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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
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Oct 2, 2024
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
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Aug 21, 2024
Scientists from Norway's Nord University have found that there are three genetically distinct types of great white shark
Marine Curios #15 – Regalecus glesne, or giant oarfish
By
DIVE Contributors
Aug 10, 2024
The subject of many marine myths and sea serpent legends, the misnamed giant oarfish doesn't actually row itself anywhere.
Half of all mangrove forests at risk of collapse
By
Stuart Butler
Jul 14, 2024
A sobering global assessment reveals that half of all the worlds vital mangrove forest ecosystems are at risk of collapse.
Marine Curios #14 – Kiwa hirsuta, or Yeti crab
By
DIVE Contributors
Jul 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
By
DIVE Staff
Jul 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
By
Stuart Butler
Jun 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
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jun 18, 2024
A female squid first filmed in 2015 carrying 'giant' eggs has recently been determined to be an as yet undescribed species
Whale asks divers to free it from plastic entanglement
By
Stuart Butler
Jun 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
By
DIVE Contributors
Jun 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
Rare curled octopus filmed in Wales
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
May 30, 2024
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
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
May 5, 2024
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
By
DIVE Contributors
May 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
By
Stuart Butler
Apr 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.
New species of shark discovered off New Zealand
By
DIVE Staff
Apr 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
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Apr 17, 2024
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
SECORE International’s Caribbean-wide coral restoration success
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Apr 12, 2024
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
By
DIVE Contributors
Apr 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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