May The Fourth Be With You
We are nerds. We probably need to get that out of the way early… divers are nerds. Just think how long you can speak about things like dive computers, decompression, underwater cameras. Close your eyes, take a breath, and embrace the nerdiness. And May the fourth be with you! The ultimate nerd arena is, as […]
Where do hammerheads go when we’re not watching?
A small swim for a hammerhead but a giant leap for marine research. For the first time ever, scientists have found out where hammerheads go. They have documented, in near real-time, details of the migration of a critically endangered pregnant scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini). The shark journeyed from the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador to […]
Silliest diving mistakes and how to avoid them
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What is blackwater Diving?
Blackwater diving is not something that all divers know about. In fact, we had to be walked through it the first time that Unique Dive Expeditions in Palau brought it up as something we might be interested in. Even if you know what it is, you may still be wondering what all the fuss is […]
Happy Easter!
First of all let us wish you a happy Easter and we hope that your egg hunt will be fruitful! While we all tend to think about chocolatey egg shaped treats at this time of year, what better opportunity is there to talk about our underwater friends and their own particular eggy behaviour. As some […]
Marine iguanas in Galapagos
It’s official: Marine iguanas have started nesting in the Galapagos! It’s an exciting time of year in the Galapagos Islands. Nesting season has officially started for the Marine Iguanas! The park authorities, Parque Nacional Galápagos announced on 19th March 2021 that nesting season had officially started. This means they have put clear zones in place […]
Scuba Diving New Year’s Resolutions And How To Keep Them
Happy New Year! It’s that time of year yet again where we all vow to improve ourselves and make a fresh start with the onset of a new year. Are you making scuba diving new years resolutions this year? Enjoy life to the fullest, lose weight, and spend more quality time with family and friends. […]
Photograph Shipwrecks
Man-made objects underwater make evocative subjects with which divers naturally connect. To photograph shipwrecks is a fascinating twist on “traditional” underwater photography. Almost every wreck has some amazing history, an interesting story, or some unsolved mystery attached to it. Moreover, wrecks make great artificial reefs and marine life is often abundant around them. Unsurprisingly many […]
Are Fishes Cleverer Than We Think?
Tool-oriented behaviour shows how an animal understands the relationship between the method and the results as well as the purpose of an object. Until not so long ago, we thought it was a human trait, but fishes are proving to us that they are a lot more cleverer than we think. By tool use. we […]
Why Truk Lagoon Should Be On Your Bucket List
People go scuba diving for various reasons. Some divers are primarily interested in the natural beauty of coral reefs, some in the animals that call this environment home, and others in wrecks and their history. Whether you like underwater life or shipwrecks, diving in Truk Lagoon should be on your bucket list. Here are 4 […]
