What is muck diving? Diving in muck? Well yes but no, not exactly. The term “muck” diving actually takes its name from the sediment that lies on the bottom of many dive sites. The term was first used back in … Continue reading
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The Ambush Predators Frogfish This Painted Frogfish has attached itself to the reef and is very hard to see. Frogfish disguise themselves with an array of spots, warts, stripes and other skin anomalies that allow them to impersonate surrounding rocks … Continue reading
Coral Reef Conservation – Last winter, I took part in a conservation project with Coral Cay Conservation, a UK based NGO, surveying the reefs around Koh Rong island in Cambodia. The base was in the village of Prek Svay where … Continue reading
Nikon 1 AW1 Diving This winter, I took part in a coral reef surveying project in Cambodia with Coral Cay Conservation. I was involved in a similar project in The Philippines in 2010, when I took with me, a Ewa … Continue reading
I needed equipment for underwater shooting during my stay with Coral Cay Conservation in the Philippines so I carried out thorough research into the available options prior to the trip. The main considerations were cost, weight (airline baggage allowance of … Continue reading