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Yosuke Tanaka, who co-runs Dive Resort T-Style with his wife in Toyooka City, Japan, got the opportunity on Jan. 6 when a local ferryman called him to say that there was a large squid swimming near the surface off the coast in the Sea of Japan. Tanaka hurried over, he wrote on his blog(opens in new tab), and was rewarded with a close-up encounter with one of the ocean's most mysterious creatures...

There is no sea creature whose name inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the great white shark. With its sleek body optimized for hunting, its sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the great white (Carcharodon carcharias) is widely regarded as one of the ocean's top predators.

Scientists have discovered a "shark graveyard" deep on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast containing hundreds of fossilised teeth, including those of a close relative of a fearsome prehistoric predator — the megalodon shark...

U-Boat Worx designed several variations of underwater vehicles including its submersibles Nexus, Nemo, and Cruise. Now, U-Boat Worx re-unveils its Super Sub water vehicle and describes it as faster than the top cruising speed of a bottlenose dolphin, and the design team means it...

Proposing a giant floating continent, double the size of the Roman Colosseum, Pierpaolo Lazzarini returns with a new innovative, monumental terayacht concept. The Pangeos watercraft is an itinerant floating city, comprising various hotels, shopping centers, parks, ship and aircraft ports, and all other facilities needed to house up to 60,000 guests in the middle of the sea...

While most submarines on the market can dive for a number of hours, if built, the Nautilus will be able to stay under water for up to four days. This is, of course, dependent on speed – at cruise speed, the underwater endurance is six hours. If sailed with maximum efficiency, however, this could be game-changing for ocean exploration...

The SATA group has joined the global movement to conserve shark life by introducing a ban on the transport of fins of these species or other cartilaginous fish parts on all its flights, it was announced on 2 September. In a statement sent to...

Almost 37 years to the day from when a team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution first located and photographed the wreck of the Titanic, a new expedition has returned with the most detailed images captured of the vessel. Seattle-based OceanGate Expeditions released the...