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The Fascinating Phenomenon of Coral Fluorescence

June 28, 2010

Coral reefs are remarkable to look at during the day, and most of you who have scuba dived, have probably done a night dive on the reef where coral reefs appear even more interesting under the glare of the dive light. However, it’s time to look at coral with a “new light”. If you wish [...]

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Coral Identification: Types Of Coral (Part 1- Hard Coral)

June 8, 2010

Knowing and being able to identify different types of marine life, fish and coral makes scuba diving all the more exciting and enjoyable. When it comes to Coral Identification the sheer number of and different types of coral make it hard to come up with an extensive, all encompassing list. However,  as part of our [...]

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Coral Identification: Types Of Coral (Part 2- Soft Coral)

June 7, 2010

Knowing and being able to identify different types of marine life, fish and coral makes scuba diving all the more exciting and enjoyable. When it comes to Coral Identification the sheer number of and different types of coral make it hard to come up with an extensive, all encompassing list. However,  as part of our [...]

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Sea Pens- Not The Underwater Writing Kind

May 26, 2010

A stunning creature of the seas, the sea pen a species of soft coral gets it’s name as it resembles a plump, old-fashioned quill pen. Similar to anemone, sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea, in other words they are a colony of polyps working together for the survival of the [...]

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Coral to be Cryogenically Frozen for the Future

October 28, 2009

Corals from tropical oceans around the world are being placed in deep freeze at a British Zoo to preserve them against extinction for future generations owing to the rapid destruction of coral due to increase in greenhouse gas emission levels. Research has shown that by 2040 almost all of the worlds coral reefs will be [...]

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Playing With Fire Underwater: Fire Coral Demystified

September 19, 2009

What is Fire Coral? Most Scuba divers who have dived in tropical or sub-tropical reefs will have been cautioned about getting stung by the notorious Fire Coral, and will have filed away the information as just one of the many things that can sting or harm you underwater. Fire Coral also known as Stinging or [...]

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5 Stunning Coral Reefs of the World

August 11, 2009

Coral Reefs are huge Scuba Diving attractions. Brilliant colors like pinks, purples, yellows and reds stand out against the hues of blue. Shoals of brightly colored fish dart in and out of the different type of coral, sea anemones, sea urchins and sponges.These ecosystems are the forest of the Oceans and 25% of all marine [...]

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