The blue marlin starts life as an as a tiny larva, measuring not more than a few millimetres long and feeding on planktons. However they soon undergo a phenomenal transformation, growing to become a sizable ocean predator…. A challenge facing most pacific island funds is size.

The humble sea star has the remarkable ability to regrow its limbs. Can this creature of the deep provide us with clues as to how we can recover from a crisis?

Seahorses are terrible swimmers. They are also the slowest of all fish. When the sea currents get too rough, they might even die of exhaustion. For this reason, they anchor themselves by grasping onto corals, seaweed or any vegetation.

One of the most common images of a dolphin is that of it gracefully jumping out of the water. Unlike the ‘fish out of water’, this mammal is amphibiously at ease as it pivots in and out of the water. What’s probably less certain is the reason for this action, with an ongoing debate among scientists.