Underwater Archives

March 30, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Halibut are certainly odd looking fish.

A distant relative to one of our favorite fish here in Florida (the Flounder), these halibut also have eyes on top of their head and can camouflage themselves on the bottom as they lay flat on the ground.

What is always cool is to see how these fish attack lures underwater.

And thanks to advances in underwater cameras and housing from our friends at GoPro, videos like this one of a Halibut attacking a lure can make their way to YouTube for everyone to enjoy.

Great footage from Kinetic Fishing!

March 31, 2015March 28, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Do you remember playing with hermit crabs as a kid?

They were usually in fish aquariums (without water), moved slowly around in the small rocks, and were fun for young kids to pick up and play with…

But not these hermit crabs.

These hermit crabs are fighting for their lives.

Because once they outgrow their shell, they must leave the shell and go unexposed and unprotected until they find a new shell (which usually means they get inhaled by a predator).

I won’t ruin the rest of the story for you, just know that this hermit crab vs conch video is a 2 for 1 fight that you don’t want to miss.

Tulip Snail = Not Salt Strong

Winning Hermit Crab (the one with a new shell) = Salt Strong

March 26, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Speechless…

This has to be the coolest spider crab footage I have ever seen!

And the music going along with it was epic.

I felt like this army of spider crabs were really preparing to go to war…

The footage of the small spider crab on top of the larger spider crab was glorious, and it felt like I was right in there with them.

Spider Crabs vs Stingray

Then comes the high drama when the big stingray enters the picture.

Honestly, I didn’t know what the heck was going to happen when I saw the stingray.

There were so many spider crabs, I was hoping they at least had a chance…

But the carnage at the end proved that the spider crab is no match for the stingray.

Probably the last time a group of Spider Crabs declare war on a Stingray…

At any rate, amazing video footage from BBC Life.

Spider crab eating Stingray = Salt Strong

P.S. – If you thought this was as incredible as I did, please take a second and Share it on your social media accounts. Sharing is caring! You Rock!

March 9, 2015March 5, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

If you have been following the lionfish invasion down in Florida, you know that these beautiful (yet venomous) fish are creating a bunch of issues for fishing habitats.

In fact, it is one of the only salt water fish that the state of Florida has no limit on, as they are encouraging the elimination of these fast reproducing fish that have no natural predators here in the Florida water.

And keep in mind, these lionfish aren’t just a problem here in Florida. They are starting to show up all over the Gulf, and according to lionfish expert Alex Fogg, these fast spreading lionfish are even popping up in high numbers near the oil rigs off of the Mississippi coast.

(the female lionfish can carry up to 15,000 eggs)

The Ultimate Lionfish Killer

But the good news is that with divers like this (aka the Ultimate Lionfish Killer), the lionfish population is slowly starting to reverse course.

This video was from Alex Fogg as he was diving with the Coast Watch Alliance near an old airplane wreck off of Pensacola, Florida.

According to the video, they bagged 200 lionfish from this spot alone!

Well done!

Related to helping eliminate lionfish, there has been some footage of sharks and even some grouper that are starting to prey on the lionfish as well (so perhaps the Florida predators can be trained to eat lionfish)

(If you haven’t seen the Grouper sucking down the lionfish like it was an oyster, then watch it here)

Alex Fogg = The Ultimate Lionfish Killer = Salt Strong

March 3, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

This is what underwater footage looked like before GoPro came along…

And if the date on this video is correct (6-9-2001), then this is pretty impressive underwater camera footage for its time.

Not to mention, pretty awesome start to the video where the shark goes after the sea snake.

Stay tuned until the very end of this video as the Great White Shark ends up winning this battle…

Australian Great Barrier Reef = Salt Strong

February 28, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

It takes a lot to make a marine biologist scream…

Especially something underwater.

But this camouflaged octopus appearing out of nowhere (and shooting off octo-ink at him) literally made marine biologist Roger Hanlon scream into his scuba mouthpiece (according to the video).

Pretty amazing marine animal.

Octopus = Salt Strong

February 25, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Pilot whales usually aren’t very dangerous.

In fact, pilot whales are part of the safe and friendly dolphin family (they are called “whales” because of how large they get).

However, in this video, a couple named Lisa and Lee find out just how quickly a “nice” animal can turn angry while they were out swimming in the water off of Mexico.

As Lisa swims along with a pilot whale, the whale not only surprisingly bit this female diver once, but then came back for another round with its powerful jaws…

And then proceeded to plunge at least 30 feet down below the surface with Lisa in its mouth…

Thankfully, as almost as if a miracle occurred here, the pilot whale changes direction and heads back up to the surface and releases Lisa shortly after.

Wow! I was certainly on the edge of my seat for this one.

Lucky Lisa = Salt Strong

February 22, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Those pesky bottlenose dolphins are at it again!

In this video, Guy Harvey shows you just how crafty these dolphins when it comes to stealing bait and affecting sport-fishing throughout the world.

This underwater camera does an amazing job of showing how these dolphin swipe bait in a surgeon-like fashion…

And make sure to keep your eyes pealed at the 35 second mark…

And then another underwater chuckle from the porpoise at the 40 second mark.

The dolphin actually goes up to the underwater camera and laughs!

Amazing footage from Panama.

Bottlenose Dolpin = Crafty and Salt Strong

February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Legendary diver Valerie Taylor has done just about everything under the water.

She is a world renowned underwater filmmaker, photographer, and conservationist.

She was even named Diver of the year in 2007 by Beneath the Sea, and then Legend of the Sea in 2013.

And in this video, she does what many divers would never have the courage to do…

Opens her arms, shows her love, and befriends a spotted moray eel.

Valerie goes on to say that even after years of not seeing the eel, once she returned to the coral where this moray eel lives, it would come out and great her as if no time had gone by.

Pretty wild stuff!

Valerie Taylor = Salt Strong

Spider Crabs vs Stingray

The Ultimate Lionfish Killer

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