Corals and Big Fish: Five Days in Komodo National Park. After a long journey, we reach the harbour at Komodo. Before boarding, the check-in procedure is almost like at an airport: passports are checked and bookings verified. Then a Zodiac takes us to our liveaboard, the MOANA. The crew and Stefan, one of the owners, are already waiting on the dive deck. He’s accompanying us as cruise director.
From Record-Breaker to Dive Destination. The SS United States was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, 11 November. Okaloosa County had brought the date forward by one day on Monday evening because strong winds and uncertain conditions were forecast for Thursday.
A Conversation with Jaka Fadli about Corals, Children and Dive Guides. During our trip to Raja Ampat (link to the travelogue), we came across a charity: the SEA Centre, which is part of the Papua Explorers. And no… this isn’t about the dive centre. In this case, SEA doesn’t stand for ‘sea’, but for Science, Education and Awareness.
With the Papua Explorers to See Wobbegongs, Sharks and Schools of Fish: There are diving destinations whose names alone raise expectations. Raja Ampat is undoubtedly one of them. Huge schools of fish, manta rays and numerous macro highlights immediately spring to mind. And, of course, the legendary wobbegong – that carpet shark which has apparently registered a permanent address here.
Underwater Fine Art: On Display at Photo+Adventure: Underwater photography is usually associated with deep blue water, colourful reefs and vibrant marine life. With his fine art project ‘Between Breaths’, photographer Harald Slauschek deliberately takes a different approach: his work is entirely in black and white.
From the First Breath to Running Your Own Dive Centre: Schwab’s Book Gets to the Heart of the Matter. Holger Schwab brings together over 30 years of experience in dive training and dive centre operations in one book – compact, practical, and featuring a section rarely found in dive books
Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish, and they are under threat. Why they are disappearing from many marine regions and how these animals can be better protected is the subject of an online talk as part of the ReefExplorer 2026 online lecture series. The speaker is marine conservation expert Dr Ralf Sonntag.
A four-kilometre walk through the jungle – a new chapter for Sac Actun. A four-kilometre walk through dense jungle, then down into narrow, flooded passages: this is how an expedition began that is attracting attention in the cave world of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
From 5 to 11 October, underwater photographers and videographers from 19 nations competed in Pemuteran in north-western Bali. Thirty photography teams and 13 video teams took part. It was the 22nd World Championship in underwater photography and the 8th in underwater video.
How the deep sea is meant to recover after Deepwater Horizon: In the summer of 2025, aquarists transported 24 coral colonies in cool boxes from Galveston in Texas to Cocodrie in Louisiana. There, the research vessel Pelican was waiting; it sailed out into the Gulf with the corals overnight, travelling some 100 miles (around 160 kilometres) and stopping just short of the boundary of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.