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The luxury steamer Lac La Belle has been found in Lake Michigan after 150 years.

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16 February, 2026 - 21:57

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The Secret Lives of Sea Sponges

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09 February, 2026 - 11:03

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Dive Instructor Arrested in 12-Year-Old Student’s Death

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07 February, 2026 - 11:54

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Tiger Shark Mating Site Found in Hawai'i

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03 February, 2026 - 07:51

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Photography: The Art That Makes the Invisible Visible

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29 January, 2026 - 16:09

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Tonga's Humpback Whales

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US climate rollback sparks coral reef debate

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Posted in: Ecology & Science
The Secret Lives of Sea Sponges

By Ila France Porcher

February 09, 2026 - 11:03

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Tiger Shark Mating Site Found in Hawai'i

By Ila France Porcher

February 03, 2026 - 07:51

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Great White Sharks Face Extinction in the Mediterranean

By Chief minion

January 24, 2026 - 19:13

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Unexpected Ecotypes Discovered in Mediterranean Bottlenose Dolphins

By My Minion

January 22, 2026 - 15:46

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When Young Seabirds Take Flight, Tigers Redraw the Map

By Ila France Porcher

January 21, 2026 - 11:55

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Marine Mammals

Bottlenose Dolphin

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Jan 22, 2026 Dolphins

Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale

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Nov 25, 2025 Whales

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The Fall of a Whale

Nov 15, 2025 Whales

Canada’s First Whale Sanctuary to Be Established in Nova Scotia

Nov 13, 2025 Whales

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Tiger Sharks Gather

Tiger Shark Mating Site Found in Hawai'i

Feb 03, 2026 Sharks

Great White Shark

Great White Sharks Face Extinction in the Mediterranean

Jan 24, 2026 Sharks

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When Young Seabirds Take Flight, Tigers Redraw the Map

Jan 21, 2026 Sharks

One of the younger shark species, Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), at Elphinstone Reef in Egypt in the Red Sea.

Younger Shark Species Face Higher Extinction Risk

Jan 19, 2026 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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Whispering Seahorses and Pipefish

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Dolphin Intelligence: Do They Talk?

Oct 24, 2024 Self-awareness

Understanding the Octopus: A Dive Into Its World

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Sentience or Consciousness?

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Can Clownfish Count?

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Sharks as Social and Sentient Beings

Aug 28, 2023 Sentience

Fish Recognises Itself in Photographs

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Giant Pacific Octopus - photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Do Octopuses Have an Emotional Life?

Jul 30, 2022 Sentience , Octopus & Squid

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Rico Besserdich - tutorials

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

Photo & Video

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Photography: The Art That Makes the Invisible Visible

Still photography

Sought-After Subjects: Contributors’ Picks

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Ticking Off Your Bucket List: Understanding Your Subject

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Sea Bottom: Contributors’ Picks

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Multiples: Contributors’ Picks

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Photography: The Art That Makes the Invisible Visible

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Lens Beyond Ocean 2026 International Photo & Video Competition Now Accepting Entries

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January 29, 2026 - 12:43

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Photographer Amos Nachoum to Be Inducted Into ISDHF in 2026

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