A Beautiful Invasion
Populations of Banggai cardinalfish have plummeted in recent years because of market demand. However, they are slowly rebounding. Read more about the Banggai cardinalfish.
Alert Diver Category: Encounters
Fish Bait
Frogfish are major draws for naturalists and divers — they are unique and well-adapted hunters. Thanks to a tiny rod in its head, they can tempt meals easily and efficiently. Read more about frogfish and their unique hunting rituals.
Ghost Hunters
Ghostpipefishes are incredibly hard to find — spending most of their short lives in the open ocean as bits of plankton before eventually settling in protected coastlines, where they discreetly blend into the shadows and breed. Read more about encounters with ghostpipefish.
Team Flying Fish
Flying fish can be hard to spot, but once you do, they’re fantastic creatures. Learn more about how one group of divers worked together to spot flying fish.
Caught in the Act
Several divers were lucky enough to catch a rare moment in the mating rituals of frogfish. Read more about their encounter.
The Great Charade
Tiny shrimp camouflage themselves to avoid being eaten by predators. But some shrimp take this mimicry to a new level. Read more about mimic shrimp.
Journey’s End
In attempt to find larval fishes and invertebrates, two divers attempt to dive at dark. After several foiled attempts and an onslaught of minnows, they were able to find one cephalopod.
In the Middle of the Sea
Anthias anthias, or the swallowtail sea pearch, is in the grouper family. Two divers were eager to see them in the wild as they are considered the “mother of all Anthias species.”
How to Save a Fish
In response to the declining grouper populations, conservation organizations have paired with local government to spearhead initiatives. Their efforts have worked and populations have grown.
Pest Control
“Cleaning” has long been touted as an example of symbiotic mutualism, where two species benefit from a close relationship. But this relationship, may not be so clear-cut as once thought.