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Popular Mistakes in Coral Identification

March 13, 2011

While Scuba Divers are naturally curious of their underwater environments and are better than most at being able to correctly spot and identify various underwater creatures and marine life, here are a couple of popular coral identification misconceptions popular among scuba divers. Sponges are not Coral While superficially coral and sponges look like they have [...]

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Scuba Diving Touch Me Nots (Part 2)

December 27, 2009

Mistaken as harmless, some marine invertebrates and coral can cause allergic reactions, sting or contain toxic substances…

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Scuba Diving Touch Me Nots (Part 1)

December 26, 2009

A question frequently asked by Scuba Divers is what are the toxic/stinging/hazardous coral and marine life you should avoid touching while Scuba diving? Most divers know and are aware of the toothy creatures to keep away from while diving, but often mistaken for harmless plants or nonliving gelatinous masses are marine invertebrates and coral that [...]

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