NOAA’s Recovery Effort – Mission: Iconic Reefs
By Kevin Majoros The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is home to North America’s only living coral barrier reef. The reef tract spans 225 continuous miles and is composed of …
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Category: Stories from the Sea
Flamboyant Cuttlefish – Photo taken in Ambon Indonesia – Jack’s May Underwater Photograph
Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi is one of the smallest cuttlefish growing up to 8cm in length and the prettiest of the species making it a favourite subject for scuba …
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Suit Filed to Protect Rare Sharks
Groups Sue to Protect Imperiled Pacific Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Government violating federal rules designed to rebuild the population Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of a local conservation …
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Control in the Cold by Jonas Beyer, a Wildlife Photographer
Jonas Beyer is a wildlife photographer, spending his time battling the elements in some of the world’s coldest places. We spoke to Jonas to hear more about his experiences photographing …
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Ghost Pipefish – Photo taken in Ambon Indonesia – Jack’s April Underwater Photograph
Ghost pipefishes are a group of small fishes with an unusual appearance. They live in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Ghost pipefishes have a real knack …
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Landmark Deep-Sea Mission to Boost Ocean Action
A deep-sea scientific mission to uncharted depths in the Maldives and Seychelles will gather valuable data to support the Commonwealth Blue Charter on ocean action and train local scientists. The …
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UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface prickleback
A secret to survival amid rising global temperatures could be dwelling in the tidepools of the U.S. West Coast. Findings by the University of California, Irvine biologists studying the genome …
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Psychedelic frogfish – Photo taken in Ambon, Indonesia — Jack’s March Underwater Photograph
The Psychedelic Frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica) is one of the weirdest fish, ever found in the ocean and it is considered as the Holy Grail of Underwater Macro Photography. The Psychedelic …
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Ocean Acidification Threatens Livelihoods and Lives. Can Anyone Be Held Accountable?
By Pamela Worth New research links carbon emissions from the major oil and gas producers to dangerous changes in the oceans’ chemistry A change is brewing in our world’s oceans: waters …
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Haunted Waters by Haley Horvat
When originally briefed for this dive, I pictured abandoned nets floating between coral formations like volleyball nets. Now, finally, beneath the surface of the ocean, I scan the rocky, urchin-covered …
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