Sea Grass is a key global resource for fishing
It is no surprise to anyone that knows anything about marine biology that seagrass meadows are important habitats. It seems, though, that researchers must demonstrate... Read more.
Real Caves vs Fake Caves: The Fish Don’t Care
Caves, caverns, and overhangs are some of the most interesting areas to explore on a reef, they also add a huge amount of structural diversity as well as species... Read more.
What is Close Focus Wide-Angle Photography (CFWA)?
One of the most effective techniques you can use in underwater photography is Close Focus Wide-Angle Photography (CFWA). The technique relies on the ability of wide-angle... Read more.
A Few More Shots From the Cold Scottish Seas
A little while ago, I shared some images from the waters closes to my home in Scotland in a bid to remind people that cold seas can be as wonderfully rich as warmer... Read more.
Chromodoris quadricolor, the perfect photographer’s nudibranch
Underwater photographers can become rather obsessed with nudibranchs. In nudi hotspots such as Anilao in the Philippines, photographers travel from across the world... Read more.
The Mediteranean’s Anemone fish
We all know of the relationship between anemone species and fish of the Amphiprion genus, but there are other species that associate with anemones as well, some... Read more.
Miami Beach Staghorn Coral Survey Pre- and Post-Hurricane Irma
One of the last tasks we took on before securing our laboratory prior to Hurricane Irma was to check on the health of a community of endangered staghorn corals (Acropora... Read more.
The Octopus’s Garden
When Ringo Starr penned the Beatles’ 1969 song, reporters said he was inspired by a story, told to him by a fisherman, about octopus gathering shells and rocks... Read more.
A new way to catch prey. Scientists discover Kleptopredation in a Nudibranch
A recent paper from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters reported that nudibranchs can demonstrate an unusual feeding... Read more.
Posidonia oceanica and Blue Carbon
It may spoil the image of fine sand and clear waters, but seagrasses are remarkably important. Not only do these unusual plants protect coastlines from erosion... Read more.