Oriental Flying Gurnard
An oriental flying gurnard (Dactylopterus orientalis) filmed off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. When excited the fish spreads its “wings” which are semi-transparent but tipped with a [...]
Mesmerizing Ribbon Eel
A mesmerizing ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) filmed while scuba diving at Kankadya in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The eel’s long thin body moves elegantly through the water resembling a ribbon [...]
Lobsters Crawling About
Footage of ornate spiny lobsters (Panulirus ornatus) during a night dive at Remora in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Several were crawling about the reef, coming right up to the camera on several [...]
A “Deep” Cleaning
Filming dive instructor, Brad Crawford, getting a “deep” cleaning by cleaner shrimp in Njao Gap of Pemba Island. Brad approaches a cleaning station on a wall of reef approximately 20 meters deep, [...]
Baby Cuttlefish
A super cute baby cuttlefish, known as a “cuttlet”, was spotted during a shore dive in Chole Bay. The hatchling is 6-8 days old and is only as big as an adult cuttle’s eye.
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The Experience of Night Diving
Diving at night is a surreal, lunar-like experience. I’m surrounded in complete darkness at the bottom of the Indian ocean, with only a beam of light to expose what’s hiding and [...]
Leaf or Fish?
A short clip of a tiny juvenile razor wrasse, found in the shallows of Chole Bay. Notice how it flutters and perfectly mimics a bit of leaf. This makes it easy for predators to miss and [...]
Rare Seahorses in Chole Bay
A short video of some stunning, yet humble seahorses in Chole Bay, Mafia Island. Seahorses are difficult to spot because they’re excellent at hiding and are also quite rare. They’re vulnerable to [...]
Dar es Salaam Scuba Diving Highlights
Highlights from scuba diving in Dar es Salaam from from January – May 2014. A total of 51 video clips with color changing squid encounters, a snuggling puffer fish, a variety of tropical [...]
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A Land Where Sea Fans Lie
As daylight breaks over sleepy Bagamoyo’s coast, tired eyes open to greet a rare and glorious day. A break from weeks baring burdened clouds of mournful grey, we forge through crisp, foam waves, [...]
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Scuba Dive at Octopus Wall
We descend from the rolling waves, deeper and deeper, until greeted by the ocean floor 30 meters below. Immediately, a large and curious remora approaches. He swims silent circles around us and [...]
Shape Shifting Octopus
A white-spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) hovers in place, camouflaged as coral then transforms from spiky scraggly to smooth and formed, and moments later, to metallic silver. Filmed at Manta [...]
