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Popping for Yellowfin Tuna: Top Techniques and Tips

Popping for Yellowfin Tuna: Top Techniques and Tips

Fuvahmulah Island: Discover the Maldives’ Hidden Marine and Terrestrial Wonders

Fuvahmulah Island: Discover the Maldives’ Hidden Marine and Terrestrial Wonders

The Lipsticked Sentinel of the Maldives

The Lipsticked Sentinel of the Maldives

The artistic fishing method of pole-and-line fishing

The artistic fishing method of pole-and-line fishing

Trolling for catching yellowfin tuna

Trolling for catching yellowfin tuna

Longline Fishing for Reef Species

Longline fishing, also known as “leynu elhun,” is

flesh-footed shearwater

Beloved Fuvahmulah Shearwater Dies After 12 Years with Its Master

The interaction between humans and birds is multifaceted

The Mighty Jumbolan Tree Adventure: Climb, Crawl, and Explore

Plucking the fruit of this tree is a fun for many of us people especially during our childhood days. We set off to “dhambo val” – the thick vegetation or ‘jungle’ of the area where these trees are in

Sentinels of the Archipelago — Mapping the Maldives’ Turtle Sanctuaries

Sentinels of the Archipelago — Mapping the Maldives’ Turtle Sanctuaries

The Greasy Grouper Is a Resilient Titan of Maldivian Reefs

The Greasy Grouper Is a Resilient Titan of Maldivian Reefs

Fuvahmulah’s Tiger Zoo Where the Ocean Revealed Its Guardians

LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE

Fuvahmulah’s Tiger Zoo Where the Ocean Revealed Its Guardians

Titans of the blue Ancient Giants of the Maldives

Titans of the blue Ancient Giants of the Maldives

How the Maldivian Island House Became a Blueprint for Survival

LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE

How the Maldivian Island House Became a Blueprint for Survival

The Secret Migration of Maldivian Pilot Whales

The Secret Migration of Maldivian Pilot Whales

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BIODIVERSITY

A Green sea turtle floating in a turquoise lagoon pool at Maafushivaru Resort, Maldives, showing its beautifully patterned shell and flippers through clear water.

Sentinels of the Archipelago — Mapping the Maldives’ Turtle Sanctuaries

Yasir Salih

Across the vast, crystalline expanse of the Maldivian atolls, a timeless ritual

A Greasy Grouper (Londhi faana) swimming over a dark coral reef. The fish has a robust, mottled body with a distinct white and brown patterned head and a white tail, set against a deep blue ocean background.

The Greasy Grouper Is a Resilient Titan of Maldivian Reefs

Yasir Salih

Deep within the intricate coral architecture of the Indo-Pacific resides a predator

Whale shark Rhincodon typus feeding at the ocean surface, photographed by Simon Pierce.

Titans of the blue Ancient Giants of the Maldives

Yasir Salih

In the vast, sun-drenched expanse of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives serves

Short-finned pilot whale swimming just below the ocean surface in deep blue water

The Secret Migration of Maldivian Pilot Whales

Yasir Salih

In the sapphire depths beyond the sun-drenched atolls of the Maldives, a

Panoramic aerial view of Dhadimagi Kilhi, a large freshwater lake surrounded by dense tropical vegetation and wetlands in Fuvahmulah, Maldives.

The Living Bio-Shields — A Journey Through Maldivian Mangroves

Yasir Salih

In the Maldives, land is a precious and fleeting resource. While the

Two adult Mangrove Red Snappers swimming near a reef overhang, showing their deep reddish bodies and horizontal scale rows.

The Crimson Wanderer of the Mangrove Roots

Yasir Salih

The Crimson Wanderer of the Mangrove Roots In the tangled, brackish labyrinths

A school of silver Fringe-lip Mullets with characteristic blunt snouts swimming in formation near the water's surface.

The Sand-Sifters of the Maldivian Coast

Yasir Salih

In the shimmering, sun-drenched shallows where the Maldivian atolls meet the open

The Great Pretender of the Reef

Yasir Salih

In the crystal-clear shallows of the Maldivian reef crests, survival is often

The Lipsticked Sentinel of the Maldives

Yasir Salih

In the neon-lit chaos of a Maldivian coral reef, where every inhabitant

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FISHING

Close-up of a black marlin

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

Yasir Salih

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

Yasir Salih

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

Eel bait

The Blue Frontier: Decoding the Ancestral Rhythms of the Maldives

Yasir Salih

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

Yasir Salih

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

Kawakawa and trevally catch

Luck: The Silent Partner in Fishing

Yasir Salih

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

ai-illustration-slow-pitch-jigging

Master the Rhythm: Slow-Pitch Jigging Explained for Anglers

Yasir Salih

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

An angler in slow pitch jigging action

Slow Pitch Jigging: The Artful Revolution Redefining Modern Sport Fishing

Yasir Salih

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

Yasir Salih

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

Yasir Salih

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

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HISTORY AND CULTURE

Close-up detail of a Tiger Shark (Femunu miyaru) showing its unique patterns at the Tiger Zoo in Fuvahmulah.

Fuvahmulah’s Tiger Zoo Where the Ocean Revealed Its Guardians

Yasir Salih

The stories of the Maldives are rich in every sense. Though its

A historical black and white illustration of a traditional Maldivian island village with thatched-roof houses and coconut palms.

How the Maldivian Island House Became a Blueprint for Survival

Yasir Salih

By the time the afternoon light softens across a Maldivian island, shadows

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

Yasir Salih

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

Yasir Salih

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

Yasir Salih

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.

The Bodumas and the Sperm Whale in Maldivian Culture

Yasir Salih

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

Maldivian vedi

The Traditional Veḍi of the Maldives Atolls

Yasir Salih

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 Legendary Keyolhu of the Maldives Atolls

Yasir Salih

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 First European Accounts of Sharks in the Maldives

Yasir Salih

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

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