It seems that every diving destination I visit boasts an ‘Anemone City’ or ‘Nemo City’ somewhere within reach of its boats or on its house reef. I think it’s something to tick of the list of ‘things dive centers must be able to offer.’ It’s [...]
I came across a strange story in my inbox the other day. It chronicled a piece of research that examined how the relationship between a predator and a prey species was disturbed by leachates coming from micro plastics. The research, published by the Royal Society, looks at the [...]
According to a news study from Georgia Tech that examined the microbe rich mucous layers of both clownfish and anemones, the two are swapping microbe flora, which may contribute to the fishes avoiding being stung. The research team studies clownfish and anemones in captivity and monitored [...]
My final series of pictures from the Med features some of my favorite critters: nudibranchs. I’ve become quite obsessed by these little slugs which come in so many varied shapes and colors that seem to be infinite in their variety. Here are a few of the more common species. One of my all time [...]
I’ve more or less finished editing my pictures from a recent trip to the Mediterranean and have just a few more sets of images to share. I think these pictures show a particularly impressive community of animals; they have turned a simple rock wall into a stunning display of the very brightest [...]
My recent trip to the Med allowed me to get a suite of images that I’m pretty pleased with. Some of them I’ve shared with you over the last few weeks. One of the things that I’ve been thinking about, though, relates to the nature of a reef: am I sharing images from reefs? Just in case [...]
For land-bound divers like myself, bridges can provide some of the most interesting dive sites, especially if you live in a coastal area that isn’t endowed with natural rock formations. If you can find a bridge with legal parking and water access, that’s close enough to an ocean inlet for [...]
On my recent trip to the Mediterranean I was able to witness the effect this year’s abnormally high temperatures have had on the region’s gorgonians.One of the most interesting and downright attractive of the Med’s ecosystems is the deep rocky reefs dominated by the gorgonian [...]