Plenty of tongue-twisting words for underwater creatures exist. Somehow mine for most of my life was simply anemone. Even as I write this, spell correct just...
A nice glassy morning dive before the promised wind due to arrive in the evening. I was once again out with Mark from Atlantic Scuba and...
Basking sharks are the world’s second largest fish with the Whale shark taking top spot. The name ‘Basking’ comes from its habit of cruising the warmer...
Often called a ‘sea-slug’, these beautiful and colourful creatures are my absolute favourite thing in the world. What is a nudibranch you ask? Well, a nudibranch...
I am currently a student at the University of Hull, just got accepted, and I just went on to do my first year of Marine and...
It’s been quite a few years since I have dived in the UK. I guess in many ways I have been spoilt with tropical destinations. I...
Lots of people are frightened of sharks. That makes some sense if you think all sharks are relentless man-eating teeth-machines, but in reality the vast majority...
Between May and September ever year the world’s second biggest fish arrives into Scottish waters around the Hebridean islands. These gentle giants come to gorge themselves...
New Zealand makes a spectacular film set, but it’s not much fun if you’re a shark. This small country at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean...
After a wonderful week of getting used to the heat and the beautiful turquoise waters in the Maldives, I found myself back on land; waiting at...
At the end of Shark Week, it’s time for some good news on sharks. Despite all the earlier blogs this week, this is not me trying...