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Marine Life

Latest news from the underwater world of our favourite marine life, environmental protections and the best places for diving encounters
SECORE’s coral seeding proves resistant to bleaching

SECORE’s coral seeding proves resistant to bleaching

Laboratory-grown corals of SECORE's Coral Seeding programme proved resistant to bleaching during the 2023 Caribbean marine heatwave
Scientists find there are three distinct types of great white shark

Scientists find there are three distinct types of great white shark

Scientists from Norway's Nord University have found that there are three genetically distinct types of great white shark
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.
Mangrove forest

Half of all mangrove forests at risk of collapse

ByStuart ButlerJul 14, 2024
A sobering global assessment reveals that half of all the worlds vital mangrove forest ecosystems are at risk of collapse.
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.
Competition: name a new species of deep-sea coral

Competition: name a new species of deep-sea coral

ByDIVE StaffJul 11, 2024
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has organised a competition inviting ocean lovers to name a new-to-science species of deep-sea coral. 
Grey whales in the northeastern Pacific are shrinking

Grey whales in the northeastern Pacific are shrinking

ByStuart ButlerJun 19, 2024
A new study reveals that grey whales are rapidly shrinking and scientists fear this could have a significant impact on whale health.
Brooding deep-sea squid is probably a new species – report

Brooding deep-sea squid is probably a new species – report

A female squid first filmed in 2015 carrying 'giant' eggs has recently been determined to be an as yet undescribed species
still from video showing freediver removing entanglement from sperm whale

Whale asks divers to free it from plastic entanglement

ByStuart ButlerJun 13, 2024
A video has emerged showing a sperm whale entangled in rubbish swimming up to a group of divers and asking them for help.
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
curled octopus filmed on north wales beach

Rare curled octopus filmed in Wales

MCS Hiraeth Yn Y Môr Project Assistant records footage of a curled octopus changing colour in rare footage shot on a Welsh beach
Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than thought

Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than thought

A new study sheds light on the ancient origins of bioluminescence, suggesting it evolved nearly 300 million years earlier than first thought
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...!
Dominican Republic commits to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean

Dominican Republic commits to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean

ByStuart ButlerApr 24, 2024
The Domincan Republic will be joining only a handful of other countries to have committed to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean water.
roughback bristle shark filmed deep underwater

New species of shark discovered off New Zealand

ByDIVE StaffApr 21, 2024
A new species of shark has been discovered off the coast of New Zealand, and four others moved to a new family
‘Secrets of the Octopus’ – a brilliant new Nat Geo docu-series

‘Secrets of the Octopus’ – a brilliant new Nat Geo docu-series

A new three-part docu-series is coming to Nat Geo LIVE this Earth Day - a fantastic glimpse into the lives and behaviours of octopuses
Caskets filled with coral settlement substrates hanging in the pools

SECORE International’s Caribbean-wide coral restoration success

SECORE International‘s coral seeding programme is hailed a great success, with its reef restoration initiative present in nine Caribbean nations
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
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