Mediterranean
Turkey, with its rich history, diverse culture, and stunning landscapes, has long been a sought-after destination for travellers. However, beyond its ancient ruins and bustling bazaars lies an underwater paradise waiting to be explored. The idyllic...
Croatia boasts an impressive range of wrecks for every experience level. Dive in and you can embark on a journey through maritime history and surface to the beautiful landscapes Croatia is famous for. Read on for our pick of Croatia’s top wreck dives.
Nestled between Sicily and the North African Coast, and surrounded by crystal-clear Mediterranean waters, Malta is a scuba diver’s paradise. With over 100 dive sites to explore, divers are treated to a rich tapestry of shipwrecks, caves,...
Europe boasts some world class diving, with great visibility and masses of underwater life. Plus, of course, wreck diving galore. According to our readers, these are the ten best dives in Europe. Agree? Disagree? Cast your vote and tell...
A large mouth, eyes set high on the head and its tufted tentacles above each eye give the Tompot Blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) a comical appearance. A much smaller fringed tentacle is positioned on the nostril beneath each eye.
When it's the excavating, recycling, beautiful Red Boring Sponge.
Red Boring Sponges on coral reef. Stephan Kerkhofs/Depositphotos
It's called the boring sponge as it drills into coral and sea shells....
Scientists urge divers to remove lionfish whent they see them in the Mediterranean as they are a huge threat to native species
Posidonia oceanica, a species of seagrass, is often referred to as the “lungs of the Mediterranean” because the seagrass meadows absorb carbon dioxide and output oxygen at twice the daily rate of tropical forests.
Cow bream, Sarpa Salpa, over Posidonia...
Pinna nobilis, the giant bivalve, is endangered. Although in some places it has historically been abundant, there has been a lack of up-to-date information about its exact distribution. SCUBA divers therefore went looking for the giant mussel...