A new open-access paper has shown that tiger sharks’ (Galeocerdo cuvier) migratory patterns are being affected by rising ocean temperatures. The study was carried out by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science and uses a variety of satellite tracking and tag recapture techniques to show that the animals have shifted their migration 250 miles (400 km) polewards.

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Many members of the Wetpixel community have traveled to Tonga and we have friends and colleagues that have been impacted by the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, We fervently hope that you are in a place of safety and that the damage to homes and businesses is limited. Our thoughts are with you.

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In response to an inquiry by one of the participants in the 2022 Wetpixel/Under the Jungle Cenote Photography Workshop, Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon discusses wide-angle lens and port choices and how these can be affected by attempting to create imagery in very low light. He chats about technique, port size, lens types, and overviews water contact optics.

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The Jan/Feb issue of Underwater Photography magazine is now available to download. Issue 124 includes reviews of the Kraken Hydra 8000WRGBU and ONEUW ONE160X, the results of the DPG/Wetpixel Masters and the Anilao Shootout, and an interview with David Fleetham. Locations include Florida and Shetland, while Dr. Richard Smith discusses underwater photography and marine biology.

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