Marine life

Diving Marine Life Guides: The Eel Appeal

August 24, 2010

Scuba divers, for as long as we can remember have had a fascination with eel sightings. We’ve heard divers narrate their giant eel or other eel encounters post-dive with just as much gusto as shark sightings are expressed. Often sighted concealed in their labyrinthine lairs, with only their heads peeking out from the rocky shadows [...]

Rare Pacific Elkhorn Coral Species Discovered

August 9, 2010

A Scientist from Australia’s Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) has found what may be the rarest coral species in the Pacific Ocean, discovered while conducting an underwater survey at Arno atoll in the Marshall Islands located in the North Pacific. The Pacific elkhorn coral in-situ at Arno Atoll in the Marshall Islands. [...]

Unraveling the Brain Coral

July 10, 2010

Brain Coral are one of the more unusual and fascinating species of coral that are usually found in shallow tropical waters in coral reefs around the world. These coral are known as stony coral as the hundreds of tiny living polyps that make up the coral use a hard calcium carbonate mineral to create a [...]

Fish Identification: The Whitemargin Unicornfish

July 1, 2010

The Whitemargin Unicornfish is truly a fascinating Reef Fish which is a delight to sight while scuba diving in the waters of the Indo-Pacific. These fish are known as Unicornfish because of a spike/horn that protrudes from its forehead which can grow quite prominently which makes this fish easy to identify and a curious inhabitant of [...]

Meet The Blunt-Nosed Six-Gill Shark

June 29, 2010

The blutnose six-gill shark often also known as the cow shark, is possibly one of the most mysterious members of the shark family as they are seldom sighted by divers and almost nothing is known about them. Marine Biologist believe that the Bluntnose shark is the only surviving species of shark which is genetically similar [...]

Debunking The Myth That Lobsters Mate For Life

June 19, 2010

Article By Daven Hiskey of TodayIFoundOut.com Today I found out that Lobsters DO NOT mate for life, contrary to popular belief. The origins of the myth that they do mate for life are not completely known, but this myth was first publicly popularized on an episode of Friends (Episode 2.14) where Phoebe says Ross is [...]

The Ocean’s Fastest, Biggest and Deadliest Creatures

June 14, 2010

The Fastest Creature in the Ocean- The Sailfish *photo by Rob Hughes on flickr Often seen mounted as a trophy fish, the Sailfish is popular and renowned in the world of sport fishing and among anglers for the challenge they provide, even the most experienced of fishermen. This fish that gets its name from their [...]

A Scuba Diver’s First-Hand Story of His Encounter With Giant Squids

May 31, 2010

AquaViews Reader- Peter (aka Aquaman) shares his first-hand experience of coming face to face with one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep- The Giant Squid… And remember if you’ve got an amazing story or experience of your own to share, you can e-mail us at aquaviews@gmail.com and to see it featured here. Many [...]

Fascinating Feather Stars

May 30, 2010

Feather Stars also popularly known as Sea Lilies belong to Crinoid species of the Echinoderm family which comprise of Starfish, Sea Urchins, Brittle Stars and Sea Cucumbers. The word ‘Crinoid’ or ‘Crinoidea’ comes from the Greek word krinon, which means “a lily”, and eidos, meaning “form” which perfectly describes the Sea Lilies. Feather Stars are typically characterized [...]

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