The Marine Detective
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The Marine Detective
1M ago
Yes, yes I do feel somehow better now that I have compiled the following for you. Thanks for asking. Monterey Sea Lemons and Pacific Sea Lemons are commonly confused with one another (and other yellow dorid-like nudibranchs). On a recent dive, I was able to get photos of the two species oriented the same way ..read more
The Marine Detective
1M ago
[Update! As a result of writing this blog, I learned that the species has been reclassified AGAIN. As of ~February 12, 2024, this is no longer Berthella chacei. It is now Boreoberthella chacei. I’ve updated the text below and will just reference the species as the “White Berthella”.] There’s a whole lot of mating going ..read more
The Marine Detective
2M ago
The following is again a more personal post. The words I share below have resonated strongly with many on social media. Therefore, I am sharing them here too. May they land with others who gain from reading them. Here’s to love, in all its diversity and depth. Daring to share on Valentine’s Day because The ..read more
The Marine Detective
4M ago
Hello dear Community, Here’s another more personal, daring-to-share blog. I posted the following on social media this past week and it resounded strongly with people. So I am also sharing it with you. I am doing so on the day I will attend the watch party in England for the episode of Planet Earth III ..read more
The Marine Detective
5M ago
This blog contains a wee bit of self-mockery as well as a LOT of joy at what others saw during the most recent dive trip I organized to God’s Pocket Resort. There is so much I DID see and learn from when on this dive trip about 40 km north of my home on northern ..read more
The Marine Detective
5M ago
Whoa! Astoundingly and disconcertingly inaccurate! This video is from National Geographic. The added text is mine. The first time they used the video was 5 years ago for “Alaska’s Deadliest on National Geographic TV”. NatGeo Wild posted the sensationalized and inaccurate video again on November 3, 2023 to their audiences of millions of people. They ..read more
The Marine Detective
5M ago
The tide was high, the boat ramp was flat, and we all need the fun. I shared this video on my social media feeds and it appears there was significant appreciation of the intended humour and levity. I wouldn’t want to deprive you of that. So, here you go. Backstory: This was taken on the ..read more
The Marine Detective
6M ago
Otherworldly. One-worldly!While on a recent trip to God’s Pocket Resort north of Port Hardy, it happened to be that there was a huge aggregation of jellies. It was truly awe-inspiring to be diving amid this galaxy of jellies. The collective noun for jellies actually is a “smack”, not a galaxy. A smack of this magnitude ..read more
The Marine Detective
6M ago
I found distraction from the darkness by making compiling these photos of one of the most diversely colourful sea star species off our coast – the gobsmackingly beautiful Striped Sea Star. Note how Nature supports diversity. ? Striped Sun Stars (Solaster stimpsoni) can be up to 58 cm across. They most often have 10 arms ..read more
The Marine Detective
9M ago
Such great thanks to all who helped with the selection of photos for my 2024 WILD calendar. They will soon be printed and I will be able to get them into shops and mail them to those who order them online at this link. My WILD Calendar is aimed at creating awareness about the diversity ..read more