Manta tornado

'I was in the middle of a tornado, a tornado of 200 mantas, feeding in an endless spiral,'
says Michael Aw. Oh, and there was a whale shark present, too. Hanifaru in the Maldives is the astonishing manta capital of the world, but will it get the protection it deserves? more...

Crocodile attack!

It happened last summer in remotest Indonesia when a 4m-plus reptile grabbed David Shem-Tov with intent to harm. Few divers have been attacked before - read exclusively in DIVER how he survived more...

Close encounters with super suckers

The extraordinary giant Pacific octopus exhibits an amazing repertoire of behaviours, many of which defy simple explanations. In this extract from their new book Super Suckers, US divers James A Cosgrove and Neil McDaniel share their personal experiences, and those of a number of other divers more...

Protecting our assets in the south-west

Divers out of Plymouth are spoilt for choice of reefs, wrecks and especially for the fantastic variety of wildlife they can see. Now, Natural England is consulting on the proposal that the major reef systems east and offshore of Plymouth should become a Special Area of Conservation. Keith Hiscock explains more...

Finding sanctuary to secure our sites

Want to help protect our marine life? Get mapping, says Joana Doyle, Communications Co-ordinator of Finding Sanctuary, which is responsible for selecting conservation zones in the South-west more...

Clipping Nemo

Just as canaries once warned of danger in coal mines, the dainty anemonefish is now becoming nature's early-warning system for tropical-sea warming. Justin Gilligan joins marine scientists on Lord Howe Island off Australia as they work to conserve a species facing an uncertain future more...