Science

    In the plankton-laden water, a whale shark appears... (Sogod Bay, Leyte, Philippines, March 2020)

    Sogod Bay Whale Sharks

    I take you back to Sogod Bay, nicknamed "Whale Shark Bay", in the south of Leyte Island, Philippines... On my first trip there in 2008, I missed them. Twelve years later, I was luckier!
    Philippines: Sogod Bay [Leyte] + Moalboal [Cebu] + Pangatalan [Palawan] - March 2020
    Tara at anchor at Palawan. (Philippines, February 2018)

    Coral mission in the Philippines with Tara and the Sulubaaï Foundation

    Tara. This is the name of an extraordinary boat, an oceanographic schooner sailing the Pacific Ocean to study coral. I embarked in February 2018 with the scientists for a media report in the Philippines...
    Tara Pacific Expedition - February 2018
    Melibe coleman. Romblon, Philippines, March 2017)

    Melibe colemani, the Grail of nudibranchs

    His name: Melibe colemani. This small sea animal is the star of Romblon, Philippines. Divers are ready to travel thousands of miles to admire this strange sea slug!
    Philippines: Anilao + Romblon - March 2017
    My interview with Laurent Ballesta, in the evening edition.

    Diving with Laurent Ballesta to Photograph the Oldest Fish in the World

    I won't be at the dive show this weekend. But I had the pleasure to interview the godfather of this 2014 edition, the underwater photographer and naturalist Laurent Ballesta.
    Between Two Trips