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UW photography and nudibranchs

This is the event for you if you shoot pictures or like nudibranchs.  Joining us will lift your knowledge of how to find and identify the different species.

Scientists and nudibranchs

Held in the spring every year, the Nudibranch Safari is hosted by internationally acclaimed experts. If Are there things to know about Nudibranch? the scientists will teach you about identification, behaviour, feeding habits and biology.

Typically, if there are things to know about Nudibranch shooting? The Safari also includes a lecture on how to photograph nudibranchs best. Join us for unlimited nudibranch fun – and experience first-hand the amazing array of species we have on the Gulen house reef!

A great learning experience

Joining a workshop to learn more about your favourite subject is always a good idea. You’ll meet like-minded people who can help you learn more and better understand things, and it is always fun to share experiences. The Nudibranch Safari is no exception! After attending the Nudibranch Safari, you will know the differences between the different species.

Next Nudibranch Safari 23 to 28th of April 2024

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience incredible fun.


  • Scheduled Safaris

    The Nudibranch Safari

    This package offers the best Nudibranch diving in Europe.

    Dates

    The Nudibranch Safari takes place from 23 to 28th April 2024.

  • Nudibranch Safari

    This package offers the best Nudibranch diving in Europe. We have, through collaboration with several renowned scientists and specialists, documented an incredible diversity. Bring your friends or come alone. We promise you a magnificent diving experience where every dive will offer new discoveries.

    Photo & Video

    Are you a photographer or like to shoot? You have unique opportunities. We have an average viz water at around 15-18m, whereas the winter months of December, January and February offer up to 35m. detailed explanations before dives will give you the correct information needed to choose the right lens etc.

    Availability

    You can dive this package on fixed dates every year, with slight variations of dates in March/April Water temperature is around 6 celsius.

  • Length of stay

    We offer a fixed workshop by default, but we are flexible if you want to make changes. Use our feedback form and tell us if you prefer to arrive before or want to have some days after the safari We will get back to you with a solution so you can see how it will be. Our terms and conditions are set on our Booking and payment page.

    Use the form below to contact us, or use the this link to make your booking. You will get a  30% discount automatically on your booking total 

  • The package includes:

    • Accommodation in shared twin rooms at Gulen Dive Resort
    • Unlimited house reef diving
    • Nudibranch and UW-photo lectures, workshop
    • Tanks, weights and air for all dives
    • Social gathering with other enthusiasts
    • Dinner for all participants every day
    • After diving in 200BAR
    Including also all that stands on the page "Booking Conditions"

    The package does NOT include:

    • Nitrox
    • Flights/transfer/travel costs or dive equipment

    The package can be extended with:

    • Transfer To and from the airport
    • Nitrox,Trimix and deco gas cost
    • Renting equipment

Highlights

  • 2010: Eubranchus rupium was recorded as a new species for Norway.
  • 2011: Goniodoris castanea and Onchidoris oblonga were recorded as new species for Norway. Tritonia lineata was recorded for the first time in 140 years.
  • 2012: Berghia Norvegica was identified for the first time since 1939, and seen in situ by divers for the first time in history. Read more here
  • 2013: A record number of 54 species were identified. Three new species were recorded in Norway for the first time – Onchidoris pusilla, Onchidoris sparsa and Eubranchus doria.
  • 2014: It was determined that a new Flabellina species has to be described. Three new species for Gulen were found – Eubranchus tricolor, Aldisa zetlandica and Doto millbayana.
  • 2015: Two new Doto species never before recorded in Norwegian waters was identified – Doto maculata and Doto dunnei. Work on the Flabellina species is progressing and will likely result in the description of two new species.
  • 2016: A new Dendronotus species was confirmed, and inconclusive work to identify the extremely rare Cuthona suecica was done. The Flabellina project continued and will result in three new species being described.
  • 2017: New scientific contributions include the discovery of the species Gulenia orjani, Gulenia monicae and Fjordia chriskaugei.

Summary

Our house reef at Gulen Dive Resort has probably the highest documented nudibranch species count anywhere in the Atlantic Ocean.
Among our scientific contributions is the discovery of the species Gulenia orjani, Gulenia monicae and Fjordia chriskaugei, all of which were published in November 2017, along with a major revision of the family Flabellinidae.

We have found a staggering 73 species at the Nudibranch Safari since the beginning. Eight of these are marked cf, which is only done when we are certain they are not the regular species (which is then not checked on the list). We try to keep them cf’s to a minimum, but over the years, we have inevitably accumulated a few.

Read more on the topic and Safari here: Scubapixel.com

Scientific fieldwork

There are several things to know about Nudibranchs, and the experts who lecture on the Nudibranch Safari are seasoned scientists. Often, the trip is part of their scientific fieldwork, and meticulous notes are taken down when they study the collected nudibranchs in close detail. They will all help you build a unique understanding of the subjects during the Nudibranch Safari.


Curator Bernard Picton

Curator Bernard Picton

Curator of Marine Invertebrates Department of Natural Sciences National Museums. Nudibranch expert Bernard Picton, author of "A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles" is present, he is counted as one of the worlds most know expert on Nudibranchs.

Dr scient Torkild Bakken

Dr scient Torkild Bakken

Current position is Head of Department, which also allows time for research and teaching. Main research fields are biosystematics and biogeography, particularly of polychaete worms (Polychaeta). I also have a great interest in nudibranch molluscs (Nudibranchia). My research is focused on phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography in these groups, as well as faunistics and biodiversity of marine invertebrates along the Norwegian coast.

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