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Category Archives: Blog

Jetty and lagoon finds - Ocean Dimensions

Recent Jetty and Lagoon finds

Surrounding most islands in the Maldives are shallow lagoons, getting onto the island is often difficult without a jetty. On resort or tourist islands there are usually a few jetties over these lagoons, used for water villas, arrival/departure jetties, and even supply jetties. Jetties allow us to view the oceans from above. They are great…

January 26, 2023Blog, Brennia, Kihaa, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Squid or Cuttlefish - Ocean Dimensions

Squid or Cuttlefish

Squid or Cuttlefish …wait calamar? What is a sepia then? … This is something our dive crew was thinking about recently, after watching a pair of squid from our jetty. Squid can also be known as calamar in some countries (think calamari). Cuttlefish are sometimes referred to as sepia. Sepia is the name of the…

January 10, 2023Blog, Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Merry Christmas - Ocean Dimensions Kihaa Maldives

The Year 2022

The year 2022 is slowly coming to an end and what a year it has been. We had some exhilarating times, great moments, good news and many laughs – that’s what it is all about. The COVID scare is finally over. and we can travel again without annoying restrictions. We are happy and excited for…

December 24, 2022Blog, Brennia, Conservation, Diving, Kihaa, Manta Rays, PADI courses, team membersBy Petra Hellmann

2022 Manta Season - Ocean Dimensions

2022 Manta Season

2022 Manta Season – we had brilliant seven months! We are now saying goodbye to the last mantas of this year. Everyone knows you can never predict wildlife, but we found this season to be particularly unique. What we thought we knew We know our manta season runs from May to November, during the southwest…

December 11, 2022Blog, Hanifaru, Kihaa, Manta Rays, Marine life, Snorkeling, WhalesharksBy Petra Hellmann

Edvards Kuprijanovs - Ocean Dimensions

Meet Ed from Latvia

Ed is from Riga in Latvia and grew up a polyglot speaking Latvian, English, German and Russian flawlessly. For a couple of years he also lived and went to school in Karlsruhe, Germany when he was 15 years of age. The closest he came to the Maldives was in 2019 / 2020, when he was…

November 28, 2022Blog, Brennia, Diving, Kihaa, Snorkeling, team membersBy Petra Hellmann

Tuna Maldives

The Trapping Zone

Just recently the depths of the Maldives were explored for the very first time! What they found was pretty cool! An area/ecosystem first of its kind. They are referring to it as “the trapping zone”,  creating as oasis of life at around 500 meters depth. Scientists from all over came to take part in The Nekton…

November 14, 2022Blog, Conservation, Macro, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Parrot Fish Sleeping

Do fish sleep?

Do fish sleep? This is an interesting question. There is still so much study to be done on this topic, not a whole lot is known about fish sleep. Fish do not sleep in the same way as us humans. Firstly, fish do not have eye lids so there is no way they can close…

September 8, 2022Blog, Diving, Macro, Marine life, shark, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Shark Researchers

Shark Research by Gibbs Kuguru

Finding the Bite They just wouldn’t bite! It didn’t matter what the variables were: bait-type, time of day, nor the location. The Blacktip Reef Sharks in the Maldives were simply not interested. Watching these sharks constantly turn away from me, I became despondent. It felt like “la mar” (the sea), was withholding her favour from…

August 23, 2022Blog, Conservation, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Great Eggfly Butterfly

Butterflies of the Maldives

If you have dived with us you have already met some butterflies of the Maldives and been wowed by the dazzling colours and patterns of the butterflyfishes on our reefs.  You might have even noticed that some have a familiar fake eye spot, but have you taken the time to check out their terrestrial brethren,…

August 8, 2022Blog, Diving, Marine lifeBy Petra Hellmann

Fish Relationships

Fish Relationships

Fish relationships come in all types; some are easy and others are more difficult. Some fish live in families or harems, some in pairs and then there are the ones who live completely on their own. Here are are few of the relationships we spot while diving and snorkleing in the Maldives. Harems Harems form…

July 30, 2022Blog, Diving, Marine life, Snorkeling, SymbiosisBy Petra Hellmann
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