Scuba Hank NYC
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Why We Love Sharks
Sharks have been in existence for the last 400 million years. That’s 200 million years before dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean. There are almost 400 species of sharks that come in all shapes, sizes and even colors. Sharks keep the ocean ecosystem in balance. If sharks…
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Underwater Sculptures
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 designed by Jason deCaires Taylor and the sculpture in Grand Cayman was designed by Simon Morris. Grenada is an island located in the southern Caribbean. The images captured below…
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Socorro Island Sharks
Wide variety of sharks around the Socorro Islands in Mexico
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Manta Monday from Socorro: Big-Animal Diving in Mexico
Far offshore in the eastern Pacific, Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago—better known to divers as Socorro—is a remote, UNESCO-listed marine sanctuary reached only by liveaboard. From November to May, currents pull in pelagics: giant Pacific mantas (Mobula birostris), schooling sharks, and winter humpbacks. This clip captures classic Socorro: a manta circling the cleaning station, then banking in…
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Juvenile Yellow Painted Frogfish
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 have the ability to enlarge their mouth cavity 12-fold to catch prey. Frogfish mostly dwell in tropical and subtropical bodies of water. They are frequently spotted in open sand…
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Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)
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 reefs. This Flamingo Tongue was spotted in the Bahamas. The sea snail grows to a maximum of 1 inch long and can be commonly found attached to a gorgonians…
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Stingrays and Jacks – Revillagigedo Islands
The Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands sit 400–500 miles offshore in the eastern Pacific and are protected as a national park. On this dive we logged stingrays over the reef and black jacks (Caranx lugubris) cruising the blue. Below are notes, conditions, and tips for filming fast-moving pelagics here. More images from this dive trip can be…
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One Cool Moment with a Ribbon Eel
Indonesia’s Underwater Jewel
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School of Blackfin Barracuda
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 away. Today this school of Blackfin Barracuda swam towards me which was quite thrilling. Tubbataha…
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Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) – Indo‑Pacific
The Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) is a striking reef dweller. It is found throughout the tropical Indo‑Pacific, from East Africa to Fiji. It often appears in shallow coral and rubble zones between 1 and 40 meters deep. This species has short, rounded arms. Its body is plush, ranging from pink to beige, and is…