Another bite of the cherry

Squinting, it looks like a piece of popcorn. It’s hard to imagine this tiny orb could be a lifeline for coral reefs around the world. “That will have maybe eight or 12 eggs,” says Dr Jamie Craggs as I

MANY QUESTIONS CAME to mind as our small speedboat fights its way from the island of Koh Rong to the pier in Sihanoukville, through the high waves of the Gulf of Thailand. Will the strap that ties the

Did you hear about Gioia Shrimp? Well, before the PATS 2025 show I had no idea that they existed but after seeing them listed as an exhibitor, I thought it was wise to give them a visit. I’m always in

THE CARIBBEAN HAS long been regarded as a diver’s paradise, and for good reason. A sprawling patchwork of islands, spread over a million square miles, they encompass almost every type of underwater ha

I THINK IT’S interesting how in our hobby, appreciation ebbs and flows, surges and quiets and goes through cycles. I am referring to how we view species of plants and fishes and how this changes over

In August 2025, the scientific journal Marine Biodiversity contained a shark-themed paper that was colourful in every sense. The shark documented in it was a 6.6-ft- (2m) long nurse shark Ginglymostom