DIVE Contributors

Expert scuba divers, journalists, writers and photographers who have contributed amazing articles to DIVE magazine over the years.
Fiji’s Pacific shark-feeding boom

Fiji’s Pacific shark-feeding boom

ByDIVE ContributorsApr 25, 2024
Writer and photographer Alison Smith describes how shark feeding in Fiji has brought many benefits to both marine life and local communities
The Red Army – Cornwall’s kingdom of spider crabs

The Red Army – Cornwall’s kingdom of spider crabs

ByDIVE ContributorsApr 10, 2024
A huge aggregation of spider crabs is one of the most astonishing spectacles in UK waters - Lewis Jeffries investigates Cornwall's Red Army
Marine Curios #10 – Pseudocolochirus violaceus or sea apple

Marine Curios #10 – Pseudocolochirus violaceus or sea apple

ByDIVE ContributorsMar 17, 2024
Pseudocolochirus violaceus - a cucumber shaped like an apple with an unpleasant mode of defence and which breathes through its backside
a picture of a shuttles hoppfish, also known as the mudskipper

Marine Curios #9 – Periophthalmus modestus or Shuttles hoppfish

ByDIVE ContributorsMar 3, 2024
Many land animals enjoy jumping out of the water, Periophthalmus modestus is a fish that enjoys jumping out of it
a picture of the pelagic red crab, or tuna crab, Grimothea planipes

Marine Curios #8 – Grimothea planipes, or the pelagic or red or tuna crab (or langostilla)

ByDIVE ContributorsFeb 11, 2024

The pelagic red crab, Grimothea planipes, is a species of squat lobster, and possibly one of the most important crustaceans…

Scuba diving the Florida Keys – America’s coral archipelago

Scuba diving the Florida Keys – America’s coral archipelago

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 29, 2024
Exploring the vibrant coral reefs, many wrecks and conservation programmes of the Florida Keys and their exceptional scuba diving
Marine Curios #7 – Pelagothuria natatrix or pelagic sea cucumber

Marine Curios #7 – Pelagothuria natatrix or pelagic sea cucumber

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 28, 2024
Once mistaken for an unknown species of jellyfish, Pelagothuria natatrix is a deep ocean sea cucumber that learned to swim
Volcanic diving in Tenerife’s dramatic seascape

Volcanic diving in Tenerife’s dramatic seascape

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 15, 2024
Jo Caird explores the dramatic, volcanic underwater landscape of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, with Photographs by Steve Pretty
Battle of the Colours – the mating ritual of giant cuttlefish

Battle of the Colours – the mating ritual of giant cuttlefish

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 8, 2024
One of nature’s greatest spectacles, the final mating rituals of the giant cuttlefish, takes place on the reefs of South Australia
Marine Curios #5 – Mitsukurina owstoni, or goblin shark

Marine Curios #5 – Mitsukurina owstoni, or goblin shark

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 5, 2024
The rarely-seen goblin shark is one of the oldest fish in the sea, a living fossil of the darkest depths, but not nearly as nasty as its namesake
Diving into Canada’s ‘Skook’ – the world’s fastest tidal rapids

Diving into Canada’s ‘Skook’ – the world’s fastest tidal rapids

ByDIVE ContributorsDec 14, 2023
Just north of Vancouver is 'The Skook', the world's fastest tidal rapids. The Underwater Photography Guide's editor-in-chief Nirupam Nigam took the plunge
a tongue-eating louse pictured inside an anemone fish

Marine Curios #3 – Cymothoa exigua or tongue-eating louse

ByDIVE ContributorsDec 4, 2023
One reason to be grateful you're not a fish - the spine-chilling isopod Cymothoa exigua, or tongue-eating louse
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