Los Mogotes Dive Site If I had to pick a favorite dive site in Cuba’s Gardens of the Queen, Los Mogotes would definitely make it into the top three. As I edit my way through my Cuban photo colle…
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Scolymia Coral Spotting in the Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Scolymia Coral Spotting Scolymia is a large polyp coral species that lives a solitary life. There are two species of Caribbean Scolymia, the larger Scolymia lacera, and smaller Scolymia cubensis and y…
Scuba Diving With Silky Sharks In Cuba
Silky Sharks – Gardens of the Queen Picture this, your dive boat approaches a buoy where shallow turquoise reef drops off to meet deep dark azure blue. The captain turns off the engine and ties …
Porites cylindrica Habitat Found Around The Island of Rao
Porites cylindrica Porites, porites, porites, this is a common coral genus found in all the worlds oceans. Porites is a hardy coral growing in a number of forms, and to identify this coral genus you j…
50 Reefs Around The World That Could Survive Climate Change
Coral reef ecosystems around the world are facing serious threats from the impacts of rapid climate change. Rising ocean temperatures are causing corals to bleach and die at an alarming rate and it is…
‘Spider’ Frame Technique Proven To Help Restore Coral Reefs
A study published in the journal Restoration Ecology has shown that degraded reef habitats can be rehabilitated over large scales using a spider frame technique. These frames are relatively inexpensiv…
Spot a Coral, Spot a Critter! : Bubble Coral Shrimp
After few weeks of absence… And following our blog series: spot a coral, spot a critter, we will check the cute little coral bubble shrimp… It’s a fav of UW photographer and it’…
Coral Restoration Foundation Massive Caribbean Coral Gene Bank
Coral Gene Bank The Coral Restoration Foundation™ is building a massive Caribbean coral gene bank along the coasts of southern Florida. The underwater haven for corals currently holds 303 coral genoty…
Diving With Her Deepness Dr. Sylvia Earle – And Euphyllia Reef We Must Protect!
Diving With Her Deepness Dr. Sylvia Earle You know you’re on the right path when an invitation arrives to guide a dive for the one and only Dr. Sylvia Earle! Last month while diving in Northern …
A Day On The Water With The Global Change Institute – Seaview Survey
Global Change Institute Paul G. Allen Seaview Survey – Manado Northern Sulawesi Indonesia Northern Sulawesi is home to some of the world most biodiverse coral reef habits–it’s no wonder the team…