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YUP, THIS IS A TOTALY SAFE, GREAT IDEA

Diver Casually Pets Sharks Like They're Dogs

Oceans Video 5w

This shark expert has been diving with these creatures for decades and insists they are "gentle giants." While that's great, we're going to err on the side of caution on this one.

NO PICTURES, PLEASE

Crotchety Octopus Does Not Want His Photograph Taken

Get off his tentacles and let him live.

Searching for Keith | Hakai Magazine

hakaimagazine.com 9 Jul

A detective’s quest reveals how one idealistic fisheries observer may have collided with criminals and desperate migrants—and paid for it with his life.

ALL IS NOT WHALE

Orcas May Turn Great White Sharks Into Scaredy Cats

Scientific American Animals Oceans 8 Jul

Sharks abandon popular feeding areas when orcas are nearby.

'EVEN BOATS CAN SURF IN HAWAII'

Boat Gets Slammed By A Huge Wave, Somehow Doesn't Capsize

Boats Oceans Video 8 Jul

A charter boat enters the channel to dock, only to get hit by the biggest wave of the day.

WOW, THE EARTH REALLY FELL OFF

'Precipitous' Fall In Antarctic Sea Ice Since 2014 Revealed

theguardian.com Climate Change News Nature Oceans Science 1 Jul

The plunge is far faster than in Arctic and may lead to more global heating, say scientists.

UPYCLE ALL DAY

How To Rehabilitate Old Oil Supertankers

BBC Transportation Oceans 1 Jul

The enormous ships that ferry crude oil around the world embody the fossil fuel era and its legacy of pollution. But can they be transformed to become good for the environment?

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS

You Might Have Nightmares After Seeing This Bobbit Worm Chomp Down An Unsuspecting Fish

Horror Animals Oceans Video 7 Jun

One of the ocean's creepiest looking creatures takes a bite out of an unlucky critter.

WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE READY

This Strange Looking Sea Creature Is Actually A Crab Wearing A Jellyfish As A Hat

Oceans Fish Video 6 Jun

Or is it a jellyfish wearing a crab as pants? We'll let you be the judge.

SHINING, SMILING CETACEAN

A Beluga Whale Happily Mugs For A Boater's Camera In This Quiet And Special Little Moment

Fish Animals Oceans Video 6 Jun

This curious aquatic mammal was scanning the seas, looking to make friends.

STERN PARENTING

Sailing In Treacherous Waters To Alaska — With Toddlers For Crew

The New York Times Boats Cute Kids Personal Essay Oceans 14 May

With a barely-4-year-old and a not-quite-2-year-old, in a 32-foot boat sailing up the Inside Passage, a family discovers the best rewards are those never imagined.

TROUBLED WATERS

Diver Finds Plastic Bag In Deepest Ever Sub Dive

BBC Oceans 13 May

An American explorer has found plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.

AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE

Diver Finds Himself Completely Surrounded By A Mob Of Friendly Sea Lions

Oceans Animals Video 2 May

"Some of these sea lions have the same size heads as grizzly bears. They appear to be aggressive but in fact, they are quite gentle," explained the diver.

COMMERSHELL APPLICATIONS

This Curious Startup Makes Plastic Out Of Lobsters

Science Curious Video Oceans 2 May

Lobster shells are commonly thrown out despite containing a component useful for making single-use plastic items. These graduate students want to change that.

KRILL'N IT

Beautiful Footage Of Humpback Whales Making A Bubble Net

Oceans Video 30 Apr

In this group-feeding method, humpbacks circle a school of small fish and blow a net of bubbles to disorient and corral them.

OH GOD. OH NO. OH GOD

Huge Octopus Latches Onto A Diver And Tries To Eat Their Head

Oceans Video Horror 16 Apr

Just to make this all the more terrifying: these creatures can grow up to a 16-foot span and weigh upwards of 110 pounds. After they engulf their prey (mostly crustaceans), they inject them with paralyzing saliva before dismembering them with their beaks.

HOLY MOLY

Deep Sea Fishers Battle Gargantuan Storm Waves

Oceans Video 16 Apr

For these fisherman working on the Barents Sea, this is just another day at the office.

BOATY MCBOATFACES

Seasteading Bitcoin Fans Say They're 'On the Run' From Thai Government

Motherboard Oceans Cryptocurrency Crime World 16 Apr

It was supposed to be the "first seastead in international waters" — a small white box protruding from the waves off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, occupied by two would-be pioneers in pursuit of a new life unfettered by national laws. Then the Royal Thai Navy filed a criminal complaint with police under a section of the criminal code that concerns threats to national sovereignty.

PLOTTING THEIR TAKEOVER

A Truly Shocking Number Of Crabs Chilling On The Ocean Floor

Oceans Video 15 Apr

A clip to fuel your nightmares and your hunger for shellfish.

MICROBIAL MAYHEM

Tiny Monsters In The Sea

hakaimagazine.com Oceans Nature Video 10 Apr

Warming ocean waters are an invitation to all sorts of pathogens with the potential to remake ocean life.