Category Archives: Scuba Diving Environment
El Nino – Coral Bleaching in the Maldives
The ocean realm is still scarred from the effects of the 1998 El Nino, as the Maldives clearly demonstrates. What will be in store for the world’s coral reefs this time, as El Nino strikes again | READ MORE…
Creature Feature: Myrtle the Sea Turtle
In October’s Creature Feature, resident writer Abi Smigel enlightens us with a tale of sea turtles, from the well known green turtle to the collosal leatherback | READ MORE…
Creature Feature: Road Rules
Staff Writer Abi Smigel introduces the tiny Hermit Crab, an ever present creature proliferating reefs and underwater environments around the world | READ MORE…
Creature Feature: Not quite Muhammed Ali
Resident underwater creature expert Abigail presents another unique look at a creature from below the waves. This month Abi gives a run-down of the Boxer Crab. A must read article for anyone interested in the Underwater World. | READ MORE…
Creature Feature: Grumpy Old Men Named Garibaldi
The bright orange color of Garibaldi’s make it hard to miss them they are certainly not timid creatures. Abi tells you more. | READ MORE…
Grey Whales Profile
WHERE TO FIND THEM The migratory journey for the Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) begins in the frigid waters of the Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering Seas where they feed. The summer and first few autumn months are spent here, but then … | READ MORE…
Those Little Urchins
Abi returns with her regular Creature Feature. This time she looks at Urchins. | READ MORE…
Sperm Whales Profile
Read about the Sperm whale – the deep-sea leviathan made famous by Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. | READ MORE…
That's A Moray
“When . . . the . . . moon hits you eye, like a big pizza pie . . . that’s amore. When the world seems to shine, like you’ve had too much wine, that’s . . . a moray?” | READ MORE…
Beluga Whales Profile
Here are the first of 5 species profiles. These profiles include descriptions of the whales and details of where and when to catch a glimpse of these animals in the wild. | READ MORE…
