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. ...
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 ...
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, on the route to the Island of Capraia ...
On the night of 28th July 2018 a sea turtle of the species “Caretta Caretta” has nested and deposited 98 eggs, at a distance of 13 meters from the shoreline ...
September 10, 2023 marked the eightieth year since the sinking of the Piero Foscari ship on September 10, 1943 in Castiglioncello near Livorno (Italy). In this video I show you what remains of the wreck completely destroyed during the last war. Furthermore, after 80 years the sea has caused further deterioration of the structure. The wreck is located at a depth of between 15 and 16 metres.
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. ...
This video was made on 11 June 2021 in the reefs of Lighthouse Vada near Livorno, over 6 miles from the coast of Castiglioncello at a depth of over 42 meters. ...
Under the surface of the sea an exuberant life is "hidden" that develops in three dimensions, full of countless beings so different from each other where the competition for life sometimes becomes dramatic but always finds a delicate balance of coexistence. The interest in observation leads us to appreciate a wonderful aquatic life, both animal and plant, present at all depths.
This video was made on a rocky seabed off Castiglioncello and shows us the great beauty of a rocky wall colonized by the gorgonian "Savalia Savaglia" ...