Soft corals - why Dendronephthya hemprichi: is unique amongst soft corals
๐Rapid reproduction
๐Spawn all year round from sunset to 2 am
๐Pioneer settler
๐Mediterranean invasion
๐Don't depend on symbiotic algae
๐Fast growth
๐Inhabit competitive & extreme environments so produce many metabolites, like steroids, as a defence mechanism
More at https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/marine-life/soft-coral.html
๐ทJill Studholme
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The largest of the moray eels, growing up to 3 m and weighing 30 kg. Giant Morays live in holes and generally hunt by night: locating their prey by their excellent sense of smell. Moray Eels undergo a sex change during growth, changing from male to female.
https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/giant-moray-eel.html #scuba #scubadiving #sealife #dive #diving #ocean
๐ทJill Studholme, Garry Frazer
With over 3,000 miles (4828 km) of coastline to explore, California is truly an avid diver's paradise. From kelp forests to wrecks and everywhere exceptional sealife.
See seals, sea lions, sharks, sea otters, horn sharks, pipe fish, abalone, lobster, nudibranchs, octopus, whales...depending on where and when you go
#diving #scubadiving #dive #scuba #underwater #water #ocean #diver #travel #oceans #scubadive #scubatravel #scubanews #California
Read more at https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/california-diving.html
Where are the world's best shore dives? Top ten in 2024 as voted for by our readers. How many have you dived?
1. Liberty, Bali
2. Navy Pier, Western Australia
3. President Coolidge, Vanuatu
4. El Bells to the Blue Hole, Dahab, Red Sea
5. Silfra, Iceland
6. Hilma Hooker, Bonaire
7. Inland Sea and Blue Hole, Gozo
8. Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
9. Secret Garden, Dili, East Timor
10. The Sand Falls, Baja California
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.
๐ธ Pterois miles, Jill Studholme
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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
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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.
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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
๐ทTony Gibson
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
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Mother and baby octopuses photo, taken shortly before motherโs death, wins best in show underwater photography contest #scubadiving #octopus ๐ทKat 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
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 individualโs 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
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?
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