FISHING

Masters’ fearless battle with sea brutes

Mysterious “beach cusps” observed in Fuvahmulah

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Satho Raha Sea Mount: A Hidden Oasis in the Deep Sea

The Maldives is a paradise for underwater life.

The Striking Coral Hind

COMMON NAME: Coral hind SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cephalopholis miniataLOCAL NAME: Koveli faanaCLASS: ActinopterygiiORDER: PerciformesFAMILY: SerranidaeGENUS: CephalopholisSPECIES: C. miniata This is a truly beautiful fish, with a fiery red body and vivid blue markings. The coral hind, or vermillion rock cod (Cephalopholis miniata), is sometimes known as coral rock

BIODIVERSITY

Eyes of the Deep

LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE

Recording a Living Culture

LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE

When Language Maps the Sea

LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE

The Maldives at the Crossroads of the Indian Ocean

BIODIVERSITY

The Emperor of the Deep: The Rare Majesty of the Red Snapper

BIODIVERSITY

Goldlined Rabbitfish

BIODIVERSITY

Eyes of the Deep

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The bigeye tuna’s powerful life beneath the surface In the open ocean—where

A juvenile Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) showing its distinctive three bold dark bands against a pinkish body, swimming near a reef ledge.

The Emperor of the Deep: The Rare Majesty of the Red Snapper

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Across the coral ramparts and shadowed drop-offs of the Indo–West Pacific, few

Goldlined Rabbitfish

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Moving in quiet schools across the shallow reefs of the Maldives, the

Humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis) photographed on a coral reef, showing its large eye and convex forehead.

The Night Hunter of the Reef: Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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As daylight fades on a Maldivian reef, the reef’s daytime residents retreat

Life Beneath the Sand: The Giant Spaghetti Worm of the Maldives

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At first, it looks like a mistake. A spill. A pale tangle

Migratory Birds of the Maldives

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Though scattered across the open Indian Ocean, the Maldives is far from

Birds of the Central Maldives

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At first light in the Maldives, the islands seem to breathe with

The Shadow Spot of the Reef

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Along the warm coral slopes of the Maldives, where light fractures into

The Golden Ghost of the Coral Kingdom

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In the sun-drenched atolls of the Maldives, the Sicklefin lemon shark reigns

FISHING

At the Edge of the Atoll: The Black Marlin of the Maldives

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WHERE THE CRYSTALLINE turquoise of the Maldivian lagoons meets the abrupt, bottomless

A fisherman on a small boat lifts a tuna from the ocean using a pole-and-line, with waves breaking behind the boat.

Fishing One Tuna at a Time: A Thousand-Year Tradition in the Maldives

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At first light, the sea around the Maldives is calm enough to

The Blue Frontier: Decoding the Ancestral Rhythms of the Maldives

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The air in the southern atoll of Fuvahmulah is thick with the

Photo collage showing five different Maldives reef fish species.

The Reef’s Bounty: Five Maldivian Fish Loved by Locals

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The Reef’s Bounty: Five Maldivian Fish Loved by Locals The Maldives—a nation

Luck: The Silent Partner in Fishing

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It was three years ago. As usual, I woke up early in

Master the Rhythm: Slow-Pitch Jigging Explained for Anglers

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Inspired by the teachings of Toru “Totos” Ogasawara & Norihiro Sato Slow-Pitch

Slow Pitch Jigging: The Artful Revolution Redefining Modern Sport Fishing

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Slow Pitch Jigging: The Artful Revolution Redefining Modern Sport Fishing Why travelers

AI illustration of fishermen smashing corals

Discover the Untold Story of ‘Kattelhi Fishing’ in Fuvahmulah

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Promethean escolar, known locally as Kattelhi, is one of the most special

AI illustration of the fishing for swordfish

Fuvahmulah’s Legendary Catch: The Fishermen Who Landed a Massive Swordfish

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Life on Fuvahmulah in the Late 1800s In the late 1800s,

HISTORY AND CULTURE

Black-and-white photograph of a street in Malé showing residents walking between walled homes and trees in the early twentieth century.

Recording a Living Culture

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Early Encounters That Documented Maldivian Society When the first scientific expeditions reached

Aerial view of Addu Atoll in the Maldives, showing the dense tropical greenery, white sandbanks, and the transition from shallow reef flats to deep lagoon water.

When Language Maps the Sea

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How Maldivian words shaped the science of coral reefs Long before scientists

Historical map of Indian Ocean trade routes showing monsoon wind patterns connecting Arabia, India, East Africa, and Southeast Asia.

The Maldives at the Crossroads of the Indian Ocean

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For centuries, the Maldives have been portrayed as remote—tiny islands scattered across

Illustrated sperm whale swimming through deep blue ocean water, rendered in a painterly style.

Bodumas: The Sperm Whale That Ruled the Maldivian Sea

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By the time a wooden sailing vessel slipped beyond the coral rim

The Maldivian Veḍi: Engineering the Lifeline of a Nation

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For more than a thousand years, life in the Maldives has depended

Traditional Maldivian fishermen at work, showing the skill and teamwork that once defined master fishermen known as keyolhu.

The Silent Sovereigns of the Atoll: The Legend of the Keyolhu

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In the intricate social world of the ancient Maldivian coral atolls, few

Shallow Maldivian lagoon with a sandbank and people walking through clear turquoise water.

The Shadow in the Shallows: François Pyrard and the Earliest European Records of Maldivian Sharks

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The pristine turquoise waters of the Maldives are today synonymous with vibrant

Aerial perspective of expansive coral reefs and deep ocean channels in the Maldives, representing historical trade routes and navigational hazards.

Navigators of the Monsoon: The Arab Maritime Legacy in the Maldives

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Scattered like a broken string of pearls across the deep indigo of

The Ivory Blade: The Hidden Power of the Masdhaifiyohi

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In the Maldives, where land is fragile and the ocean is everywhere,