Hard Corals: The Pillars of the Sea and the Fragile Foundation of the Maldives

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

Landing Multiple Black Trevally on a Single Line

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

During the early 1990s, my uncle Fikreebe would often come home with small, shimmering fish known locally as rehi—the

The marine biodiversity and ecosystem include a wide range of organisms, from minute animals such as most zooplankton and phytoplankton