Seagrasses in and Around the UK
Today, on planet earth there are approximately 3500 species of grasses both on land and underwater. We interact with many of these every day, whether we eat them, use them in […]
Includes posts about anything and everything that is living, breathing and swimming beneath the surface.
Today, on planet earth there are approximately 3500 species of grasses both on land and underwater. We interact with many of these every day, whether we eat them, use them in […]
You may have seen the BBC series entitled “Shark”. “Shark” is a three episode series researching many different species of sharks with the aim to change people’s negative opinions towards them; especially […]
“Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they’ve spent time in and around the ocean, and they’ve personally seen […]
Fact: Sometimes porcupinefish and pufferfish are collectively known as pufferfish (this is where confusion often sets in) The Tetradontiformes are represented by 10 families with about 360 different species overall; […]
Fact: Mercury is highly toxic and is the only metal known to be liquid at standard pressure and temperature. Recent articles published about whaling in both the Faroes and Japan […]
‘From a very early age, I had to interrupt my education to go to school’ George Bernard Shaw A little while back Steve Martin dived with an eight year old […]
‘The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species.’ – Dave Barry Please Watch: What did you think? Convinced? Nah, I wasn’t either, if we break the […]
Batfish have deep, rounded laterally compressed bodies. In juveniles the dorsal and anal fins are extraordinarily long, but these become proportionally smaller as the fish grows. Juveniles are found in […]
When heading off to tropical destinations for reef diving during this summer it’s difficult to imagine there being any risk or hazard associated with the reef. In terms of diving […]
Seahorses, pipefish, weedy and leafy sea dragons are all found in the family Syngnathidae. Their family name is derived from the Greek ‘syn’ meaning fused or together and ‘grathus’ meaning […]