Browsing: Environmental Features
In British Columbia, the Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) has earned a devoted following among…
Here is the current status of the operation as of Sunday, May 3, 2026 It…
A dive site can look completely different from one day to the next, even when…
Sea anemones may resemble underwater flowers, but they are animals that live from sunlit tide…
In March 2006, music legend Paul McCartney and his then-wife Heather Mills traveled to Canada…
In the depths of British Columbia’s Emerald Sea, painted greenlings (Oxylebius Pictus) follow a notably…
For many divers, the first descent into a kelp forest feels almost surreal. Shafts of…
There are moments underwater when time seems to slow, when the rush of bubbles fades…
Beneath the waves, far from the attention of most divers and ocean users, an invisible…
There are dive briefings that older divers still talk about in hushed tones. Coral gardens…
Divers often talk about silence underwater. The absence of engines, the slow rhythm of breathing,…
A decade after one of the most extensive marine wildlife declines ever recorded, researchers in…
To most divers, fish appear as mobile, transient residents of the reef, constantly on the…
What is a Seiche? A seiche is a type of standing wave that forms in…
Designated in 2024, Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary is a historically rich area where the…
When a reef “bleaches,” it looks like the life has drained out of it. The…
The ocean does not treat patience as a personality trait. It treats patience as physics,…
When you slip below the waterline, the ocean presents itself as another world, alive with…
Sea turtles are the original reef royals, older than the corals they graze past and…
You slip beneath the surface and the water is calm, yet you know the ocean…
Once ghostly white and silent, stretches of coral in the Great Barrier Reef, the Florida…
There are few underwater sights more mesmerising than coral spawning. For a handful of nights…
Marine conservation tourism has become one of the diving world’s most powerful narratives. Divers sign…
Sea lions are ocean rulers; they are elegant, gregarious, and insatiably curious. Learn how these…
Chantry Island is a small landmass located in Lake Huron, just south of where the…
The maps divers learn by heart – coral bommies off a tropical atoll, kelp canyons…
There is a quiet resilience growing beneath the waves, in places many divers never see.…
“Let me take you down… ’cause I’m going to strawberry fields.” — The Beatles. In…
Marine ecosystems face increasing pressure from human activities, including diving operations and underwater industrial work.…
The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of submerged plateaus located southeast of Newfoundland…
Surfers Against Sewage are always out in full force protesting and fighting for our oceans,…
1. All Clownfish Start Life as MalesEvery clownfish is born male. If the dominant female…
Scuba divers have a unique relationship with the underwater world. The vibrant marine life, fragile…
Over 25 years ago, I led a National Geographic diving team on the first cave…
In July, divers aboard the Turks & Caicos Explorer Il did more than explore the islands’ incredible…
The Churchill River system is Steeped in Canadian history and boasts some of the best…
Roberta Eike was an American oceanographer and marine geologist active during the 1950s. In 1954,…
“Meet the Pacific spiny lumpsucker — a ping pong ball with fins! These tiny, round,…
This year marks a decade since Reef Renewal Foundation Curaçao (RRFC) launched a grassroots initiative…
Learn more about the tsunami that struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula on November 18, 1929. The…
“Einstein was a pretty smart man but he didn’t know what kids know today. He…
Scuba diving is a fun, exhilarating hobby that offers the chance to take a breathtaking…
Coral Reef Day is June 1 and is a reminder that the ocean’s largest underwater…
Protect marine life by helping reduce pollution, supporting reef conservation, and participating in local cleanup…
Interacting with a turtle is a one off, crazy lucky experience which leaves a mark…