Acropora palmata, the Elkhorn Coral, is the king of all Caribbean Coral Reef species. Acropora palmata grows into thick robust branches and is the most important reef-building species in the Caribbean…
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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 …
Get Ready for Rao! Scuba Diving in North Maluku Indonesia
The Island of Rao Indonesia We visited the island of Rao earlier this year to check out a brand new dive lodge named Magic Bay Rao Beach Bungalows. Everything about Rao is magic, from the lush coral r…
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’…
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…
Underwater Caribbean Coral Guide – Now Available!
Underwater Caribbean Coral Guide We are excited to announce the launch of our first edition underwater guide to Caribbean corals. I know many of your love our free online guide but it's time to take t…
What Is A Corallite?
Corallite Looking through my pictures I realized I am started to get quite the collection of macro shots of Acropora corals. One thing that is really incredible about these close up images is we are a…
Gorango Reef – Coral Spotting in Weda, Halmahera
Gorango Reef Gorango reef is a long underwater ridge running parallel to the northern coastline of Weda Bay. The reef is divided into three dive sites following the contours of the ridge and sloping p…