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Life as a diver

The diver's day is certainly not monotonous and even less short, to do about 30, 20, 10 minutes in the water, depending on the depth, it takes whole days to explore, program, prepare equipment and finally decide where to dive. Of course the effort is almost always well rewarded, but it is not always so obvious. ...

Gruppo Archeosub Labronico

December 26, 2020

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The dens of the Octopus

In this short video we show you a "Crafty Octopus". That these animals are very intelligent is now well known to everyone; in this case the octopus he are organized itself with two dens close to each other. But if we carefully observe the video we can think that it is the same den with two exits.

Fanino Cirivasi

December 23, 2020

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03:56

Brown meagre Sciaena umbra

In this video made this summer in an area where we have been diving for years, between 35 and 39 meters deep, we met the Brown meagre, Sciaena umbra, are extremely social and above all territorial fish. This means that they live in groups, that is with specimens of the same species and often with different ages; ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 17, 2020

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00:39

Squalo Tigre

The Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of requiem shark and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over 5 m. Populations are found in many tropical and temperate waters, especially around central Pacific islands.

Carlo Terreni

December 17, 2020

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03:36

Scorpaena porcus Black scorpion fish night dive

Diving at night always has a special charm, the marine life is completely different from that of the day, the fish and marine species that are activated at night are many and can be observed even in a few meters of depth. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 13, 2020

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51:07

reefs of Lighthouse Vada near Livorno

Area of ​​particular interest for its very beautiful reefs and naturalistic value which, in addition to the practice of small fishing, has always been a destination for divers from all over Tuscany and many northern regions. The area known as “Shoals of Vada” actually includes a very large marine area in front of the coast that goes from Cecina to Castiglioncello.

Fanino Cirivasi

December 6, 2020

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04:05

Black seabream - Spondyliosoma cantharus

In this video collage we can see some encounters with the Black Seabream, Spondyliosoma cantharus, one of the most common Sparidae in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 3, 2020

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02:08

Red algae - Lithophyllum stictiforme

We are on a depth of about 43 meters where we met a beautiful formation of the Lithophyllum stictiforme one of the most common algae in the Mediterranean Sea. This red alga is commonly called Marine Lichen ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 1, 2020

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01:10

Red Mullet

The Mullus barbatus barbatus or Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758), is a marine bone fish belonging to the Famiglis Mullidae. The red mullet can grow to a standard length of 30 cm., but a more common length is about half that. The body is somewhat laterally compressed. The snout is short and steep and there are no spines on the operculum.

Fanino Cirivasi

November 27, 2020

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02:32

European fan worm - Sabella spallanzanii

We are exploring a seabed about 6 miles from the coast, which varies from 39 to 49 meters in depth, in search of rocks and a submerged reef reported just before the sounding. Before arriving at the dive site we met a beautiful European fan worm, Sabella spallanzanii, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

November 22, 2020

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02:21

Seaweed Corallina caespitosa

Seaweed Corallina caespitosa we find it just below the surface of the sea where it forms a compact carpet in the rocky coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea. This red alga has a color that varies from the whitish of the tips to the increasingly dark purple as we approach the ends with which it is attached to the rock.

Fanino Cirivasi

November 21, 2020

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02:09

Funny brittle Starfish

The Brittle starfish: Ophiodermatidae is present throughout the Mediterranean Sea and generally lives hidden in the crevices of the cliffs or sheltered under rocks or debris present in the sea.

Fanino Cirivasi

November 16, 2020

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03:11

Red scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa

In this video we have filmed quite closely a Red scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa, encountered on a rocky bottom ranging from 39 to 43 meters deep.  ...

Andrea Cirivasi

November 8, 2020

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01:30

Green Chiton - Chiton olivaceus

The Green chiton, Chiton olivaceus, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the Chitonidae family, the typical chitons. Chiton olivaceus can reach a length of 20-30 millimetres and a width of about 16 millimetres. These large chitons have carinate plates with strongs ribs.

Fanino Cirivasi

November 6, 2020

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01:31

Crabs “Clibanarius erythropus” : meeting to reproduce

In this short video you can see an unusual grouping of hermit crabs Clibanarius erythropus. The video was made at the end of July. This period of summer coincides with the reproduction period of these unique marine crabs.

Fanino Cirivasi

November 1, 2020

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05:02

Wonderful Red Coral wall

The seabed in which we often dive, that is, those of the coast that goes from Livorno to Elba Island, are famous for their beauty and for the biodiversity of the various marine species that populate them despite the impact of humans. Bellissima parete Corallo rosso intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

October 24, 2020

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01:45

Pelagia noctiluca Luminous jellyfish Purple jellyfish

While we were descending along the "weight" to reach a submerged reef at a depth of 45 meters, we encountered "halfway" a luminous Jellyfish, the Pelagia noctiluca. Pelagia noctiluca Medusa luminosa Medusa viola intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

October 16, 2020

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00:50

Yellow Reteporella grimaldii

In this video we are exploring a typical rocky wall of the Mediterranean Sea from two to three meters high at a depth ranging from 39 to 42 meters deep. Here we can meet organisms such as sponges, starfish, sea urchins, red coral, parazoanthus and bryozoans. In the video we stopped for a few seconds on a Yellow Reteporella grimaldii. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

October 10, 2020

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03:05

Muraena Helena

In this video we see an encounter with the Mediterranean Moray, Muraena Helena, made with three different cameras and therefore from various angles. We are on a submerged rocky wall about forty meters deep and we see the moray eel with the body partially out of its hole. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

October 4, 2020

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03:08

Red gorgonian and catshark egg Scyliorhinus canicula

During a dive in the middle of the red gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata) we came across a Catshark egg. Catshark Scyliorhinus canicula is one of the endemic shark species of the Mediterranean, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

September 28, 2020

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01:31

European lobster

Homarus Gammarus, known as the European lobster or common lobster is usually lives in the caves located at the base of the cliffs where it organizes its own den where it is quiet during the day and where it goes out at night for its raids in search of food.

