Top 5 Sites for Mangrove Diving

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Featured on Deeperblue:My latest article for Liveaboard.com, and featured in Deeperblue, is about mangrove diving. Mangroves are the unsung heroes of the ocean and a diver’s best friend. They are biodiversity hotspots and nurseries where up to three-quarters of all tropical fish species are born; ensuring plentiful life at dive sites around the world.The news isn’t all good though, with a report released on 1st December 2017, and tweeted by Mangrove Conservation, confirming mangroves may not be able to adapt to climate change.With that in mind, now is the time to visit some of the many stunning dive sites supported by mangrove forests. Here are our top five:https://www.deeperblue.com/top-5-sites-mangrove-diving/

Diving the Poor Knights

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I had no idea the marine life of New Zealand could be so diverse and colourful until I saw these photographs from Nicholas's recent day of diving the Poor Knights marine reserve. They left me speechless! This is one of the world's top dive sites and Nicholas's experiences there with Dive! Tutukaka certainly did that title justice. This site is one for the bucket list and it also demonstrates the importance of marine reserves for the health of our oceans and fish stocks. Read on to find out more:http://www.friendsforsharks.com/02/09/2015/blog/diving-the-poor-knights/