Lucas Vahlas' Blog – sea-life, environment, marine biology … things that I am interested in

Lucas Vahlas' Blog

The world’s finest wilderness lies beneath the waves.

An Underwater POV of Pico Island, Azores.

In this article I will present you the best pictures that I’ve taken while diving in Pico island and I will try to identify all the species visible on them so that you can have an idea of this place’s underwater biodiversity. I dove 4 times in Pico. Since the water gets really deep really…

September 10, 2023
An underwater POV of Sao Miguel

In this article I will be sharing with you the best pictures that I’ve taken while diving in Sao Miguel which is the biggest island in the Azores, and I will try identify the species visible on them. Sao Miguel’s uw POV These are Black Morays – Muraena Augusti, spotted near the Dori Wreck in…

August 22, 2023
Baixa do Ambrosio, Santa Maria, Azores

Santa Maria is one of the 9 islands in the Azores. It is situated in the South East of the archipelago, at 81 km from Sao Miguel. At approximately 3 miles off of the North West shores of the island is located Baixa do Ambrosio. It is one of the most famous dive sites in…

August 13, 2023
Diving in the Azores : What to expect ?

In July 2023 I spent 3 weeks i in the Azores. My trip first started with the island of Sao Miguel, then I went to Pico, a few days to Faial, and finally to Santa Maria. During these 3 weeks I dove 12 times on all the islands I’ve been to, except of Faial, and…

August 11, 2023
GROUPERS AT EL HIERRO (canary islands, spain)

What is a GROUPER ? Groupers usually live in warm seas. They are heavy bodied, are very wide, have very large mouths, huge pectoral fins and can grow really big : (up to 2.5m and 450kg for the goliath groupers that are the biggest ones in our oceans). Groupers are all but made for distance…

March 16, 2023
A thought about Scuba Diving.

I am sure you all already have dreamed about swimming within thousands of little pretty fish, gigantic whales, dolphins and maybe sharks, and just simply integrate yourself perfectly in the marine ecosystems to see what is happening in there. This can be done by scuba diving. But you all know that nothing can be perfect,…

February 22, 2023
Marine reserve of El Hierro

Before starting to talk about technical things, let’s just talk about where is El Hierro… Where is EL HIERRO? El Hierro is a small spanish island situated in the Atlantic ocean near Occidental Sahara. It is the smallest island of all the Canary islands with a surface of only 268.71 km², and is the southest…

December 20, 2022