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This Eastern Indonesian Reef Is Dominated By Shrooms
It was one of these mornings when the sea is like glass. A few days before, a collector mentioned to me about a reef, which was covered by ‘thin mushroom anemones’ aka Discosoma sp. No need to talk further, I…
There’s Still Hope For Caribbean Coral Reefs

Hope For Coral Reefs Globally coral reefs are under threat. Climat change, population growth, and coastal development all pose a greater risk than even to the survival of these critical underwater habitats. But there’s still hope. Scientist in the Caribbean have…

Enter to Win a Free ProShot Case and Floating Hand Grip

Last year we got our hands on a ProShotCase underwater housing and loved how easy it was to share photos right after a dive. The ProShot Case is a durable waterproof housing for the iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 7. We had the…

Deepblu Partnership With Scubapro – Deepblu Connect

Since its launch in November 2016, Deepblu’s rapidly expanding online community has grown to include tens of thousands of divers and ocean enthusiasts. Today SCUBAPRO, the most iconic name in dive equipment, became the first to support the newly introduced Deepblu Connect, a feature…

World Wide Corals 10th Anniversary Sale
World Wide Corals is proud to announce their 10th Anniversary Live Sale taking place this weekend on the free Reef2Reef.com forum.  Happy 10 Year Anniversary to the crew over at World Wide Corals!!! From humble beginnings in a garage 10 years ago…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Acropora prolifera

Acropora prolifera  Acropora prolifera is the most unique and perhaps most difficult species of coral to identify in the Caribbean. Acorpora prolifera is a hybrid of Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata so it’s difficult to predict just how this coral will…

Caribbean Coral Diaries: Porites divaricata

Porites divaricata Porites divaricata is the smallest species of Porites in the Caribbean. Colonies grow into small branched clusters and can be found in a range of habitats and colors. When we first spotted this species we were surprised to…

Caribbean Coral Diaries: Porites colonensis

Porites colonensis Porites is one of the most abundant coral in the Caribbean with six described species. Porites colonensis, however, is one of the more elusive of the bunch and you will need a keen eye to identify this unusual species.…

Caribbean Coral Diares: Madracis auretenra

Madracis auretenra Madracis auretenra is a common coral in the Caribbean which until 2007 used to be called Madracis mirabilis. Colonies form dense hemispherical clumps that can be several metres across. The ends of each branch are covered in living tissue but it…

New Species Of Sunfish Mola tecta Was Hiding In Plain Sight

The ocean sunfish is one of the largest bony fish in the sea and an animal which few divers will ever have the fortune of seeing underwater. Little is known about this deep diving species aside from opportunistic sightings at…