The Tunze DOC DC 9410 Skimmer is one of the veteran company’s first ever controllable protein skimmer models. We’ve been using this model on a 60 gallon reef tank for half a year and we couldn’t be happier with the…
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Force Blue Fundraiser September 26th
Force Blue is a compelling non-profit organization with a mission of restoring coral reefs and healing warrior spirits. Force Blue gives former combat divers and Special Operations veterans a chance to experience the underwater world as never before–while giving them a…
Researchers from the Philippines to map seafloor up to 200 meters’ depth
There is so much we don’t know about the ocean, with the ‘twilight zone’ quickly becoming the next frontier in ocean exploration. Technological advances in ROV and camera technology is allowing us to go deeper longer and explore these unchartered…
Dolphins recorded having a ‘conversation’
Anyone who has been diving around dolphins will recount their experience with delight—these playful marine mammals are from another world and simply magical to see underwater. It comes as no surprise that dolphins have been recorded having a conversation and that each dolphin has…
Kessil A80 Will Be the Company’s First Fanless LED Light
The Kessil A80 LED is a new light which will break from the form factor that Kessil has perfected over the last few years. Instead of being a can-shaped LED spotlight with a built-in fan, the Kessil A80 is more…
First Video Of Coral Bleaching Behavior
For the first time coral researchers in Brisbane, Australia have recorded a time-lapse video of coral bleaching behavior. To capture the video researchers took a photograph every 3 seconds using a combination of digital camera, smart tablet and microscopes to record…
Wise Work Job Board Is Your Source For Marine Conservation Opportunities Around the World
We recently came across the Wise Work job board and knew we had to share the news with ReefDivers. After clicking through a few of the current opportunities, our first impression was to promptly spend hours daydreaming about a daily…
Even The Most Isolated Reefs Are Suffering From Global Warming
The assumption is still widely held that isolated reefs, far from human activities are better off than reefs around densely populated and heavily used areas. However, a recent study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports found that isolated coral reefs are in…
Are you logging water temperature in your dive log?
If you’re already in the habit of logging your dives, take a second look and see if you’ve written down water temperatures. Scientist’s in the UK are asking for your help in recording subsurface ocean temperatures, through their citizen science…
Would you take the plunge in this 16th century diving suit?
This bizarre fallout suit which appears to be built for otherworldly creatures, come to us from the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci. Sketches of the proto diving apparatus were found in the Codex Arundel, a bound collection of notes written…