Featured on Scuba Travel:It might be Shark Week but let's not forget about diving with rays! There are some fantastic places to scuba dive with rays around the world, including night diving with manta rays at Kona, Hawaii. Personally I can't get enough of hanging out with stingrays, as you can see in my picture here from a recent trip to Australia.Find out more in Top 5 Places to Scuba Dive With Rays.
Featured on DeeperBlue:Whilst some people have concerns that baited shark dives can impact natural shark behaviors, shark diving can be done responsibly with minimal impacts on the sharks. It is also a valuable yet underappreciated conservation tool that contributes to the protection of sharks and the ocean in a variety of ways.Find out more in my article The Role of Shark Diving in Conservation.
It's Shark Week! I'm honoured to be kicking off the celebrations on Scuba Diver Life with my article World's Top 20 Shark Dives."Shark Week 2018 is upon us. And to honor our favorite apex predators, Scuba Diver Life is going to publish content all week focused exclusively on sharks, from a shark-tooth identification quiz, to which shark-conservation organizations you should support with your time and money. But since divers are most eager to actually get in the water with sharks, here’s our definitive list of the world’s top 20 shark dives."
Featured on Scubadivermag:The Great Barrier Reef, Australia is the only place in the world where you can swim with dwarf minke whales and the whale expeditions there have had a 98% success rate of finding minke whales since they began in 1996! The largest pod they have seen consisted of 28 whales and their longest encounter with the whales lasted a whopping 10 hours!https://www.scubadivermag.com/diving-with-pint-sized-whales/
Featured on LiveAboard:A liveaboard trip is an ideal way to get to know some new scuba buddies and explore world class dive sites together. Sometimes though, you don’t want to be diving with people you don’t know and would prefer to be on a boat with just family or friends. This is where chartering a boat comes in.Top Reasons To Try Charter Diving
Featured on DeeperBlue:July is all about sharks, with Shark Week returning on 22nd July, Shark Awareness Day, and the popular SharkCon event starting on 14th July. It’s a great time of year for divers to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of sharks, both at home and in the water. With shark dives suitable for all experience levels, there is something for everyone to enjoy.https://www.deeperblue.com/5-great-shark-dives-for-novice-divers/
Featured on Scuba Diver Life:The Seychelles has a secret....You can only reach the Sister Islands of Grande Soeur (Big Sister) and Petite Soeur (Little Sister) by boat. They are small, privately-owned islands with pristine dive sites. Sailing to the islands is a fantastic experience and their inaccessibility makes for uncrowded dives sites and a relaxing dive trip.Find out more in Best Scuba Diving in the Seychelles Islands
Featured on Scubadivermag:Over 13,000 islands, 3000 species of fish and around 600 species of coral are three great reasons to visit Indonesia. With diverse dive sites and liveaboard options, there is an Indonesian adventure for every diver and all budgets. https://www.scubadivermag.com/6-great-indonesia-dive-sites-to-explore/
Featured on SportDiver:PADI Women’s Dive Day is on July 21 and there will be events held at locations worldwide for female divers of all levels and abilities. This year we’re taking our inspiration from some well-known female dive icons and the next generation of female divers paving the way in ocean conservation and scuba diving for women.Find out more in Five Remarkable Scuba Diving Women
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A study in the Marine Policy journal (May 2018) has demonstrated how important human attitudes towards sharks are for effective shark conservation. The study assessed attitudes towards sharks in the Galapagos Marine Reserve and showed that an understanding of the environmental role of sharks and how dangerous (or not) they appeared to be, had the greatest influence on peoples’ attitudes towards conserving them. Having knowledge of, or experience with, sharks also influenced attitudes. It was clear that shark conservation initiatives need to focus on creating positive attitudes towards sharks in order to gain peoples’ support to conserve them. As Baba Dioum put it: "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught." Education and positive experiences with sharks are key tools in successful shark conservation and the Galapagos Islands are an ideal destination to undertake both. https://www.divein.com/blog/galapagos-diving/
