Marine Life
Rare turtle rescued in Wales
A rare Kemp’s ridley turtle was rescued from a Welsh beach nearly 5,000 from its normal Caribbean home. The endangered…
My Octopus Teacher – a Netflix love story
After a chance encounter while freediving in a South African kelp forest in 2010, Craig Foster, who produced My Octopus Teacher,…
Study shows a noisy coral reef means it is returning to health
A noisy coral reef is a happy and healthy reef. Scientists evaluating a coral restoration project in Sulawesi have discovered…
Shark Trust welcomes protection for North Atlantic shortfin mako
The fight to protect endangered species of shark has taken another step forward as North Atlantic shortfin mako has been…
Greenland sharks: zombies of the deep
‘Sluggish, blind and slow-moving’ was the scientific world’s opinion of the Greenland shark – until two Canadian researchers encountered a…
The horrible natural history of remora
By Paddy Ryan I first became aware of the existence of remoras long before I became a diver. I think…
Superhighway to protect migratory sharks between Galápagos, Cocos & Malpelo
A 500,000 sq km fishing-free corridor ‘superhighway’ will protect some of the richest waters in the world around the Galápagos…
The best scuba diving adventures in the world
If you are looking for high-energy encounters with the big stars of the ocean, the Galápagos, Cocos, Malpelo & Revillagigdos in the…
The nine species of hammerhead shark
Hammerhead sharks are one of the wonders of the ocean. With their uniquely shaped heads, rising up from the deep,…
The big questions remaining about whale sharks
Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell asks co-author of Whale Sharks, and co-founder of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, Dr Simon Pierce, what we…
How and why is the whale shark the world’s largest fish
The world’s leading whale shark scientists have collaborated on the definitive guide to our largest fish. This fascinating overview of…
Tiger sharks’ social bonds ‘buffer’ impact of feeding dives
A new study has found that tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier), which ordinarily have a reputation as solitary creatures, have active…
New whale species described by New Zealand scientists
A study recently published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, has described a new species of beaked whale, Ramari’s beaked whale…
Manta rays communicate with their cephalic lobes – study
New research published by scientists from the Marine Megafauna Foundation, Macquarie University, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Papua, has observed…
Shark Guardian’s Finspire Change brings UK law change
The import and export of shark fins is to be banned by the UK government thanks to the Finspire Change…
Largest bioluminescent vertebrate is a glow-in-the-dark shark
The largest bioluminescent vertebrate known to science has been discovered by scientists studying sharks off the coast of New Zealand.…
Warming waters driving great white sharks north
Scientists say that a spatial shift in the great white shark’s range caused by warming oceans poses a threat to…
Spanish Government Bans Landing & Sale of Shortfin Mako
Conservationists have welcomed a decision by the Spanish government to protect the shortfin mako from overfishing. A new moratorium on the landing,…
Portuguese man o’ war sightings on World Jellyfish Day
Beachgoers in the South West of England have reported large numbers of the jellyfish-like Portuguese man o’ war strandings to…
Top 10 shark facts for Shark Awareness Day
July 14 is World Shark Awareness Day, but people should be aware of sharks every day! To celebrate one of…
What’s happened to False Bay’s great white sharks?
False Bay in South Africa used to be one of the few places on the planet that divers safely protected…
Fossil great white nursery found in Chile
A discovery of Pliocene-era teeth has revealed the location of a ‘paleo-nursery’ for great white sharks An international team of…
Basking sharks travel in family groups
Research led by scientists from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK, suggests that basking sharks may travel extended distances…
In the company of giants: diving with the blue whales of Sri Lanka
The blue whale is a catalogue of superlatives. It has a 2.7-tonne tongue. Its breath exhales to a height of…
Leatherback turtle washes up on British beach
The body of a leatherback turtle was found last week washed up on a beach in Essex, England, according to…
Manta rays make friends and socialise
Manta rays form social relationships and actively choose their social partners, a new study has revealed. Research published today by scientists from…
Whale shark mating behaviour photographed at Ningaloo
Whale shark mating behaviour has been photographed for the first time at Ningaloo Reef, off the coast of Western Australia.…
Red Sea’s Brothers Islands reopen for diving
The Egyptian Red Sea’s Brothers Islands have reopened for scuba diving after a three-and-a-half month hiatus. The Brothers Islands, which…
Shark diving safety tips – keeping shark encounters safe and enjoyable
Diving safely with sharks has been the subject of much discussion recently, after the Red Sea’s Brothers Islands were closed…
Japan to resume commercial whaling
The Japanese Government has announced that it plans to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in order to resume…