Beqa is an island in Fiji and home to eight species of sharks. Scuba divers visit this particular dive site to mostly see Bull Sharks. Other sharks divers might see are Tawny Nurse Sharks, Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Silvertip Sharks, Grey … Continue reading Fiji Shark Feeding
Normally dive operator take scuba divers to boring dive sites for a check dive. This was not the case in the Galapagos. The captain took us to a shallow bay filled with juvenile Sea Lions. I couldn’t ask for more … Continue reading Best Check Out Dive
Inspired by Mitch Teemley‘s 50 Unique Sculptures post, here are images from a few underwater sculpture parks I’ve dived. The sculptures in Grenada and Mexico were … Continue reading Underwater Sculptures
Wide variety of sharks around the Socorro Islands in Mexico Continue reading Socorro Island Sharks
More images from the Socorro Island and Mexico can be found here. Continue reading Manta Monday
This was a very exciting and extremely special moment! I was able to capture a few images of a juvenile Painted Frogfish expand its jaw. Frogfish … Continue reading Juvenile Yellow Painted Frogfish
The Flamingo Tongue Snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, a marine gastropod that lives below the low tide mark. It is common on many Caribbean and southern Atlantic coral … Continue reading Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)
I was talking with a friend today and of course we were talking about diving. I was asked about a cool moment and I immediately thought of this Ribbon Eel swimming through the water column. Please share your amazing moments … Continue reading One Cool Moment with a Ribbon Eel
Day two at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and we were looking for big fish like whale sharks. We didn’t find any big animals but we observed a lot of schooling fish. Normally schooling fish either ignore me or they swim … Continue reading School of Blackfin Barracuda
Just like a pillow but I do not recommend touching. Continue reading Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus)
More underwater images from the Philippines can be found here. More Nudibranch images can be found here. Continue reading Macro Monday : Chromodoris
I don’t know why Sea Cucumbers fascinate me. But they seem to stop me when I see them underwater. Thelenota ananas, also known as pineapple sea … Continue reading Pineapple Sea Cucumber
A lovely deep water sea fan along a coral reef in Fiji. Additional underwater images from scuba diving around Fiji can be found here. Continue reading Silent Saturday: Deep Water Sea Fan
Rhinopias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are mostly found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The … Continue reading Wildlife Wednesday: Purple Rhinopias
Also known as the Apolegma Nudibranch (Hypselodoris apolegma) and Apolegma Sea Slug. This nudibranch was spotted off the coast of Puerto Galera in the Philippines. Slowing … Continue reading Purple Nudibranch
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