Check this out! Look very closely in the opening of the shell … Usually it’s hermit crabs which move into empty shells, but in this case a tiny octopus is using it for shelter. I’ve put my finger in for

I’m just back on board boat after a 24-hour visit ashore to catch up with the Department of Conservation crew working on Raoul. Tom and the rest of the expedition also came ashore this afternoon to look in some rock

Warren Chinn, our resident bug man, has been out and about, day and night, sampling invertebrates on many of the tiny islands, and also on the much larger Raoul Island. As it is such a big island he has just

Diving conditions in the Kermadecs have been excellent for most of the expedition so far with visibility under water reaching over 30m. The team have been sharing images of their incredible finds with us but they’ve just sent through something

The marine invertebrate team of Mandy and Stephen from the Australian Museum have been using different techniques to collect the widest variety of critters they can. One method that really tickles my fancy is the ‘air lift’, as it is

It’s late afternoon, and the crew are just pulling up the anchor (it’s clattering and rattling noisily above my head as I type). This morning we moved from Boat Harbour across to the Chanter Islands so we could dive there

Meet the charismatic megafauna! The most famous residents in Kermadec waters are the spotted black groupers, and rightly so. These fish have presence, and it’s not just because they are big, solidly built and up to 1.7 metres long. There

Tom explains how the soap fish got its name and why you shouldn’t store them in your togs (The soap fish and Tom also had a star turn on One News last night)

UPDATE: Our connections with the boat are running perfectly now that we’ve figured out that the Museum’s spam filter was the culprit, and so we’re going to quickly play catch-up with the blog posts now starting with a message from