Nestled in the pristine rivers of Kyoto is a creature that has fascinated biologists, conservationists, and...

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Some dive days are almost guaranteed to be awesome; the ones at local dive sites that we know and love...

Have you ever been curious to peer more closely under a rock, look deeper within a hollowed-out tree branch...

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Vanuatu is made up of 83 islands in total and is found in the South Pacific Ocean. Famous in the divin...

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Halloween is almost here, and it has got us feeling spooky! We wanted to take a look at some of the scaries...

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The deepest parts of the world’s oceans hold some of the strangest creatures known to science. We are going...

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Before moving from New York to Perth, Western Australia, I had never heard of Vanuatu. It was not until I b...

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Shipwrecks make for an exciting diving experience for people that love adventure and history. Over time shi...

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Bioluminescence is light that is created and emitted by living organisms. It is useful to a multitude of cr...

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Jellyfish are ancient and fascinating sea creatures who can be found in waters all over the world. Most di...

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Reef diving might be the obvious jumping off point as a diver, but beyond coral landscapes there are hundre...

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Asia is one of the most popular travel continents in the world, especially for divers. The Asian waters are...

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The ocean is home to marine life of all sizes, colors, and shapes, which are all truly unique to anything w...

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For a dive trip with a difference, you cannot beat exploring the world’s lesser-known dive locations. Betwe...

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Liveaboards are the best way to explore far-flung dive destinations and immerse yourself in diving. As an a...

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Micronesia is a diver’s paradise, offering everything from flourishing reefs and sheer drop-offs to world-c...

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MyDiveGuide is the internet’s most powerful dive travel tool, helping divers around the world pla...

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The shallow, vast and beautiful turquoise waters of Chuuk Lagoon is THE most famous place in the world for ...

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The Japanese Pearl Harbour In 2018 I had the incredible opportunity to visit one of the worlds’ most remot...

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Researchers officially name flea cancer "Plasticus"Only five centimetres tall, its home in about 6,500 mete...

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A diving safari at its finest - in the still almost untouched waters of Djibouti and the Gulf of Tadjoura. ...

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Scientists are showing a new picture of the role of viruses in the seaViruses are known primarily as pathog...

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The scaly-foot snail occurs only in three places in the Indian OceanThe World Conservation Organization (IU...

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Indonesia, one of the best-loved liveaboard diving destinations in the world, has so much to offer it can b...

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Japan resumes commercial whaling In December 2018 Japan announced that it would hunt and kill whales for co...

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Icelandic whale meat probably intended for the Japanese marketThe Icelandic Minister of Fisheries granted a...

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Fluorescent light attracts microalgaeCorals know how to attract good company. A research study has shown th...

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Japan returns to commercial whalingJapan is leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC). This is rep...

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A sea slug called Tethys fimbria If you are lucky to come across a Tethys fimbria when diving in the Med...

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Norway's catch quota in 2017 increased from 880 to 999 Norwegian fisheries minister Per Sandberg wants t...

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