Plunging into the Pacific waters of the Galápagos is far more than just another holiday; it is a transformative, bucket-list experience that feels like stepping back into a prehistoric era: Ultimate Guide to Galápagos Islands Diving #Galapagos #scubadiving
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In this guide, we walk through five essential scuba skills worth refreshing at the start of the season, along with practical ways to practice them and common issues that can creep in after time away from diving - see SCUBA News link in bio to read
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All Red Sea Anthias born female, and all have the ability to transition into males. As they slowly change sex, they change from gold to red and white stripes.
📷Francois Libert/CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 & Jill Studholme
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Snakelocks anemone, Anemonia viridis, with Periclimes shrimp (can you spot it?).
The shrimp acquires protection from the anemones sting by gradually increasing contact with the tentacles.
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Latest issue of SCUBA News now up featuring: best dives in Mediterranean. Will your liveaboard cost more? Diving news from around the world. #scubadiving #scubanews #scubatravel
Lined soapfish. Called "soapfish" as when agitated it produces a toxic mucus that forms a bitter, slippery, soapsuds-like froth. If a larger fish tries to eat the soapfish, it immediately spits it out because of its terrible-tasting, poisonous slimy coating.
#fish #redsea
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This is so cool. I love it
For divers planning a 2026 getaway, the rising cost of fuel is sending cost of getaways skywards. For an update of all the liveaboards which are adding surcharges to booked holidays, and which aren't & never will - see the news site link in our profile #scubadiving #scubanews #scubatravel
An Emperor Shrimp (Zenopontonia rex). The "bonus" is that's not a rock, it's Thelenota anax, one of the chonkiest sea cucumbers, and the shrimp will spend its life on it. #scuba #marinelife #underwaterphotography
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Just a miscellaneous spot on the reef of Smokey's site at Oostpunt, Curaçao. #scuba #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #marinelife #curacao #curaçao
Went to a marine exhibition at the Bundeskunsthalle today. Great exhibition all the way through. But I was particularly stunned by the crocheted coral reef.
I think this is one of the most beautiful and impressive works of art I‘ve seen. It‘s a collaboration by a few hundred (>1000?) artists.
