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New! Meet the AI Dive Mask Attachment That Identifies Marine Life in Real Time

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Sarah Morlock
1 April, 2024

Fish Identification

A school of bannerfish

Underwater Animals That Look Alike

Did you know there are nearly 250,000 recorded marine species? Here's how you can identify some common underwater animals that look alike.
marine life hand signals underwater communication

Marine Life Hand Signals for Underwater Communication

Marine life hand signals are used by divers to communicate animal sightings underwater when oral communication isn't possible.

Finding Dory: Blue Tang Fact or Fiction

If you’re a scuba diver and you’ve seen Pixar’s Finding Nemo, you’ll probably want to see the sequel Finding Dory coming out in 2016. The new movie will focus on the character Dory, a royal blue tang. We’ve taken a look at the animated Dory and compared her to the real-life blue tang.

Orca whale Seattle

Unusual and Amazing Underwater Creatures

Divers get to enjoy amazing underwater creatures every time we head beneath the waves. These are some of the marine world’s most fascinating denizens.
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