Species Focus: Packhorse Lobster (Sagmariasus verreauxi)
By Paul Caiger. The packhorse is a species of spiny lobster (aka crayfish) that only lives in this corner of the world, predominantly in northern New Zealand …
Tawharanui – From Sea to Sky
By Paul Caiger. Imagine a piece of New Zealand coastal paradise where the native bush and all its terrestrial inhabitants are left to regenerate without the …
Sharking Tagging Mission to Clipperton Atoll
By Michel Labrecque. I remember watching, many years ago, a Cousteau episode about Clipperton Atoll that contained images of impressive schools of scalloped …
Testing the Waters in Wakatobi
By Wayne Osborn, images by Wayne Osborn unless otherwise credited. When I first read the specs on Canon’s new 50.6 MP EOS 5DS R DSLR, I knew it begged to be …
Species Focus: Snake Eel (Ophisurus serpens)
By Paul Caiger. The snake eel or serpent eel is a curious-looking fish found worldwide; intermittently seen on the end of fishing hooks or washed ashore after …
Sounding out New Zealand’s Underwater World
By Paul Caiger. Jacques Cousteau’s celebrated 1950s book and documentary about the oceans was called the The Silent World. However, the underwater world is …
Diving Conflict Islands
By Hayley Versace. Imagine being invited to an isolated tropical island atoll in the middle of the Coral Triangle with crystal clear electric blue water and …
Species Focus: Spotted Stargazer (Genyagnus monopterygius)
By Paul Caiger. Stargazers acquire their name from their upward-pointing eyes. This family of fishes, Uranoscopidae, is found worldwide, with around 50 …
TRIPLEFINS New Zealand’s Answer to Darwin’s Finches
By Paul Caiger. Triplefins will be familiar to virtually every diver who has plunged below the sea in New Zealand. They are the most diverse and abundant reef …
EAST MALAYSIA, SIPIDAN: A DIVE RIG ADVENTURE
A novelty alternative to any dive resort I was very happy to fulfill a long-held ambition to dive in one of the most celebrated dive areas in the world. I am …