Marine turtles are of significant cultural importance in Fiji. They play a part in many traditional ceremonies and are the subject of many stories and local legends. Turtles have been and still are hunted and […]
Last December I had to chance to be part of an exciting project initiated by the Alliance Française here in Suva. As part of the yearly organised “Nuit des idées” or “Night of Ideas” in […]
A few weeks back we celebrated Amanda’s 31st birthday and we decided to enjoy a few days away from Suva by visiting Beqa Island. Due to the COVID situation, Fiji’s tourism industry has suffered drastically […]
Over the past few months I shot and edited a few travel videos. Check them out below and let me know which one your favourite is! There are a few more in the pipeline (French […]
Over the past month, I was able to follow up on some projects I have been wanting to do for quite a while. Part of that was also to utilize the footage I shot during […]
During our last expedition to the Pacific in February/March I got the chance to pay the team of Beqa Adventure Divers a few visits and join their shark diving. I had great memories from the […]
I had been looking forward to this trip for quite a while and at that moment it looked like it’s not gonna happen. We were sitting in the train from Bremen to Bremerhaven and kept […]
Tropical coral reefs, the ‘rainforests of the sea’, represent one of the most biologically rich ecosystems on our planet. Though they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, they support around 25% of all […]
One of our last courses in our ISATEC Master Program was the “Law of the Sea” lectured by Dr. Ximena Hinrichs, the Head of the Legal Office at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. […]
When I heard the MV Bob Barker as well as the MV Sam Simon, two of the four larger Sea Shepherd vessels are coming to Bremen I knew I had to go there. I´ve been […]
Tom Vierus is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist based in Suva, Fiji Islands. This blog is dedicated to his assignments and to sharing some behind-the-scenes footage.
