The Living Architecture of the Maldives

Scattered across the equatorial Indian Ocean, the Maldives appears at first glance to be a paradise of turquoise lagoons and […]

The fearless sea snail

A specialist and reef defender, the giant triton (Charonia tritonis) has an intricately beautiful body. This sea snail, with

Rocky shorelines, shallow reef flats, and deep-sea beds form a mosaic of habitats alive with color and motion. Within

In 2016, there were thousands of black trevallies, which we call kalho haandhi, all over my island, Fuvahmulah. Every day,

Legends and stories abound in the jungle regarding the ferocious hunting habits of the lion, the so-called “king” of the

I remember our late uncle Abdulla Rafeeq detailing the strikes on the bait we used to catch yellowfin tuna. “E

In 1828, the first whale shark was documented in the Indian Ocean. The species’ first scientific recording and historic

Diving poppers have thinner faces and a slimmer body structure. The popping face will be angled slightly upward. This enables