Where zooplankton blooms, reef manta rays gracefully swoop in en masse. Here, on coastal and oceanic reefs, these mantas feed on these tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths wide open and the...
The hawksbill turtle’s beak-like mouth is perfect for eating their favorite food: sponges! 🧽
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Hidden beneath the waters of the Salina wetland, a rare and remarkable plant is making a comeback.
Following habitat restoration carried out two years ago, the Beaked Tassel Pondweed (Ruppia marit...
On the fringes of Seychelles’ Outer Islands, is the largest known aggregation of reef manta rays in Seychelles, which gather almost daily to feed beneath wheeling frigatebirds. The continuous prese...
A myriad of species thrive in the world's mangrove forests; a critical habitat where land and sea meet. It is here that branching roots rise from salty water, and communities of trees create a have...
...ters of the Indo-Pacific, they keep to the shallows among fronds of seaweed and seagrass. Coupled with their ability to change colour to blend in with their surrounding...
Basking, burrowed in the soft sands of Indonesia, this snake eel has only its head jutting from the substrate. A handful of tiny cleaner shrimp jostle for prime position — a small, industrious crow...
Seagrass meadows may not get the same attention as coral reefs, but they play a critical...
... to protect our environment lives out of sight, just beneath the ocean surface: seagrass. It exists on every continent except Antarctica, serves as an essential habitat...
...in their foraging grounds. These herbivores have an intricate relationship with seagrass meadows.
We look at how turtle grazing pressure shapes the underwater landscap...
Take a minute to glide through the underwater corridors of a kelp forest. 🌿 ✨
Reaching heights of 175 feet, towering kelp forests offer food and shelter to the thousands of species that call them..
This giant sea star was missing for nearly 90 years.
Luidia superba was rediscovered in 1977 at Tagus Cove, Isabela Island, almost a century after its first record in 1888 by the expedition of the ...
...of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, a silent ecosystem pulses with life. Seagrass meadows — among the ocean's most productive yet overlooked biomes. They are the...
...des of community-led conservation efforts in these waters to protect and expand seagrass meadows. Seagrass meadows are vital habitat and food sources for dugongs and ot...
A água-viva-fantasma gigante (Stygiomedusa gigantea), uma das maiores do mundo, foi registrada recentemente em águas profundas da Argentina.
O animal foi filmado a cerca de 250 metros de profundi...
What does a kelp forest sound like?
🔊 Listen to the calming sounds of seaweeds
Across the globe, seaweed is used in many different ways. That’s why we need to make sure that consumers know that the seaweed they purchase is sustainab..
If you think keeping your orchid alive is hard, try regrowing an entire kelp forest…it’s no joke! Luckily for us, our seaforestation team has almost perfected the method, and we’re here to show you...
The spiky crown-of-thorns starfish is a wonder to look at. Adorned in bright colours and interesting spikes, these sea stars are native to coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific region and the Great B...