Marine Life
Shark Trust announce For the Love of Sharks 2022
The Shark Trust has announced an evening celebrating shark conservation at the Royal Geographical Society in London this November. The…
Octopus numbers boom in Cornwall
Huge numbers of common octopus have been seen along the coastline of Cornwall, UK, this month in what experts are…
I dived the Gulf of Maine and saw one fish
Historically the breadbasket of North America, overfishing has almost emptied the the Gulf of Maine. Nirupam Nigam, editor-in-chief of the Underwater…
MMF study of black and striped marlin diving behaviour
A new study by the Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) investigating the diving behaviour of black and striped marlin has found…
Shark Trust reports bumper eggcase hunt results
The Shark Trust has reported that a ‘fantastic’ 7,560 shark and ray eggcases were recorded this year by citizen scientists…
Komodo manta aggregations among largest in the world
A newly-published five-year study from the Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) and Australia’s Murdoch University has found that the waters of…
International shipping threat to endangered whale sharks
Industrial shipping may be killing a large number of whale sharks across the world, according to a ground-breaking new study…
Fast ferries linked to Canary Islands sperm whale deaths
Scientists are calling for speed limits at key times of the year on fast ferries linking the Canary Islands as…
Octopus farms raise huge animal welfare concerns – and they’re unsustainable too
When you imagine an octopus’s world, you might well see a curious creature in a complex undersea environment. Yet the…
MMF reveals new 3D manta ray model
Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) has partnered with the Digital Life Project and ANGARI Foundation to create the world’s first accurate…
Shark Trust’s great Easter eggcase hunt
Every year, thousands of Easter egg hunts take place across the country, but if you’re looking for an activity to…
MMF scientists spot elusive ornate eagle ray
By Sam Baird, Marine Megafauna Foundation Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) scientists say there were ‘utterly amazed’ to encounter one of…
Study shows need for whale shark population monitoring
A new study by researchers from Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) and its collaborators highlights the need for long-term monitoring and…
New wrasse identified by Maldivian scientist
A fish previously unknown to science has been identified in the ‘twilight zone’ off the coast of the Maldives; the…
MCS photo gallery: diving into UK seas
The Marine Conservation Society has gathered a selection of incredible ocean photography to celebrate life in the UK’s seas, together…
Green turtle population recovery in Seychelles
A new study from the University of Exeter has found that the green turtle population of Seychelles has recovered substantially…
Basking sharks protected in Ireland
As of 3 March 2022, basking sharks have been granted protected status in Ireland following a major public campaign to…
Scalloped hammerheads moving south
Surveys by aerial drones have revealed that scalloped hammerheads are being sighted more than 250km further south than their normal…
Where to swim responsibly with whales
DIVE Magazine Special Report Swimming with whales and other large animals is one of the most important driving forces behind…
Iceland signals end to whaling
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Svandis Svavarsdottir, has suggested that the nation may cease commercial whaling by 2024, stating…
Scientists call for shipping lane to be moved to save blue whales
Scientists are calling for a shipping lane off Sri Lanka to be moved by a few miles to save a…
Stop EU Shark Finning reaches campaign target
The campaign to end the shark fin trade across the European Union (EU) has successfully reached – and greatly exceeded…
Protection urged for Sabah’s endangered devil rays
Schooling shortfin devil rays at Pulau Si Amil in Sabah, Malaysia, have seen the location formally recognised as an area…
St Helena’s whale shark mating secret
One of the missing pieces in the global jigsaw in understanding whale sharks has been discovered around the isolated island…
The 5 best whale videos
Close encounters with large marine mammals probably beat any other experience both under the water and while on the water.…
Marine curio #25: acorn worms
You have probably never seen an acorn worm, despite them being plentiful in coastal waters around the world, from the…
Weird & wonderful crabs
Peter Davie is a leading marine taxonomist and ecologist, and an expert on crabs. He has published more than 160…
10 best places to swim with dolphins
Dolphins are some of the best-loved animals in our oceans, a favourite of both divers and landlubbers alike – Here…
Threshers – wide-eyed and whiptailed
You look around, into the smoky, blue-grey waters: visibility is pretty good, something approximating 20m horizontally, maybe more, hard to…
Rare giant phantom jellyfish filmed in the Midnight Zone
This ghostly giant is a rare sight. It has only been sighted in the wild 100 times since it was…