Friday Smorgasbord: Monster goldfish, fish stripes, swimming with sharks and more

This edition of the Friday Smorgasbord kicks off with the discovery of monster goldfish in one of California’s most recognized lakes. The ginormous goldfish have mysteriously found their way into Lake Tahoe alarming researchers and raising questions about the invasive…

Friday Smorgasbord: Fish radar, falling fish, fish on drugs and more

Yesterday may have been Valentine’s Day but today we have lots of fish love for today’s edition of the Friday Smorgasbord. We have fish radar, falling fish, fish on drugs and more today! Let’s start off with some interested news…

Friday Smorgasbord: Fish Antifreeze, Aquaman, Zombie Fish and more

Welcome to the first Friday Smorgasbord of 2013! We hope to deliver you our fresh weekly buffet of tasty tidbits of news. We lead off this year’s first “Smorgi” with a tale about fish and other organisms with that actually create proteins…

Friday Smorgasbord: World Oceans Day, ORA toured on TV, surfing Alaska and camera diving masks

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO8l7lMOK5c[/youtube] Welcome to the latest Friday Smorgasbord with all the tasty tidbits of the cool and unusual. In honor of it being World Oceans Day today we’ve got a super ocean-themed post ahead. First and foremost, World Oceans Day not…

SubWing lets you fly through the water like a fishing lure

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8q_SjqUmms[/youtube] For anyone that’s tried barefoot water skiing,  flopping across the surface of the water getting dragged behind a boat is no fun but imagine how incredible it could be to fly underwater? With the new Subwing you can tune into your…

HD dive videos of Fiji and Tonga are spectacular

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcbHKAWIk3I&list=PL1C4AD42C17C72630&feature=plcp[/youtube] If you’re a fan of diving videos you must check this one out. This time there is no focus on rare fish nor rare corals, but instead, the video above of Fiji and Tonga showcases some of the best…

Beautiful macro images of Bali reef life

This great video shows some of the incredible creatures found in the reefs off of Bali’s Amed and Tulamben areas. The video captures some great macro footage of different shrimp species, seahorses, pipefish, pygmee seahorses, leaf fish and even harlequin…

Manta Ray hijacks camera, goes on a “shooting” spree filming along the way

Here’s a fascinating tale of divers filming manta rays at night off Kailua-Kona, Hawaii last month. What started out as an incredible experience diving with these magnificent creatures turned into an underwater mugging. Cameraman Travis Matteson was filming the mantas…

Amazing underwater freefall base jumping

Just for your weekend enjoyment, we wanted to share this amazing video of world champion freediver Guillaume Nery performing an underwater “base jump” at Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world located in the Bahamas. Not only…