Surely one of the ocean’s most unique looking marine creatures, large mola mola, or sunfish as they’re sometimes known, can still prove elusive. Here are three of the best places to see them.
Marine Species
The image of a great white shark breaching out of the water to catch seals is iconic. But these well known ambush predators may hunt in other ways as well.
An apparently huge marine animal that looks like a combination of a crocodile and an eel has washed up in Australia. But what is it?
Although it’s been more than 150 years since Charles Darwin made the Galapagos Islands famous for its many indigenous species, these remarkable islands are not yet done surprising us.
Great white sharks, which are often thought of as terrifying killing machines, are particularly charismatic. There is a great deal more to these magnificent animals than meets the eye.
Oslob, Philippines is a well-known spot for a whale-shark encounter, but it’s not without controversy. Is the shark feeding there a good thing, or a bad thing?
Always a diver favorite, here are our top seven tidbits about the weird but wonderful cuttlefish.
Sir Elton’s crustacean joins a whole host of celebrity inspired creatures. Here we take a look at eight marine species and their famous namesakes.
If you want to help save sharks, make a statement with your dollars, and spend your vacation somewhere that actively protects sharks.
Of all these great journeys, those that take place at sea are often among the most spectacular. Here we take a look at six of the world’s most fascinating marine migrations.
Far from being aggressive, the manatees of Crystal River are so accustomed to humans that they’re more affectionate than I ever could have guessed.
While most animals simply pass by or hover at a distance, some are interested in interacting with divers, even being playful. Here are a few of the more playful of the bunch.
Manatee season is coming in Florida. What’s the best place to interact with these gentle creatures?
The natural world is brimming with examples of extraordinary adaptations, some of them so incredible that they must be seen to be believed.
It wasn’t until 1987 that a submersible observed the first living coelacanth, also in the Comoros Islands.
We’ve all probably listened to, or even conducted, a briefing about triggerfish on a dive site, and how they may attack while defending their nests. But are these creatures really that scary or just widely misunderstood?
If you want to swim alongside these amazing penguins, Boulders Beach is the place to do so.
Observing up-close the releases of bundles of eggs and sperm by the corals and the slow rise in unison of these tiny sacs slowly drifting upward through the water column should be on every diver’s bucket list.