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Atoll Islands: Dynamic Landforms Adapting to Rising Seas

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Best practices during sea turtle nesting season

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Decoding sperm whale language

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19 Jun, 2024

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03 Jul, 2024

Technical Diving Features

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29 Apr, 2024

Technical Diving - features from the archives

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22 Aug, 2019

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Safety Culture

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Divers Adrift - Surviving Being Lost at Sea

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

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Avoiding Bad Gas - Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

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Defensive Diving, Part 2

31 Oct, 2020 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

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Turning Tek

19 Jan, 2023

Mark Powell

The Evolution of Dive Planning

12 Jun, 2018 Theory

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Peer Pressure in the Dark Side

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Training

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Ecology

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Atoll Islands: Dynamic Landforms Adapting to Rising Seas

By Chief minion

July 11, 2024 - 17:03

Posted in: Ecology & Science
U.S. Rolls Out First National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy

By Chief minion

July 09, 2024 - 19:09

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Bumblebees Capable of Surviving Underwater for a Week

By Chief minion

July 08, 2024 - 21:51

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Best practices during sea turtle nesting season

By Chief minion

July 07, 2024 - 19:53

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Decoding sperm whale language

By Chief minion

July 07, 2024 - 17:02

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Global Declaration for River Dolphins

By Chief minion

July 07, 2024 - 16:15

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Sentience

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Sharks as social and sentient beings

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The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

Marine Mammals

The use of AI to decode sperm whale communication marks a significant step forward in our understanding of animal cognition and social structures.

Decoding sperm whale language

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Nine countries have signed the Global Declaration for River Dolphins, a significant step towards global wildlife conservation.

Global Declaration for River Dolphins

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Why have Pacific Coast gray whales become shorter…

Jun 19, 2024 Whales

Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

Jun 10, 2024 Whales

Sharks & Rays

Lemon shark teeth

Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

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Cookiecutter Shark Bites: Moonless Nights are Risky

Jun 04, 2024 Sharks

Have cownose rays sniffed out a new home in Bermuda?

Jun 01, 2024 Mantas & Stingrays

Proven: Marine Protected Areas Boost Shark Populations

May 25, 2024 Sharks

Photo & Video

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Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

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Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

Photo & Video

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Pure Light: Shooting with Ambient Light in UW Photography

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Setsuo Hamanaka Portfolio

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