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Stunning natual beauty above and below the surface

Stunning natual beauty above and below the surface. We're looking forward to welcoming you to Natewa Bay when possible.

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Who loves a sea fan? One of the gorgeous gorgonia

Who loves a sea fan?

One of the gorgeous gorgonians of Natewa Bay, where these beautiful soft corals can be found close to the surface either whilst diving or snorkelling.

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Here is your moment of zen We've been experimenti

Here is your moment of zen

We've been experimenting recently with some slow motion versions of some of our footage from Natewa Bay.

These are some of the members of the pod of spinner dolphins that are resident in the bay. Listen out for the calls that are inaudible in the normal-speed video.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

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We are looking forward to diving with you! Intern

We are looking forward to diving with you!

International borders are still closed, but we can't wait until we're able to welcome visitors back to dive with us on the beautiful reefs of Natewa Bay.

We hope to see you soon!

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It's all in the eyes 👀 It's a Mantis Monday,

It's all in the eyes 👀

It's a Mantis Monday, so we're taking the opportunity to showcase the incredible mantis shrimp, owner of the most sophisticated visual system in the animal kingdom.

Not only is each eye mounted on a mobile stalk and able to move independently of each other, but the eyes can detect a far wider spectrum of colours than ours.

The eyes of a mantis shrimp have between 12 and 16 types of photoreceptor cells, compared to the three types that humans possess. Some species can even adjust the sensitivity of their colour vision according to their environment!

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Happy Hallow'een from our friendly leopard shark a

Happy Hallow'een from our friendly leopard shark and whale shark! 🦈🦈

More than 100 million sharks are killed each year globally, either as bycatch in other fisheries, or targetted directly for their fins or oils.

The population of some shark species have been reduced by 90%, threatening them with extinction. But sharks are apex predators, critically important for maintaining balance in our marine ecosystems.

An ocean without sharks? Now THAT is scary....

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Check out this month's Scuba Diver ANZ Magazine!

Check out this month's Scuba Diver ANZ Magazine!

We are delighted to have been featured in the October edition of one of the leading independent scuba magazines.

Read the article on page 12 of issue 26, out now in both online and print versions.

Links to the article, and to our course page for more information on our online reef ecology course, in our bio.

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Sea fans and soft corals? Yes, Fiji has both in a

Sea fans and soft corals?

Yes, Fiji has both in abundance and in a huge variety of colours, often quite close to rhe surface.

Dive in to see for yourself.

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Who wants to join our pod? We always love an enco

Who wants to join our pod?

We always love an encounter with the spinner dolphins of Natewa Bay. Although they can be elusive sometimes, when they do decide to make an appearance they seldom disappoint with their acrobatic displays.

Our divers love watching the dolphins playing in the bow wave as we travel between dives.

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Turtle Tuesday! It's quite unusual to be able to

Turtle Tuesday!

It's quite unusual to be able to get a photo of a turtle in Natewa Bay. Most individuals tend to be timid and extremely wary of humans, with the majority of encounters being fleeting.

We were fortunate to be see one of the largest hawksbill turtles we have spotted here, and blessed that we were allowed a slightly longer, and closer, encounter than normal.

Although they are now officially protected in Fiji, they are still endangered and we are excited every time we find one of these beautiful animals.

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World Octopus Day 🐙 Celebrating these reef

World Octopus Day 🐙

Celebrating these reef intellectuals! We love spotting octopus in Natewa Bay. Most commonly we see the Day Octopus, Octopus cyanea, which (as its name suggests) is active during the daytime. These charismatic critters can change their coloration almost instantaneously thanks to chromatophores, pigment-containing cells.

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Another opportunity to discover a remote natural w

Another opportunity to discover a remote natural wonder

If you're interested in knowing more about the largest bay in the South Pacific, and about some of our current and future projects, read the excellent post by @drurywltrs on the wonderful blog @maketheoceangreatagain

Link to the blog post on the new resource page in our bio.

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Reflecting on Fiji's incredible coral reefs. Con

Reflecting on Fiji's incredible coral reefs.

Conditions in the drier winter months generally result in cooler, clearer water, and the opportunity for stunning surface reflections

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Look into my eyes Today it's a Mantis Monday, an

Look into my eyes

Today it's a Mantis Monday, and we always love a photo of one of our favourite marine animals, the mantis shrimp.

Did you know these incredible marine crustaceans are believed to have the most sophisticated visual system in the animal kingdom?

Their eyes have between 12 and 16 types of photoreceptor cells, compared to the three types that humans possess. Each eye is mounted on a mobile stalk and can move independently. Some species can even adjust the sensitivity of their colour vision according to their environment!

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#mantisshrimp #mantis #marineinvertebrates #coralreef #marinebio #marinebiology #divefiiji #divingfiji #oceanventuresfiji #natewabay

Who else loves an amazing shark experience? It's

Who else loves an amazing shark experience?

It's Shark Saturday, so today we're recalling fond memories of an amazing day spent freediving with silky sharks with our friends at @liquidstatefreediving.

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Enticingly clear winter waters Winter in Fiji is

Enticingly clear winter waters

Winter in Fiji is the time of year when the water is clearest and visibility greatest. It may be a little colder this time of year, but still a very pleasant 25-26°C.

We can't wait to welcome you to Fiji. Who's ready to join us?

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S P I R A L Looking into the beaitiful nat

S P I R A L

Looking into the beaitiful natural spirals of a wire coral on a reef in Natewa Bay.

Wire corals, of the genus Cirrhipathes, are black corals that are frequently found in a coiled or twisted morphology.

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Not just another jelly.... Unlike true jellyfish,

Not just another jelly....

Unlike true jellyfish, which belong to the phylum Cnidaria, Ctenophores lack stinging cells.

Also known as comb jellies, Ctenophores are voracious predators, using sticky cells called colloblasts to capture their prey. They have rows of fused cilia, which propel them through the water.

Two days of torrential rain here remind us of a great day of diving a few months ago during the rainy season. Watching the rain fall on the surface of the ocean added a different dimension to the dives and gave a wonderful effect to the photos.

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