Luce del sole intotheblue.it-2024-08-11-11h48m32s861
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Colours of the Mediterranean Sea

Deep sea has an intense blue color. The light that penetrates the water changes its light intensity and its spectral composition by effect of  selective absorption by water of the different wavelengths that make up the visible spectrum. The ultraviolet and infrared stop the first few centimeters of depth, then extinguished the red, orange, yellow, green and purple and blue that reaches greater depths. ...
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Invasion of the Sea walnut Mnemiopsis leidyi

Also this summer we are witnessing the invasion of the Mnemiopsis leidyi or Sea walnut. This year we are in early July and the sea water is slowly warming up as always in summer. Punctually after a short and intense sea storm we witness an invasion of jellyfish, plastic, tree trunks and branches, various floating debris and as now every year also the Mnemiopsis leidyi, the now infamous Sea walnut. ...
Rhizostoma pulmo Barrel Jellyfish Medusa Polmone di mare intotheblue.it-2022-07-07-s424
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Collect plastic and let jellyfish live!

Rhizostoma pulmo (Barrel Jellyfish) is the largest jellyfish in the Mediterranean Sea, and is also one of the most common and easiest to encounter. Every summer we manage to film some specimens, in this case we found ourselves in front of a real herd of a hundred jellyfish, a rather rare event in recent years. ...
Faro di Vada – Vada lighthouse – intotheblue.it-2020-11-09-15h18m12s573-1024×576
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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 ...
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Blue Chromis Chromis

Like all summers, we can see the birth of the fry of black Damselfish Chromis chromis. In the video they are well recognized for the characteristic of being of an intense electric blue color. It is almost impossible not to see them and they are a show that each of us can witness in a few meters of depth as long as equipped with a mask, snorkel ...
Pesce scorpione – red Lionfish – Pterois volitans –  intotheblue.it – vlcsnap-2019-04-11-15h26m06s384
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Red Lionfish - Pterois volitans

Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a fish venomous who live coral reef  in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes. Pterois volitansis natively found in the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive problem in the Carribbean Sea, as well as along the East Coast of the United States.
astice del mediterraneo – lupicante – homarus gammarus – mediterranean lobster – intotheblue.it – vlcsnap-2019-04-24-15h55m47s570
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Mediterranean Lobster

Mediterranean Lobster (Homarus gammarus), it is the largest crustacean in the Mediterranean Sea, the body is in fact covered with a robust shell with two large unequal but very powerful claws. The long front antennas represent its organs of touch.
Squalo grigio – Carcharhinus plumbeus – sandbar Shark – intotheblue.it – vlcsnap-2019-04-02-17h16m09s659
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The Sandbar Shark

The Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a species of shark of the genus Carcharhinus and of the Carcharhinidae family. It is present more or less in all tropical seas and in the temperate zones of the earth. The color can vary from bluish to burnished gray up to bronze, with a clear or white belly.
Polpo comune – Octopus vulgaris – intotheblue.it – vlcsnap-2019-04-05-15h12m38s335
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The Fleeing Octopus

The Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusc belonging to the class Cephalopoda, is the most studied of all octopus species. It is widespread in shallow waters, no more than 200 meters. It prefers rough, rocky substrates, because they are rich in hiding places, cracks and small caves where it hides to avoid being see by predators.
ascidia viola – halocynthia papillosa – red sea squirt – intotheblue.it – vlcsnap-2019-03-22-15h35m36s502
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Red Sea Squirt

Red Sea Squirt, (Halocynthia papillosa), is a marine animal of the Ascidians class, Subphylum urochordates, Pyuridae family.  It has a body coated with a cellulose substance, on which two siphons are opened at a short distance.
medusa parzialmente mangiata dai pesci – jellyfish partially eaten by fish – intotheblue.it – vlcsnap-2019-03-10-12h26m14s974
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The Great Deception... 

This video show a jellyfish, (Rhizostoma pulmo), partially eaten by fish. It often happens during our dives to find jellyfish that have been attacked by fish; in fact they represent an important food for many marine animals including cetaceans: such as dolphins and whales, but also for sea turtles.
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Angelika Wreck

This is the "ANGELIKA" wreck, a cargo ship of Greek nationality length of about 70 meters in the '80 years was crossing the stormy waters of the Strait named Bocche di Bonifacio ...
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Meduse del Mediterraneo

Mediterranean jellyfish are marine planktonic animals, belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, which together with the Ctenophores formed once those who were Coelenterates. We publish a collage of several jellyfish encountered during our dives. ...