Marine Life

Latest news from the underwater world of our favourite marine life, environmental protections and the best places for diving encounters
a tongue-eating louse pictured inside an anemone fish

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

ByDIVE StaffDec 4, 2023
One reason to be grateful you're not a fish - the spine-chilling isopod Cymothoa exigua, or tongue-eating louse
Blue whales confirmed in Seychelles return

Blue whales confirmed in Seychelles return

ByDIVE StaffDec 2, 2023
Scientists say blue whales have returned to Seychelles, despite being almost wiped out by whalers during the 20th century
Marine Curios #2 Nereis sandersi, a deep ocean worm

Marine Curios #2 Nereis sandersi, a deep ocean worm

ByDIVE ContributorsNov 25, 2023
Lurking deep within the bowels of the earth - quite literally - is Nereis sandersi - a deep ocean polychaete worm
Orcas sink yet another boat in the Mediterranean

Orcas sink yet another boat in the Mediterranean

The Straight of Gibraltar orcas have sunk another boat - but are they seeking revenge, or just having fun?
a juvenile Periphylla periphylla or crown jellyfish

Marine Curios #1 – Periphylla periphylla, or helmet jellyfish

From DIVE's Miscellany of Marine Curios - Periphylla periphylla - the helmet jellyfish - a vertical migrator with a very rare reproductive
Horrible natural histories – the sex lives of sea devils

Horrible natural histories – the sex lives of sea devils

ByDIVE ContributorsNov 8, 2023
The family of deep-sea anglerfish known as sea devils has a dark and desparate courtship, but end up paired - quite literally - for life
a common lionfish found of Kas, Turkey

Lionfish invasion threatens the Mediterranean

ByDIVE ContributorsNov 3, 2023
The spread of invasive lionfish in the Caribbean has been well-documented, but another in the Mediterranean has been creeping under the radar
Fascinating facts about the great white shark

Fascinating facts about the great white shark

An introduction to the ocean's largest and most notorious predatory fish - the great white shark - and why we need to learn not to fear them
New reefs and seamounts discovered in Galápagos

New reefs and seamounts discovered in Galápagos

Scientists create detailed high-resolution maps of newly discovered deep coral reefs in the Galápagos marine reserve
Ten weird and scary fish for Halloween!

Ten weird and scary fish for Halloween!

There are some weird and scary looking fish down there in the dark; things you definitely don't want to bump into on a night dive...
Horrible natural histories – the bobbit worm

Horrible natural histories – the bobbit worm

There are few critters that give a diver the heebie-jeebies based on looks alone, but the Bobbit worm is definitely one of them
a caribbean box hellyfish photographed at night

Deep-thinking jellyfish can learn by association

ByStuart ButlerSep 28, 2023
Jellyfish don’t have a central brain as such but, as scientists have recently discovered, they can learn through association
coral polyps with their tentacles extended for feeding

Everything you need to know about coral reefs

Coral reefs are the reason many of us love to go diving, but there's an awful lot we still don't know about them. Here are the basics.
Octopus Garden breeding hotspot found in Monterey Bay

Octopus Garden breeding hotspot found in Monterey Bay

ByStuart ButlerAug 30, 2023
Thousands of breeding Octopuses - an 'Octopus Garden' - have found in the deep sea near Monterey Bay, California
orca training calf to hunt dolphin

Video: orcas hunting dolphins in San Diego

Stunning footage from videographer DolphinDroneDom of orcas (killer whales) hunting dolphins off the coast of San Diego
antarctic strawberry feather star

New species of feather star found in Antarctic

A new species of comatulid crinoid, or feather star, has been described after an analysis of samples collected during Antarctic expeditions
The best places to dive with sharks according to PADI

The best places to dive with sharks according to PADI

Sharks are top of many divers' lists of things to see - here are some of the best places in the world to dive with them, according to PADI
Basking sharks discovered to be warm-blooded

Basking sharks discovered to be warm-blooded

Previous assumptions about basking sharks may be proven incorrect as a new study finds they are almost certainly warm bloooded fish
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