Fanino Cirivasi

September 27, 2020

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Symmetry and marine organisms

Symmetry in biology is the balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes within the body of an organism. In nature and biology, symmetry is always approximate. Symmetry creates a class of patterns in nature, where the quasi-repetition of the pattern element is of reflection or rotation ...

Andrea Cirivasi

September 22, 2020

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01:53

Nudibranchia - Felimare tricolor

We found these three specimens of Felimare tricolor on a rocky and coralligenous bottom at a depth ranging from 45 to 50 meters. These animals are quite common in the Mediterranean and are also difficult to photograph and film ...

Andrea Cirivasi

September 11, 2020

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04:24

Barrell Jellyfish and Plankton

Durante un' immersione notturna si riesce ad ammirare quanta vita ci sia nel nostro mare e quanto fragile e nascosta ai nostri occhi essa sia. Mentre stavo cercando di filmare una medusa rhizostoma pulmo (polmone di mare) con la luce blu ...

Andrea Cirivasi

September 7, 2020

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01:11

The hole of Seabream

Seabream, Diplodus Sargus, is one of the most common fish of our seas and of the Mediterranean, it can be found in any type of seabed and habitat. It is a strongly territorial and social species, in fact it lives in groups of different individuals and different sizes ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 24, 2020

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04:45

Mimicry

One of the things that often happens during a dive is to pass in front of some fish and some organisms without seeing them. In this case, this is exactly what happened, fortunately being a couple and having the opportunity to review and slow down the movie, we were able to capture some images.Mimetismo Mimicry Scorfano rosso Red Scorpionfish intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 21, 2020

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02:13

Humpback whale in Mediterranean sea

While navigating to reach the chosen seabed for the usual scuba diving, we came across a sight never seen before. On 1 August 2020 in the stretch of sea about 9 miles off Castiglioncello in Mediterranean Sea, on the route to the Island of Capraia, we suddenly encountered a pod of dolphins and at least two or perhaps three Humpback whales.

GAL

August 20, 2020

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01:43

Fish that defend their territory - Labrus mixtus

In this article we want to dispel some myths for which some species of fish approach the diver to get acquainted or otherwise. In the video we actually see a Cuckoo wrasse female Whistle Thrush (Labrus mixtus) approaching the diver, or rather the two divers, until he is touched. This behavior is due to the fact that the fish is simply defending its territory, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 16, 2020

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01:57

White Sea Pen Pennatula bianca Pteroeides spinosum

So this dive seems to go badly, except for the encounter with the "White Sea Pen" White Pennatula Pteroeides spinosum, a rare soft coral of the Mediterranean Sea that belongs to the philum of the Cnidarians, to the class of Anthozoans, to the subclass of the Octocorals and to the order of the Pennatulaceai (Pennatulacea). ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 7, 2020

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02:04

Giant Triton

Charonia tritonis, common name the Triton's trumpet or the giant triton, is a species of very large sea scnail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Charoniidae, Gastropoda class. The tritons reaching up to 60 cm in shell length this is one of the biggest mollusks in the coral reef.

Fanino Cirivasi

August 6, 2020

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19:17

Cetacean sanctuary: meeting with Dolphins and Humpback whales

As usual every year we tell of the meeting with the Dolphins, this one took place on 02/08/2020 and a Whale almost certainly a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae in the day before 01/08/2020 always together with many dolphins.

Fanino Cirivasi

August 3, 2020

31

12

03:12

Bolinopsis vitrea - Glass Ctenophore and Transparent Shrimp

It is probably the glass Ctenophore or Bolinopsis vitrea and its host: a transparent Shrimp perhaps from the Phronima sedentaria or in any case a crustacean belonging to the Phronimidae family. Bolinopsis vitrea Ctenoforo di vetro Gambero trasparente intotheblue.it. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 1, 2020

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01:31

Orange starfish - Hacelia attenuata

Hacelia attenuata, commonly known as an Orange starfish, is a starfish in the Ophidiasteridae family. In this collage of three videos we see it in a yellow rather than orange color. We are on three different types of seabed typical of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 30, 2020

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20

03:35

Meeting with Pilot fish Naucrates ductor

During the decompression phase it often happens to be visited by some species of fish that intrigued approach the diver and the support boat. Today we received the visit of the Pilot Fish Naucrates ductor. It is a rather rare encounter because...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 26, 2020

179

13

00:55

The speed of European Fanworm - Sabella spallanzanii

In this video we see the extraordinary speed with which the European Fanworm or Pencil worm manages to disappear. This Fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) was found in a hole of a submerged cliff at about 40 meters deep, the environment is typical of the Mediterranean ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 24, 2020

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01:59

Cladocora caespitosa - Cushion coral

Cladocora caespitosa or Cushion Coral is an endemic madrepora of the Mediterranean, it is a coral also called stony madrepora for the typical shape of its colonies. Cladocora caespitosa Madrepora a Cuscino cushion coral intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 21, 2020

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