the ocean’s most expressive feature—eyes. Please click on any image to enlarge and scroll through gallery.
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A Few Anemonefish Facts
Here are some fascinating anemonefish facts that every scuba diver and ocean lover should know. It’s pretty hard not to encounter anemonefish when diving or snorkeling along most tropical coral reefs — they are one of the most colorful and distinctive fish in the ocean, and once you know a little more about them, every…
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Macro Monday: Nudibranch – Halgerda Batangas
Nudibranchs are one my favorite creatures to shoot underwater. I find their shape, size and color patterns quite unique. There are over 3,000 species of Nudibranchs. The Halgerda batangas is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. This image was captured in the Philippines with…
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Fish of the Week: Blotched Fantail Ray
The Blotched Fantail Ray is one of the largest rays commonly found throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The stingray in this video was observed at a cleaning station in the Laamu Atoll, Maldives. A cleaning station is a location where large and small aquatic life temporarily congregate to benefit each other. Typically, a mutual…
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Clownfish of Raja Ampat
Clownfish or Anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Clownfish are very active and often seen doing various forms of acrobatics. It often seems to be clowning around. This observation was how its nickname was derived. Most clownfish are found either in or around Sea Anemones. There are 30 different species…
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Wildlife Wednesday : Sea Stars
Sea stars are commonly called “starfish” although they are not fish Sea Stars are marine invertebrates with a central disc and usually five arms. They are also commonly referred to as Starfish. There are about 2,000 species of Sea Stars. Color, shape, and size varies however all resemble a star. They possess the very cool…
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Fish of the Week: Smooth Trunkfish
The Smooth Trunkfish, found in the Caribbean and western Atlantic, belongs to the Ostraciidae family. It uses its lips to jet water, uncovering invertebrates to feed on. Juveniles are dark with yellow spots, and they often camouflage effectively among coral reefs. The images were captured in Bonaire using a Gopro Hero 4 Silver.