marine Archives

Deep dive: A guide to snorkelling

Snorkelling is one of Australia’s most popular marine activities, and one of the easiest to learn. Here’s how.

Our shark editor-at-large Blake Chapman tells us everything there is to know about shark rays.

Wildlife

Evil or misunderstood? Ocean legend Valerie Taylor separates truth from tall tales.

Just over a quarter of all shark attacks in Australia are fatal.

An innovative new program is helping to solve youth unemployment and a thorny Great Barrier Reef pest

This venomous fish looks like the ocean bottom, but it walks more like a crab

Deep-sea creatures often have unusual features and the ox-eye oreo is no exception

It may look pretty, but this fish uses both poison and a foul stench to keep predators at bay.

Wildlife

There are only six captive dugongs in the world and Australia has two of them

Home to a diverse array of marine life, which attracts researchers and tourists alike, Heron Island is one of the Great Barrier Reef’s tropical gems