It's easily one of the busiest and most fascinating corners of the reef: the cleaning station. Experience all the bustle and activity as large fish and rays gather to be cleaned of parasites by the ocean's smaller creatures.

• 1/10/12
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We're exploring one of the most famous dive sites around the Pacific island of Palau in this week's episode. Strange and wonderful creatures – including rays, sea slugs and eels – flourish within this Marine Protected Area (MPA).

• 1/10/12
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They might not be the ocean's most formidable predators, but the aggressive bluefin kingfish in our latest episode show off some impressive hunting tactics as they band together for a high-speed chase.

• 1/10/12
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Lethal venom, clever adaptations for land and sea life, and those distinctive stripes! We're taking a close-up look at the banded sea snake in the latest episode of Wild Oceans.

• 10/24/11
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We're entering the fascinating underwater environment of the shark in our latest marine episode. The presence of some large tiger sharks and circling bands of blacktips makes for an exciting dive for the Earth-Touch crew off the South African coast.

• 10/10/11
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The crew dives with dolphins in this Marine Highlights episode. Watch these captivating animals as they interact with each other and communicate using complex vocalizations.

• 9/21/11
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Watch life unfold on a busy reef off the South African coast in our latest episode of Wild Oceans. Prepare for a super-sized encounter with a whale shark (the biggest fish in the ocean) and keep an eye out for a territorial potato bass and some beautiful coral formations.

• 8/17/11
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We're focusing on sharks in this week's episode of Wild Oceans. Our crew takes a dip with great whites, pays a visit to some endemic sharks off the coast of South Africa and has a closer look at the biggest fish in the ocean: the whale shark.

• 7/29/11
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As millions of sardines begin their annual migration up South Africa's eastern coast, we are eagerly awaiting the return of our crew out at sea. In the meantime, we thought we'd fill the gap with some awesome footage from Sardine Runs of previous years. In this episode, we feature dolphin superpods, diving gannets and sharks on the hunt.

• 6/15/11
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A range of marine creatures, from devil firefish to loggerhead turtles, make an appearance in the waters off South Africa's Sodwana Bay. Further south in the country, a dive in the early-morning darkness provides a unique perspective on a busy reef. Finally, we take a look at the diverse topography of a dive site off the coast of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.

• 5/19/11
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Our crew films some of the diverse cichlid species that dominate the fresh waters of Lake Malawi. In South Africa, a pod of common dolphins races along the Eastern Cape coast, signalling the start of the annual sardine migration. Also in South Africa, an array of colourful creatures, from sea goldies to regal angelfish, inhabit a busy reef.

• 4/20/11
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Seals play in the shallow waters off the coast of South Africa's Western Cape, while bluefin kingfish go on the hunt in KwaZulu-Natal. Finally, the crew heads to Ponta Mamoli in Mozambique where cleaner shrimp feed on the parasites on a moray eel.

• 2/23/11
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Off the coast of South Africa's Western Cape, a tiny octopus drifts through icy waters before disappearing into a rock crevice. Sergeant major fish protect their eggs from a school of hungry goldbar wrasse on South Africa's Stringer Reef while cleaner wrasse eagerly feed on parasites in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique.

• 2/7/11
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In the waters off Mozambique's Vamizi Island, a cleaner wrasse wriggles inside the gills of a goatfish in search of parasites to eat, while in Ponta Malongane, the crew films an array of aquatic life, including moray eels and a massive loggerhead turtle. Finally, we journey to the Seychelles where small, healthy groups of coral are beginning to thrive.

• 12/15/10
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A goatfish sifts sand with its tendrils as it searches for food in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province and the tide sweeps nutrient-rich waters into Micronesia where masses of fish feed on plankton. Corals and oysters flourish in Mozambique's Vamizi Bay and resident moray eels peek out of rock crevices in Ponto do Ouro.

• 11/17/10
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Grant Brokensha films a pod of humpback whales before encountering an array of marine life on South Africa's Stringer Reef. The crew comes across a number of pelagic predators in the waters off the coast of Micronesia. Finally, Graeme Duane enjoys a swim with the biggest fish in the ocean, the whale shark.

