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Unveiled the Layang-Layang Island

12.05.202208.05.2022 Lucienne 11 Views 7 min read

Layang-Layang Island, also known as “Swallows Reef,” is a man-made island and was originally constructed as a naval base for the Malaysian Navy which later developed another dive resort, Layang-Layang Island Resort. The island is an oceanic atoll of the…

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Tubbataha, a pristine haven underwater

05.05.202207.05.2022 Lucienne 10 Views 6 min read

In the center of the Sulu Sea, 90 miles south of Palawan Island, lies Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park known for its extraordinary biodiversity, excellent examples of unspoiled reefs, and breathtaking drop-offs into the open ocean. As one of the Philippines’ oldest ecosystems, the…

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Giant squid: the ghost of the Deep

10.02.202223.01.2022 Lucienne 41 Views 5 min read

For thousand years, Architeuthis, or most well known as the giant squid, has captured human imagination. They were identified as sea monsters or viewed as a fanciful part of maritime lore. For a long time, people who spotted them floating, dead at sea or washed up on…

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Cetaceans stranding: humans are partly to blame

03.02.202204.02.2022 Lucienne 38 Views 7 min read

Cetacean stranding, more commonly referred to as beaching, refers to the phenomenon of dolphins and whales stranding themselves on beaches. Its recently reported that worldwide, about 2,000 whales and dolphins die from stranding every year, with most resulting in the…

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Sunbathing Sunfish

27.01.202223.01.2022 Lucienne 36 Views 6 min read

Known as the heaviest bony fish in the entire world, the ocean sunfish or commonly known as Mola has earned some bad reputations for being the weirdest looking ocean creature. However, this animal has so many unique characteristics which include sunbathing! Also known as…

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Megalodon, prehistoric beast of the seas

07.01.202207.01.2022 Lucienne 42 Views 5 min read

Megalodon, a compound of Greek root words, means “giant tooth,” is the common name for either Carcharocles megalodon or Otodus megalodon, truly gigantic predatory shark that went extinct long ago. For twenty million years, the world’s oceans were home to them until suddenly, they…

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Long live whale sharks!

14.12.202114.12.2021 Lucienne 62 Views 6 min read

The predicate of the world’s largest fish falls on the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with an average length of 5.5 to 10 meters yet still can grow more in length. The largest accurately measured whale shark was 18.8 meters. Its weight can also reach …

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Destinations Living Ocean 

Malpelo island: Colombia’s shark palace

09.12.202114.12.2021 Lucienne 64 Views 6 min read

What comes to mind when you hear Colombia? Most people must have imagined the legendary drug dealer, Pablo Escobar. It turns out that if you look for the background of this man, there is one very interesting thing. Namely, Malpelo Island…

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Bottlenose dolphins, the combat mammals

02.12.202102.12.2021 Lucienne 48 Views 6 min read

The indigenous inhabitants of the Black Sea, the bottlenose dolphins, have been settling the area for about 10,000 years ago when neither Russians, nor Ukrainians, nor even more Tatars have ever heard of. According to geneticists, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphins have been living…

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Nomura – the giant jellyfish outbreaks

30.11.202130.11.2021 Lucienne 53 Views 5 min read

Jellyfish have been around for at least 500 million years, older than dinosaurs and even trees. Over millions of years, they and other plants and animals evolved into precisely calibrated and balanced parts of an ecological tapestry. As humans continue to disrupt these interdependent…

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Malpelo island: Colombia’s shark palace

22.11.202122.11.2021 Lucienne 51 Views 6 min read

What comes to mind when you hear Colombia? Most people must have imagined the legendary drug dealer, Pablo Escobar. It turns out that if you look for the background of this man, there is one very interesting thing. Namely, Malpelo Island which became his hometown. Malpelo Island is a paradise in…

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  • Volcanic beauty of Kuril Islands
  • Unveiled the Layang-Layang Island
  • Pioneer of the Deep: William Beebe and his Bathysphere
  • Tubbataha, a pristine haven underwater
  • The Gilis, Maldives of Southeast Asia
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    Volcanic beauty of Kuril Islands

    16.05.202218.05.2022 Lucienne 6 min read
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    Unveiled the Layang-Layang Island

    12.05.202208.05.2022 Lucienne 7 min read
  • Pioneer of the Deep: William Beebe and his Bathysphere

    Pioneer of the Deep: William Beebe and his Bathysphere

    09.05.202208.05.2022 Lucienne 5 min read
  • Tubbataha, a pristine haven underwater

    Tubbataha, a pristine haven underwater

    05.05.202207.05.2022 Lucienne 6 min read
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