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Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

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Diagnosing the "bends" in turtles caught in fishing nets

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Why have Pacific Coast gray whales become shorter?

Posted by Catherine GS Lim

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Wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, found in Labrador Sea

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Boracay to Open New Hyperbaric Facility

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12 June, 2024 - 17:08

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Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

Posted by Ila France Porcher

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Wrecks & Archaeology

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Psych Skills for Diving

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Gareth Lock

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Divers Adrift - Surviving Being Lost at Sea

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Gas Management 101

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Avoiding Bad Gas - Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

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Defensive Diving, Part 2

31 Oct, 2020 Safety Culture

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Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

By Ila France Porcher

June 27, 2024 - 11:42

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Diagnosing the "bends" in turtles caught in fishing nets

By Catherine GS Lim

June 24, 2024 - 13:06

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Why have Pacific Coast gray whales become shorter?

By Catherine GS Lim

June 19, 2024 - 06:10

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

By Ila France Porcher

June 10, 2024 - 12:35

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Cookiecutter Shark Bites: Moonless Nights are Risky

By Ila France Porcher

June 04, 2024 - 13:58

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Have cownose rays sniffed out a new home in Bermuda?

By Catherine GS Lim

June 01, 2024 - 21:02

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Sentience

Can clownfish count?

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Sharks as social and sentient beings

Fish recognises itself in photographs

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Do octopuses have an emotional life?

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Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

Illustration of a tiger shark by Ila France Porcher

What Are Sharks Aware Of?

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Thoughtful Sharks

The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

Marine Mammals

Why have Pacific Coast gray whales become shorter?

Jun 19, 2024 - 06:10 Whales

Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

Jun 10, 2024 Whales

Groundbreaking research suggests sperm whale clicks may represent a complex language system

Deciphering the Language of Whales

May 08, 2024 Whales

Antarctic Wildlife Threatened by Lingering…

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Sharks & Rays

Lemon shark teeth

Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

Jun 27, 2024 - 11:42 Sharks

Cookiecutter Shark Bites: Moonless Nights are Risky

Jun 04, 2024 Sharks

Have cownose rays sniffed out a new home in Bermuda?

Jun 01, 2024 Mantas & Stingrays

Proven: Marine Protected Areas Boost Shark Populations

May 25, 2024 Sharks

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A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

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Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

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Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

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Pure Light: Shooting with Ambient Light in UW Photography

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10 October, 2023

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Nate Wilson Portfolio

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Setsuo Hamanaka Portfolio

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Shipwrecks of the Dover Straits

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Expanded Edition of The Manual of Freediving Now Available

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Oxygen Measurement For Divers

John Lamb

The True Nature of Sharks

Ila France Porcher

Technically Speaking – Talks on Technical Diving Volume 1: Genesis and Exodus

Simon Pridmore

Wrecks4all

Underwater Guide to the Red Sea, 2nd edition

Lawson Wood

Books by Rico Besserdich

SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

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