And one tag, attached at Christmas Island in 2008, was even collected at the home of a fisherman, who found it collecting turtle eggs on a beach and had taken back to the village. Thanks to Google Earth, an assistant of Mark Meekan paid him a visit and collected the tag. It was prob...
When Giants Turn Up: Sighting Trends, Environmental Influences and Habitat Use of the Manta Ray Manta alfredi at a Coral Reef Manta rays Manta alfredi are present all year round at Lady Elliot Island (LEI) in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with peaks in abundance duri... FRA...
According to the team's study, nine groups of sperm whales were sighted in northern areas of the South China Sea from 2019 to last year. They were seen southeast of the island province of Hainan and north of the Xisha Islands. Each group comprised five to seven whales, and seven groups ...
The ever-captivating Ari Atoll is one of the breathtaking regions handpicked for the Visit Maldives Storytellers' Conference 2023 sideline experiences.
the world's largest raised coral atoll, on the other side of the world in the Indian Ocean.Giant tortoises were a very convenient food source for mariners in the days before freezers were invented, as were the green turtles which nest along Aldabra's untrodden white sand beaches.Both specie...
Just north of busy resort island Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Tao is famous for its cheap diving, and whale sharks are often spotted around Chumphon Pinnacle, a 15-minute boat ride from the island. Whale sharks have also been spotted near Koh Losin, further south in the Gulf...