Baby sea turtle hatchlings are born with an instinct to follow the light. When they first emerge from their nest they use natural light sources around them, such as the Moon, to help guide them to the ocean. However with more…
Airbus sunk in Turkey to become artificial reef
Turkey looks to attract divers to the Aegean coast, with a high flying new artificial reef. This weekend Turkish authorities have sunk an A300 Airbus jet in Ku?adas?, Aydin province with the aim of attracting more diving tourists to the…
Ancient ‘African Atlantis’ Discovered by Scuba Divers in Tanzania
A scuba diver in Tanzania has made an astonishing discovery, the ruins of an ancient city, thought to be the southern most city of the ancient world. Allan Sutton made the discovery on his birthday, and researchers are now saying…
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Rescued in the Maldives
An Olive Ridley sea turtle has some quick thinking humans to thank, after become entangled in a drifting ghost net. The turtle, named Nash by the One&Only Reethi Rah Maldives dive staff, was found trapped in an abandoned net offshore of…
Reef Ball Foundation wins top prize – Energy Globe Award
Reef Ball Foundation – With more than 170 participating countries and over 1500 project submissions annually the Energy Globe Award is today’s most prestigious environmental prize worldwide. It distinguishes projects regionally, nationally and globally that conserve resources such as energy…
Baby fish will choose plastic over a nutritious meal
In a new study, published in Science, researchers from Uppsala University found that Eurasian perch larval exposed to microplastic particles were less active, less responsive to predator cues, more likely to be eaten, and less likely to thrive. They also found that…
Dive with MantaMaria in the Azores
The MantaMaria dive center is located on the beautiful island of Santa Maria nearly 1,500km offshore from the coast of Portugal. Here you can dive with devil rays in the crystal clear waters of the Azores archipelago, with visibility up…
Sharks have distinct personalities
A new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology shows that sharks have distinct personalities. The study conducted at Macquarie University observed the presence of personality differences in the Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni). A team of researchers from Macquarie’s…
Good news for west coast starfish
Record numbers of baby Pisaster starfish are returning to Oregon and Norther California’s coastline after a mysterious wasting disease decimated whole populations over the past two years. The disease was first seen in sea star populations along the west coast…
Reef Rescuers Webinar with Dr. Phanor H. Montoya-Maya
In this webinar presented by Reef Resilience, Dr. Phanor H Montoya-Maya discusses the effectiveness of a large-scale coral restoration project in Seychelles, restoring coral reef ecosystem services, and building reef resilience and resistance to bleaching. In 1998 coral bleaching in…