Category Archives: Scuba Diving
British rebreather diving firms involved in race to the bottom of the Ocean
The march issue of the Scuba Industries Trade Association in the UK has revealed that two British diving firms have been quietly involved in the race 8 miles down to the bottom of the ocean. Two rebreather manufacturers have been … | READ MORE…
Mermaid Minute #7 – Elephant Seals
The latest episode of the Children’s Show Mermaid Minute has hit YouTube. Episode 7: Learn about Elephant Seals of the Pacific Ocean! can be seen below or via YouTube. See and learn more here: http://www.mermaidminute.com Follow Mermaid Linden here: http://www.facebook.com/mermaidsinmotion http://www.twitter.com/mermaidsnmotion
James Cameron to Dive the Mariana Trench
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and filmmaker James Cameron has announced he will soon operate a one-man submarine seven miles deep to the Pacific’s Mariana Trench, the deepest point in our oceans on earth. Cameron plans to spend as much as 6 … | READ MORE…
World record freediver Will Trubridge champions world’s rarest dolphin
World champion Freediver William Trubridge is a New Zealander and feels a special connection with Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins, which live nowhere else. “Hector’s Dolphins are the world’s smallest and most endangered dolphin”, he says. One of its two subspecies, … | READ MORE…
Mermaid Minute #6 – Barnacles
The latest episode of the Children’s Show Mermaid Minute has hit YouTube. Episode 6: Barnacles are silly! Goose Neck barnacles, whale barnacles, acorn barnacles! can be seen below or via YouTube. See and learn more here: http://www.mermaidminute.com Follow Mermaid Linden here: … | READ MORE…
Madagascar Seeks Protection for Marine Resources
As reported in DiscoveryNews,a new study, conducted by the University of California, Berkeley and the Wildlife Conservation Society is using a “diversified portfolio” approach, to identify what ocean habitats need protection and use a variety of strategies to protect them. A “roadmap” for preserving … | READ MORE…
DEMA Announces New President and Board of Directors
DEMA, the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and growth of the recreational scuba diving and snorkeling industry. DEMA is pleased to announce that Stephen Ashmore of Tabata USA (TUSA) has been unanimously elected … | READ MORE…
90 Days Later: Will Australia Create World’s Largest Marine Park?
This past November Reuters reported that Australia’s Environment Minister, Tony Burke, said he would be creating a marine park in the Coral Sea to cover almost 1 million square km — an area the size of France and Germany combined – to help protect … | READ MORE…
Baja, Mexico 2012: Scientific-Expedition Adventure
Fred Buyle and William Winram invite you to embark on an adventure of a lifetime —an eight day scientific expedition on a live-aboard vessel that will depart San Diego for Guadalupe Island Mexico to tag Great White Sharks. Fred and William will … | READ MORE…
Zenobia wreck closure confirmed as mis-communication
The Zenobia wreck is open for business once again after recent reports that the wreck was closed to divers was confirmed to be miscommunication based on mistranslated by-law from in 1973. Yiannis Kokkinos, general manager for the Cyprus Ports Authority, … | READ MORE…
