Tiger Tiger Tiger - and one more Tiger!

Click for detail!




Yes it is true.



This has been epic.

We had a shy Tiger on the first dive and then, three different Tigers, among which the big and ever feisty BRAT, see at top, on the second dive.

For us, this would be a historical first.



So, what are you waiting for!

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Lupe - same old same old!

Oh FFS - read this.



Indeed, fucking image of the day no less - click for detail!

And of course, it's once again the fucking Sea Escape and the bloody Ramsey chick along with her demented circular echo chamber of self-promoting #Instagram sharkettes.

For years now, those bloody attention-seeking disrespectful morons have been brazenly breaking the rules at Guadalupe and adding insult to

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Parque Nacional Revillagigedo!

¡Viva México!

This really is fantastic news - announcement here, story here.





This is hands down one of the best dive destinations in the world.

You will be witnessing some of the most iconic species whilst being serviced by one of the most professional, most luxurious and safest operators in the industry, GSD member Nautilus Liveaboards.



So, what are you waiting for!

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How NOT to experience Cage Diving with GWS!

Oh for crying out loud.



Have you seen this?

So after all that has happened - the cage breaches, the injured animals, the idiotic and illegal out-of-cage expeditions, the countless meetings and debates and then finally, the several revisions of the rules, and all those other efforts to finally steer the cage diving industry in Guadalupe towards a more long-term sustainable future,

How

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Don't eat the Reef Fish!

Source.



Bingo!



Remember this post?

Now I discover that Palau is planning to build an offshore fleet in order to fish for Tuna and other pelagics within 20% of its EEZ - and that is a good thing, and this not only economically but also ecologically!

With the Pacific Islands running out of Fish due to a combination of rampant overfishing, habitat destruction and climate change (read it

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Vaquita

Source.



So this is the end.



And you moronic Whale huggers.

Yes YOU, with all your new age garbage, your breathy noise and your misguided pseudo-conservation: this has happened on your watch, and I am laying it squarely at your feet.



And the Māui?

We shall see shall we not!

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Reef Shark Competition - Paper!

Reeftop hunters: Blacktip Reefies. Fantastic image by Tom!


And talking of those Reefies.



Here's another great paper.

Assuming I understand it correctly, it illustrates how Grey and Blacktip Reefies segregate spatially and are thus able to partition their habitat and consequently, its resources = prey.

Whereas I've always believed that the Greys would always outcompete the Blacktips

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Second Alert!

Have a good look at the above - click for detail.



Yes it is shocking.

Article here, paper here - read them, and then go and fucking do something!



And no I really got nothing to add.

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Shark Eyes?

Butterfly eye spots: likely not mimicry but rather, aimed at startling and distracting - source.

Watch.






I'm sure this may surprise you - but I kinda like this?

There's a website with some info, some of which quite good - but some probably not so much, as in the whole treatment of (Batesian?) mimicry in general and eye spots in particular, as the scientific interpretation of the

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Shark-mediated Trophic Cascade in Fiji - Paper!

Reeftop predators: Blacktip Reefie and Bluefin Trevallies - great pic by Allen!


Nice!



Read this.

It illustrates how Reef Sharks influence the behavior of seaweed grazers and consequently, consistently influence the size and distribution of seaweed on the back reef of Votua, i.e. right in front of the iconic Eco Café, home of Fiji's very best wood-fired pizza, friendliest service and most

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TGIF: Sixgills vs Sub!

Source.

Amazing - story here!
Enjoy!

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