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Category Archives: Snorkeling

Long skinny fish

Long skinny fish

There are many species of “long skinny fish”. These are some of the descriptive words that our guests will use, to ask us what type of fish they saw while out diving or snorkelling. We then have to ask them questions so that we can narrow it down. It is usually one of the following…

October 1, 2023Blog, Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Rare Ocean Finds

Rare Ocean Finds

The Ocean is full of incredible marine life. Each way you turn your head while in the ocean in the Maldives you see something different. But there are a few creatures that are quite rare to spot. Here are a few that we consider to be rare ocean finds. Ornate Eagle Ray We also call…

September 8, 2023Blog, Brennia, Diving, Kihaa, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Popular Snorkel Trips

Popular snorkel trips

You do not have to be a diver to explore the beauty of the Indian ocean. There is plenty to see just by snorkelling! At Kihaa we have many different types of excursions, there is something for everyone. Here are our most popular snorkel trips   Turtle reef snorkel This excursion is great for beginners…

August 22, 2023Blog, Hanifaru, Kihaa, Manta Rays, Marine life, Snorkeling, TurtleBy Petra Hellmann

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

The Maldives is home to a variety of fish species, including several different types of triggerfish. Triggerfish are known for their diamond-shaped bodies and their trigger fin located on the top side of the fish. They also have strong jaws, which they use to crush hard-shelled prey like crustaceans and molluscs. Here are some of…

July 6, 2023Blog, Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Peculiar, odd and funny fish names

Peculiar, odd and funny fish names

Some fish have the strangest names. It is always fun to come into the dive center after you’ve been in the water and go through the fish books to look up what you saw! Here are some of the names of the marine life you can see in the Maldives, and what we think they…

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

Shoal or School - Ocean Dimensions

Shoal or School

Do you know the difference between a shoal or school of fish? While in the water we see plenty of fish that group together. There are certain behaviours and characteristics to look out for to determine if the group is a shoal or school. Shoaling All social groupings of fish are considered a shoal, but…

February 26, 2023Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy 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

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

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
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