Marine Life

Nigel Motyer captures basking shark gatherings off County Clare in this extract from his beautiful book Beneath Irish Seas

New research finds that humback whales change the songs they sing based on whether they are ascending, descending, or hanging our at depth

The summer of 2025 saw an extraordinary surge in the octopus population along Britain’s south-western coast - Lewis Jefferies reports

Richard Aspinall explores the rich life of Jacques Cousteau’s ‘most beautiful island in the world’ during an unforgettable trip on…

DIVR is a free-to-use dive-logging app that can turn recreational scuba dives into citizen science-generated marine biodiversity records

The oldest known member of the Iberian orca population has been found with a series of wounds believed to be caused by shotgun pellets

The MMO has issued a warning that intentionally disturbing wild seahorses - including by photographing them - may result in fines

The largest seagrass restoration project ever undertaken in the UK has been launched as part of a marine recovery programme in Cornwall.

Not wolves, not eels, not dangerous - Isabella Zandoná introduces us to some of the most charismatic of her Sund Rock neighbours

A Manta Trust-led study finds that manta rays could generate an estimated US$8.6 billion in Maldives tourism revenue over their lifetimes

Seatlle-based marine biologist Bella Zandoná's writes about some of the charismatic creatures she dives with on a regular basis

Seattle-based marine biologist Isabella Zandoná tells the story of her extraordinary, life-changing encounter with a giant Pacific octopus

The blanket octopus is a pelagic species known for extreme sexual dimorphism and its unusual defence wielding Portuguese man o’ war tentacles

A new Manta Trust documentary highlights endangered sicklefin devil rays gathering at Ambrósio Seamount in the Azores

Five decades after Jaws made a splash in cinemas, what impact did the blockbuster have on shark conservation?

Each year, hundreds of pygmy blue whales pass Timor-Leste on their migration to Australia - a privileged few get the chance to swim with them

There are some weird and scary-looking fish down there in the dark that you definitely don't want to bump into on a Halloween night dive...

Sperm whales are one of the largest and most complex creatures on the planet - here are ten fascinating facts exploring what we know so far

The Manta Caribbean Project is doing vital work to protect manta rays off the coast of Mexico – DIVE talks to its charismatic founder.

Scientists have documented the first case of xanthism in a brighty-coloured nurse shark found off the coast of Costa Rica

Scientists formally describe a third species of manta ray, sixteen years after MMF's Dr Andrea Marshall predicted its existence

The two-man crew of a French yacht had to be rescued after their boat was damaged by an orca in the Bay of Biscay

The Shark Trust has announced the winners of its 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year Competition to celebrate Shark Awareness Day

The hooded, lion or lion's mane nudibranch is a voracious hunter that secretes a powerful stink to keep predators at bay

The Manta Trust has launched a campaign to get mantas and mobulas upgraded to the highest level of protection at November's CITES conference

Basking sharks are gentle giants, but they're also very powerful fish - check out the Shark Trust's Code of Conduct for safe interactions

The movie Jaws sparked a global shift in humanity's perception of sharks, and not just great whites. Prof David Sims reviews its legacy.

A new paper documents an extraordinary encounter as tiger sharks and oceanic whitetips are seen peacefully feeding together off Hawai'i

Schmidt Ocean Institute's ROV, SuBastian, has captured the first ever footage of a colossal squid in ints natural habitat - and it's a baby!

Basking sharks are the second-largest species of shark, but unlike tabloid reports about 'monster fish', they're not terrifying at all.