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Welcome to Denmark

28 May, 2021

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20 Apr, 2021

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30 Mar, 2021

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Denmark: Marine Archaeology

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Defensive Diving, Part 2

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The Lone Wolf

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Risk and Uncertainty

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Diver Error Highlights the Lethality within the System

16 Feb, 2019 Safety Culture

Risk-Taking in Diving: Is it Worth it?

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Defensive Diving, Part 1

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Lessons from Technical Diving

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Task Fixation

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96% of shark movies portray sharks as being a threat to humans

By Catherine GS Lim

July 18, 2021 - 18:16

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Nesting turtles at Florida beaches now smaller

By Catherine GS Lim

July 09, 2021 - 07:43

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Baby reef fishes take the gold

By Catherine GS Lim

July 04, 2021 - 06:21

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Artificial intelligence shines light on narwhal's hunting behavior

By Catherine GS Lim

June 18, 2021 - 20:19

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Drones reveal social lives of orcas

By Catherine GS Lim

June 16, 2021 - 21:35

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Sentience

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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?

Do fish really possess higher cognitive powers?

Thoughtful Sharks

The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

A Matter of Sentience

Sharks: Turning Fear into Love

Posturing Sharks

Sand tiger sharks have a friendly side

Marine Mammals

Narwhal being tagged.

Artificial intelligence shines light on narwhal's hunting behavior

Jun 18, 2021 - 20:19 Whales

Two orcas socialising with each other.

Drones reveal social lives of orcas

Jun 16, 2021 Orca

Whale songs reveal new population of pygmy blue whales

Jun 08, 2021 Whales

Why whales don't seem to get cancer

Apr 02, 2021 Whales

Sharks & Rays

Sensationalised depictions of sharks in shark movies rarely reflect what really happens in real life

96% of shark movies portray sharks as being a threat to humans

Jul 18, 2021 - 18:16 Sharks

Maldives backpaddles after outcry over lifting shark fishing ban

Apr 22, 2021 Sharks

A whitespotted eagle ray gliding through the waters

Where eagle rays spread their wings in US waters

Feb 24, 2021 Mantas & Stingrays

Largetooth sawfish in an aquarium.

Threat of sawfish extinction looms

Feb 16, 2021 Mantas & Stingrays

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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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Colour in Post Production

Feb 18, 2020

Exposure, Contrast & Curves

Dec 22, 2019

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