Crazy little Trimma species photographed in the Abyss of Palau

Take a moment to soak in the wild color and pattern of the rarely seen Trimma goby pictured above. This is the first time this fish has been seen in nearly twenty years, having been photographed by Dr. Luiz Rocha in…

A Visit to Elos headquarters in Italy

When I think of Italian companies whose designs fire up my imagination, the names Lamborghini, Ferrari or Maserati immediately come to mind when I think of cars, or Armani, Zegna or Versace when I think of clothing. In addition to…

6 Wetsuits For Women From DEMA 2016

Women’s Wetsuits From DEMA 2016 There’s no better feeling than slipping into a brand new wetsuit and getting ready to dive. We had our eyes out for the latest and greatest women’s wetsuit at DEMA 2016. Wetsuit manufacturers are paying closer attention…

Friday Smorgasbord: Reef grazers, fake sharks, turles and toxic fish

Here we are, another Friday and another installment of the Friday Smorgabord. This week we examine the lawnmowers of the sea, fake pics, underwater adventures, good news for turtles and some toxic fish. Lawnmower of the Sea A Scripps Institution…

Aquaforest Protein Skimmers use double cones and AquaBee pumps

The Aquaforest Protein skimmers are the latest pieces of tech from a new company that has mostly been making foods, salt and additives. What we like about the Aquaforest Protein Skimmers is their massive bubble diffuser plate, which is concentrated…

Lipogramma haberorum & L. levinsoni, two more new species of deepwater reef fish

Lipogramma levinsoni and L. haberorum are yet two more new species to be officially described in the last 24 hours. Hot on the heels of Plectranthias takasei, a fish we knew about but didn’t have a name for, are two new Lipogramma species, neither…

Goddess Garden Organics – Reef Safe Sunscreen

Reef Safe Sunscreen Goddess Garden Organics have gone above and beyond to eliminate all ingredients from their sunscreen which could be harmful to corals. Goddess Garden sunscreen is made with plant-based ingredients, is certified organic, reef safe, and biodegradable making it…

Eye of the Tiger Indophyllia Is A Diamond in the Rough

Sometime, when presented with a huge selection of the craziest Donut Corals (Acanthophyllia deshaesyana), your attention can’t focus on one particular piece, as they’re all gorgeous. But on the side, in the middle of the rejected one, a pure jewel…

Pinto Seahorses: Captive Bred Seahorse Can Get Domesticated Too

Because they bear live young, seahorses were among some of the first marine fish to be bred in captivity. With a long history of captive breeding you’d think that there would be more domesticated strains of various Hippocampus species, and there…

Sponges, Sponges Everywhere!

If you do any diving anywhere, you will see sponges everywhere. Some of them are more colorful than corals, and some of them you can sit in. All sponges are water pumps and filters, which makes them useful in the…