• 10/20/10
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Our first-ever marine podcast opens with a clip courtesy of Barry Skinstad who films two shark species - blues and makos - along the Cape Coast of South Africa, along with some very nervous white-chinned petrels! Then it's off to the Knysna Lagoon in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, where Barry again does film duty to bring us enchanting footage of the delicate creatures that inhabit this world-famous estuary, from the sea hare to the seahorse. In Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, there's an abundance of marine life and Grant Brokensha has captured some of the most interesting species to share with us, including round ribbontail rays, an octopus and beautiful but venomous devil firefish.

• 9/22/10
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Our second marine podcast is brought to us from the picturesque Republic of Palau in Micronesia. Enjoy the acrobatic antics of spinner dolphins and a striped sea snake before Barry Skinstad braves the dangers of Jellyfish Lake. Majestic mantas feeding on plankton is up next, and finally Barry and his crew explore the underwater caves of Palau to conclude this week's offering.

• 9/22/10
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This marine podcast was filmed by Graeme Duane in the Seychelles. From a hawksbill turtle laying eggs, he joins a second turtle in the ocean and lastly captures footage of a massive school of convict fish feeding off the rocks.

• 9/22/10
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This week's marine podcast showcases the 2009 sardine run. We join Barry Skinstad and the marine crew from a slow start to an epic finish. This footage includes rarely seen close-ups of the magnificent Bryde's whale feeding on the sardines.

• 9/22/10
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This week's marine podcast features a feast of footage from Earth-Touch underwater cameraman Barry Skinstad. First he takes us on a voyage of discovery in the crystal clear island waters of Palau in Micronesia, then we join him on his first encounter with the apex ocean predator, the great white shark. In the next clip he spends time with a graceful giant in the cold waters off Cape Infanta on South Africa's Western Cape coast, and Barry ends off with footage of spectacular predator action during the annual sardine run along the eastern coastline of South Africa.

• 9/22/10
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We spend this week with Grant Brokensha in Sodwana Bay. We start off searching for plankton eaters and end up having a surprise encounter with a manta ray. Later on in the week we are treated to some beautiful whale shark footage and finally, we wrap up this week by exploring some of the more interesting little creatures in the sea.

• 9/22/10
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This week's marine footage was filmed in Lake Malawi and features the mouth-brooding cichlid, night diving at Thumbi Island and an underwater Eden

• 9/22/10
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In the 9th Marine Podcast the crew travels up the coast to the Pomene Estuary in Mozambique. Cameraman, Barry Skinstad, explores the micro-life that exists beneath the surface.

• 9/22/10
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In this week's marine podcast, cameraman Graeme Duane shares two of his most memorable experiences while filming underwater.

• 9/22/10
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In this week's marine podcast we team up with cameramen Barry Skinstad and Grant Brokensha in Sodwana Bay. It is not an ideal time to be filming here, yet throughout the week they encounter a plethora of weird and wonderful creatures while in search of a playful pod of dolphins.

• 9/22/10
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This week we share cameraman Grant Brokensha's best moments. He begins by diving in the clear waters of the iconic Jellyfish Lake on the island of Palau in Micronesia. Here millions of jellyfish move across the surface of the water every day, following the arc of the sun. Barry Skinstad joins Grant in a search for beautiful manta rays. They find three individuals circling as they filter-feed in the plankton-rich waters. We end off this marine podcast with a rare and privileged sighting of a fossil-like nautilus propelling itself through the water.

• 9/22/10
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Our special marine podcast this week takes the form of an urgent warning about the precarious state of the world's coral reefs. By compiling some of our most impressive marine footage and basing our story on current science, we hope to highlight the beauty of these biologically diverse ecosystems and the importance of preserving them for future generations. The release of this podcast has been carefully timed to coincide with the much-anticipated COP 15 UN summit on climate change taking place in Copenhagen. We're hoping that the politicians and legislators attending the summit will resolve to lower CO2 emissions sufficiently and so curb worldwide coral-reef degradation caused by temperature increases and ocean acidification. Our short film, which will be presented at the Copenhagen summit by the Zoological Society of London, is a small attempt to convince world leaders to flex their political muscles in order to stabilize our fragile climate.

• 9/22/10
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