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With Halloween fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to shine a spotlight on the real ghosts of the ocean… plankton! This highly diverse and abundant group of mostly microscopic organisms is ever-present in the underwater world we love, despite the fact that while we’re exploring the ocean we almost don’t even know they’re there. To […] Type: Post
Diving beneath the surface of Moreton Bay reveals a spectacular diversity of marine habitats home to some of the most iconic tropical, subtropical, and temperate ocean species in the world. Mangrove nurseries, mud flats, seagrass beds and coral reefs can all be found within Moreton Bay, in addition to outer reefs and open-ocean habitats just […] Type: Post
Guest Article by Ollie Clarke About a year ago, when I first started to tell friends and family I was moving to Timor-Leste to work as a PADI Instructor, the response I got was either, “umm is that … in Africa?” Or, “Ooo err is that safe?” Well having lived here for a year, I […] Type: Post
Thanks to the efforts of freedivers and conservationists across the world, insights are being discovered to help shape the way we protect and conserve marine life, as well as to improve marine education and sustainability overall. Here are three initiatives in particular that are worth knowing about. Coral gardening, saving the planet one reef at […] Type: Post
Written by Mark McMillan, Marine Biologist at LUX* South Ari Atoll Maldives The Whale Shark Rhincodon typus is a truly magnificent creature. As the world’s largest living fish, recent research suggests that they can grow up to 18 meters in length and may live to over 100 years old. Whale Sharks have a circumglobal distribution and are […] Type: Post
When it comes to marine life interactions, there are clear do’s and don’ts. Divers learn in their very first scuba class not to damage, touch or harass underwater life, yet some choose to treat the underwater world like a petting zoo. Here are some essential guidelines for marine life encounters. 