Just utterance of the word “Rhinopias” can set a diver’s heart aflutter. Where can you find these wacky looking creatures, and what makes them so special?
Marine Species
A new agreement between sister sanctuaries in Massachusetts and the Dutch Lesser Antilles strives to protect endangered humpback whales.
Sydney shark dives offer divers the chance to see numerous species. And all they’ve got to do is walk into the water from the beach.
Although it’s hard to narrow down the list, here are our picks (in no particular order) for the 10 cutest underwater animals.
Although we often look for big animals when we go diving, the ocean’s smallest creatures deserve our attention as well. Here are a few of our favorites.
A diver and photographer favorite, frogfish have a reputation of being hard to find. What’s the best way to spot one of these distinctive fish on a dive?
Now that we’ve covered the basics of what constitutes a coral and how to tell the difference between soft and hard varieties, we will delve deeper into hard-coral biology.
Revel in this trove of nine enchantingly fanciful and marine-based collective nouns, including the charmingly named smack of jellyfish.
Its Latin name, Pegasidae, is derived from a combination of Pegasus and Medusa, but in reality, the humble seamoth is far less intimidating.
Photogenic and poisonous, the sometimes-invasive invasive lionfish is as beautiful as it is unwelcome on Caribbean reefs.
Although we hesitate to use the word “ugly,” it’s true that some of the ocean’s citizens are less fetching than others. Here then are our picks for the eight ugliest ocean creatures.
It’s easy to think of corals as the background on your dives, but if you learn about coral biology, you’ll be amazed at the diversity in front of your eyes.
Cuttlefish are a favorite among underwater photographers because of their amazing capacity for color changes. Here are a few characteristics of these unique cephalopods.
Scuba diving with oceanic whitetips should be on every diver’s bucket list. What’s the best place to see them?
A Virgin Start-Up-backed company, ARC Marine, is creating an artificial reef at premier U.K. dive site Vobster Quay in 2017.
The whale shark is one of the most iconic animals in the ocean. Easily recognizable, they’re on most divers’ bucket lists but mentioning them begs the question: are they whales or sharks?
When whales breach it’s a spectacular sight, but no one was quite sure why they did it — until now.
Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the most iconic animals in the ocean. Encounters on scuba are rare, but it is possible to see orcas on snorkel.