Scott Portelli leads photography expeditions in the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga, where humpback whales gather seasonally to nurse their young and mate. The calves, or babies, are sometimes playful, and on Wednesday Portelli shared an image on Facebook showing a calf leaping clear of the water as Portelli’s free-diving clients watched in amazement. Baby humpback whale breaches off Tonga. Photo: …
Kona’s Daniel Koval dives to a national record breaking depth of 102 meters in the Vertical Blue competition at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas. (Daan Verhoeven/Courtesy Photo) KAILUA-KONA — Deep freediving can sound like a horror movie in the making. Divers hold their breath for nearly three minutes with their body enduring several atmospheres …
The summer months are typically nesting season for sea turtles in our region. With Bermuda’s nesting sea turtles extirpated by the late 1800’s, the idea of sea turtles nesting on our shores again causes great excitement. This was the case in 1990 and again in 1995 when loggerhead nests were found on the beaches of Coopers Island …
