For the first time in thirty five years a rare hybrid sea turtle has been observed in Australia. The sea turtle nicknamed Summer was brought into the Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium in Townsville, suffering from several fishing hooks…
Twelve mile reef, Bazaruto Mozambique
Twelve mile reef is one of the norther most reefs in the Bazaruto Archipelago and is well worth the lengthy boat ride from this exotic island destination. Last week we wrote about Two mile reef which is located between Bazaruto and…
Seaweed based packaging could replace plastic
We are thrilled with all the new innovative ways designers around the world are thinking outside the plastic box. This week we bring you a more earth-friendly way to package good in the form of seaweed-based agar containers. Have you…
Humpback whale spotted in Vancouver, English Bay
For several weeks now humpback whales have been spotted in English Bay. Residents and tourists have spotted a humpback whale in English Bay since March, around Easter weekend, when it came incredibly close to a group of boaters. It is amazing to see whales returning to English…
5 Tips To Streamline Your Dive Gear
When you first start scuba diving everything feels different. You may feel big and bulky with all that extra equipment, wetsuit and weight you are wearing, but sooner or later once you get the hang of it, you’ll be looking…
Nixie is a wearable drone that flies right off your wrist
Nixie is a wrist-mounted drone that can fly right off your wrist for taking the perfect adventure selfie. The Nixie wearable drone has bendable legs which snap around your wrist so you can wear it just like a watch. Nixie can…
The Austral Islands could become the worlds largest marine reserve
A new marine reserve proposed for the Austral archipelago, could become the largest marine protected area in the world at a potential 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles). Elected representatives from five inhabited islands of French Polynesia’s Austral archipelago, Rimatara, Rurutu,…
Fragments of Hope, Coral Reef Restoration in Belize
Fragments of Hope, is a coral reef restoration project in Belize and is one of the Caribbean’s most successful reef restoration projects with over 60,000 coral fragments planted to date on three different reefs sites/cayes. The project focuses on restoring…
How To Prevent A Foggy Dive Mask
There is nothing worse than starting a dive, and a few minutes in your mask starts to fog up. Once you’ve underwater all you can do to clear the fog is adding some water, flushing it over the lenses and…
The Quirimbas National Marine Park, Mozambique Africa
Northern Mozambique is home to one of the western Indian oceans largest marine parks. The Quirimbas National Park is 7,500 sq kilometers, of which 1522 sq km is designated a Marine Protected Area. The Park includes 11 of the 32…