Blue marlin are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species。 One of the biggest bony fish in the world，THE LARGEST BLUE MARLIN can grow up to more than 4 METRES LONG and weigh up to 900 KILOS Blue marlin, like other billfish, can rapidly change colour, an effect created by pigment-containing [...]
The United Nations Environment Programme estimated in 2006 that every square mile of ocean contained 46,000 pieces of floating plastic 50% of plastic products are used just once and thrown away Approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used every year worldwide. More than 1,000,000 plastic bags are used every minute Mean sea surface temperatures have [...]
Underwater360 scours the earth for the most extreme dives on the planet and locate the spots where the most endangered species of marine animals can be found. The World of Extreme Dives A. VALHALLA MISSILE SILO, TEXAS, USA Get your nuke on: Drop into a 40-metre-deep pool of 14ºC water that used to be a [...]
Text by Karen Stearns, Images by Walt Stearns The world is waking up to the realisation that the oceans are not a dumping ground. And while some are calling for plastic bans and government regulations, a growing number of organisations and communities are confronting the issue head-on by organising waste reduction, recycling and cleanup projects [...]
Leatherback Beach, Papua, Indonesia. To sit on a sand hill under a starred canopy at the equator along a deserted beach is to hope for an experience that less than 300 have shared. Most who visit have travelled over 20,000 miles by air, land and boat to one of the most remote places on our [...]
By Lindsey Dougherty Sea creatures like to show off. Whether it’s to attract a mate, scare away a predator, or blend in with the sometimes equally flamboyant surroundings, there’s no shortage of wow factor in the sea: Divers are delighted by mesmerising cuttlefish, alluring anglerfish, and the undeniably flashy “disco” clam. When we think of [...]
