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Marine Life

The 'Sisterhood' Restoring Indonesia's Coral Reefs: Inside Coral Catch

On Gili Air, a nonprofit called Coral Catch is training Indonesian women as reef conservationists — and treating coral restoration as a workforce problem, not just a conservation one.

GeckoDive Team3 min
Marine Life

149 New Deep-Sea Species Discovered at Remote Indian Ocean Seamounts

An expedition to unexplored seamounts near the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands has identified 149 previously unknown marine species — plus a 'Shark Tooth Graveyard' holding more than 22 million years of evolution.

GeckoDive Team3 min
Marine Life

31 New Deep-Sea Species Discovered Off Brazil in Just Two Weeks

An international team of scientists aboard the Falkor (too) research vessel has discovered 31 new marine species in the ocean's mysterious midwater — the largest habitat on Earth — in what may be a record-breaking two-week expedition.

GeckoDive Team3 min
Marine Life

1,121 New Marine Species Discovered in a Single Year: The Ocean Census 2026

From a deep-sea 'ghost shark' that predates the dinosaurs to a worm living inside a glass sponge — scientists have identified 1,121 previously unknown marine species in just one year, smashing the previous discovery rate by 54%.

GeckoDive Team3 min
Marine Life

Indonesia Is Home to 13 Seahorse Species — and They're Under Threat

BRIN researcher Masayu Rahmia Anwar Putri reveals that Indonesia's waters host 13 seahorse species, but many face critical threats from unregulated trade, habitat destruction, and lack of reporting.

GeckoDive Team6 min