Since their first sighting 10 years ago, lionfish have spread rapidly in the Mediterranean Sea. And not just in their original location, they are pressing into cooler waters previously thought to be unsuitable for them.

📸 Pterois miles, Jill Studholme
#diving #scubadiving #dive #scuba #underwater #ocean #diver #travel #scubadive #scubatravel #scubanews #Mediterranean #lionfish

Nicaragua has many quiet dive spots. The Corn Islands in the Caribbean offer a step-back in time to the Caribbean as it used to be. There is also freshwater diving in volcanic crater lakes and diving on the rocky reefs of the Pacific coast. Learn more in this article by Bill Mashek at https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/americas/nicaragua-diving.html
#scubadiving #Nicaragua #CornIslands

Diving in Wadi Lahmy, Red Sea. Freckled hawkfish on reef. #scuba #scubadiving #Egypt #RedSea #coral

How many manta rays are in the Seychelles? Where are they going? When are they there? All is revealed in new study #scuba #Seychelles #mantarays #scubadiving

Latest issue of SCUBA News now (ISSN 1476-8011) now available to download.

Featuring: Best Diving in Thailand - Top 5 in 2024, our guide to identifying Red Sea marine life, 10 Fantastic Dives in Scandinavia, 10% off diving in Bali, liveaboard deals, Swimming monkey shot wins world's largest underwater photo contest plus the diving news from around the world.
#diving #scubadiving #dive #scuba #underwater #diver #travel #scubadive #scubanews #Thailand #underwaterphotography

Welcome Creta's Happy Divers to the SCUBA Travel community #scubadiving #scuba #Crete #Greece

Sunken warships exceptionally good for coral reefs, Thistlegorm study finds.

Thanks to the steel structure of the SS Thistlegorm, which has been voted one of the best dives in the world, coral and other species which need hard substrates thrive on an otherwise sandy bottom in the northern Red Sea.

https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/sunken-warships-exceptionally-good-coral-reefs-thistlegorm.html #scubadiving #scuba #thistlegorm #wreckdiving #RedSea #Egypt #coral
📷Tony Gibson

@TheresaVermont Yes, very interesting

Why closing Guadalupe islands puts sharks at risk - interesting video at https://youtu.be/hyzc9V5G6jw plus more background info at
https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/why-closing-guadalupe-island-puts-sharks-at-risk.html #scubadiving #guadalupe #sharks
📷Andrea Izzotti/DepositPhotos

This time with photo!
Mother and baby octopuses photo, taken shortly before mother’s death, wins best in show underwater photography contest #scuba #octopus 📷Kat Zhou

Mother and baby octopuses photo, taken shortly before mother’s death, wins best in show underwater photography contest #scubadiving #octopus 📷Kat Zhou https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/heart-rending-mother-and-baby-octopuses-photo-taken-shortly-before-mothers-death-wins-best-in-show-underwater-photography-contest.html

@altamaha love it

A Happy Christmas (Tree Worms)
They can live for an estimated 40 years. Each worm has two crowns or Christmas Trees. The worms come in a myriad of colours, but an individual’s two crowns are always the same colour. Spirobranchus spp #scubadiving #scuba

Northern Red Sea reefs resist bleaching, providing a haven for coral https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.938454/full #scubadiving #coral #reef #scuba #RedSea

Shameless plug for a new nudibranch book by a friend of mine. Some gorgeous photos and lots of information on finding and identifying nudis and sea slugs - review is at https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/whats-the-difference-between-a-nudibranch-and-a-sea-slug.html #scubadiving #scuba #nudibranch #seaslug #isleofman

@babaohreally It is indeed. I agree, they are both fabulous sites. Haven't dived Chumpon Pinnacle

@MidnightRider There are 2 Truk dives in my website's best wreck dives in the world list - https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/best-wreck-dives.html

Where are the 5 best dive sites in Thailand?
According to the divers voting at our web site they are:
1. Hin Moung
2. Hin Daeng
3. Richelieu Rock (Surin Islands)
4. East of Eden (Similan Islands)
5. Breakfast Bend (Similan Islands)
Do you agree?
#diving #scubadiving #dive #scuba #ocean #diver #travel #oceans #whaleshark #similan #thailand #richelieurock #phuket #phiphiisland #racha