DIVE Contributors

Expert scuba divers, journalists, writers and photographers who have contributed amazing articles to DIVE magazine over the years.
a picture of a red disco clam

Marine Curios #16 – Ctenoides ales or disco clam

ByDIVE ContributorsOct 27, 2024
It was given its name for its flashing light display, but Ctenoides ales, the disco clam, is more like a mirrorball than a dancefloor strobe
a scuba diver swimming through soft corals in Bolsel

Into the Unknown – scuba diving new sites in Bolsel, Sulawesi

ByDIVE ContributorsAug 28, 2024
Todd and Bic Aki hear of a new scuba diving spot in a rarely visited part of Sulawesi and go exploring in Bolaang Mongondow Setatan - Bolsel
Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch

Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch

ByDIVE ContributorsAug 19, 2024
Coral Catch’s restoration scholarship doesn’t just revitalise reefs, it propels Indonesian women into the ocean science industry
a 3d rendering of a giant oarfish with its huge red crest

Marine Curios #15 – Regalecus glesne, or giant oarfish

ByDIVE ContributorsAug 10, 2024
The subject of many marine myths and sea serpent legends, the misnamed giant oarfish doesn't actually row itself anywhere.
A picture of a yet crab, Kiwa hirsuta, with its long 'hairy' claws

Marine Curios #14 – Kiwa hirsuta, or Yeti crab

ByDIVE ContributorsJul 13, 2024
Kiwa hirsuta - the Yeti crab - prefers it not too hot, and not too cold, but just right, down there in its hairy hydrothermal depths.
Marine Curios #13 – Marrus orthocanna, a pelagic siphonophore

Marine Curios #13 – Marrus orthocanna, a pelagic siphonophore

ByDIVE ContributorsJun 8, 2024
Marrus orthocanna - a deeper, darker, colder relative of the Portuguese man o' war but with much less of a sting in its tail
Marine Curios #12 – Clione limacina, or naked sea butterfly

Marine Curios #12 – Clione limacina, or naked sea butterfly

ByDIVE ContributorsMay 4, 2024
Clione limacina, also known as the naked sea butterfly, sounds like an angelic little creature - that feasts on its relatives...!
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…

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