Scuba Hank NYC

04/08/2026

The hawksbill stands out from the rest of the pack with its overlapping scutes and a beak specifically evolved for pulling sponges out of tight crevices.

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/04/hawksbill-sea-turtle/

Hawksbill sea turtle facts, anatomy, and life cycle, plus the toxic-flesh mystery and deforestation crisis most guides skip. Watch one swim a Bahamas reef.

04/08/2026

The Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is the largest moray eel by body mass, identifiable by olive-to-brown coloration, dark leopard-like blotches, and a prominent black mark covering the gill opening.

Filmed along the reefs of the Seychelles. Generally calm unless threatened or cornered, these apex reef predators maintain a formidable presence in tropical waters.

📍 Seychelles 🇸🇨
🤿 Dive op:
📷 Panasonic GH5 + 14-42mm + WWL1B

03/08/2026

Resting on the sandy floor off the coast of the Seychelles, this granulated sea star (Choriaster granulatus) showcases its distinct, plump arms and mottled brown-and-tan texture.

📍 Seychelles 🇸🇨
🤿 Dive op:
📷 Panasonic GH5 + 14-42mm + WWL1B

02/08/2026

A calm Valentini puffer drifting above, and a hyperactive juvenile sweetlips putting on a continuous wiggle show below.

Filmed on the reefs of the Seychelles 🇸🇨 🌊

Dive op: Silhouette Cruises Seychelles

01/08/2026

A trip to Long Island in search of mako and blue sharks turned into something different — a calm, quiet day at sea spent watching clouds drift over open water. A reminder that the ocean always has something worth chasing.
https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/01/chasing-clouds-montauk/

Chasing Clouds — Montauk: a restless, ever-changing sky over the Atlantic, photographed on a shark-diving trip off Long Island, NY.

29/07/2026

Most sharks can't stop swimming without suffocating. The whitetip reef shark can — and spends its days resting in stacked groups along volcanic ledges in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. A species guide covering buccal pumping, shark-stacking behavior, and where to find them from Socorro to Fiji....

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/07/29/whitetip-reef-shark/
-_Creature_Feature

Whitetip reef shark identification, buccal pumping, and shark-stacking behavior, plus dive sites in Socorro, Costa Rica, and the Philippines.

26/07/2026

Navigating the inner Seychelles. From high-contrast nudibranchs and active cephalopods to massive hard coral heads. Most of these encounters were logged aboard the S.Y. Sea Bird, rounding out the trip on day boats off Mahé. https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/07/26/underwater-images-from-the-seychelles/

Underwater photographs from the inner granitic islands of the Seychelles — reef fish, nudibranchs, octopus, morays, echinoderms and coral restoration nurseries.

20/07/2026

A patient sweetlips, a stubborn sergeant major, and a photo shoot that didn't go according to plan — reef hierarchy on display off the coast of Seychelles.

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/07/20/sweetlips-and-the-sergeant-major/

Oriental sweetlips, sergeant majors, and one very persistent damselfish photobomb — a Seychelles reef story with quick ID cards for both species.

18/07/2026

The Longsnout (H. reidi) is a master of color — cream, orange, brown, and sometimes a full, vivid yellow like this one in .

A yellow Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) spotted while scuba diving in Curaçao

16/07/2026

Sand Tiger Sharks of the North Carolina Shipwrecks

North Carolina is renowned for its sand tiger shark encounters during shipwreck diving, thanks to the unique underwater structure of its wrecks. These sharks, classified as Vulnerable, are memorable for their slow movement and striking presence, making them sought-after by divers and photographers alike, especially from May to October....

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/07/16/sand-tiger-sharks-north-carolina/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social