Find the perfect Christmas Gift for ocean lovers. Diveplanit has compiled a list of Christmas gift ideas that help protect our oceans.
Each year in late November/early December, the world’s biggest reproductive show takes place: the coral spawning event on the Great Barrier Reef. Here’s everything you need to know.
Dr Fabrice Jaine has been researching manta rays for the past 10 years, and shares with us seven amazing facts about mantas and devil rays.
A new campaign called ‘Saving Norman’ is aiming for better protection for Bondi’s population of critically endangered grey nurse sharks.
Reeftip Drink, a new rum-based drink launched by Diageo, aims to help save the Great Barrier Reef, with profits funding the Coral Nurture Program.
Over 140 aquarium-bred, baby White’s seahorses have been released to two Sydney Harbour Seahorse Hotel locations at Delwood Beach and Little Manly.
Marine scientist Dr Simon Pierce is a leading authority on whale sharks. Co-founder of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, and advisor to the global whale shark database, his work on the population ecology and management of this iconic species has made him the world’s top whale shark conservation biologist. Simon is co-author of the first scientific […]
While much of the Eastern Seaboard in Australia is in lockdown, it seemed unreasonable to provide you with some travel inspiration this week, so we thought we’d revisit what’s on the box for ocean lovers. Some new films are now available to stream, including Playing with Sharks and Envoy: Shark Cull, and we’ve come up […]
Scientists observing shark behaviour in the Gulf of Mexico have discovered that different species of shark hunt at different times of the day. In other words, they take turns. A study of six sharks species sharing the same stretch of ocean revealed that each one chose a specific time of day in which to forage […]
Few people think of sharks as intelligent and socially complex animals, but a recent Macquarie University study shows that even solitary sharks can learn by watching their neighbours. This article was originally published in The Lighthouse, Macquarie University’s online news platform. Far from being the mindless eating machines as often portrayed in popular media, new […]
