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/
Featured on Scuba Diver Life:The Pacific Ocean reaches staggering depths of over 30,000 feet (10,000-plus m) and is home to between 20,000 and 30,000 islands. Boasting Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, the South Pacific is a diver’s dream destination! https://scubadiverlife.com/top-five-south-pacific-dive-destinations/
Writing this article for LiveAboard recently has been a great reminder that we have the answers to solve plastic pollution and there are some innovative ideas showing us the way towards a cleaner and healthier ocean. We can do this!https://www.liveaboard.com/diving/article/beat-plastic-pollution
Featured in Scuba Travel:Komodo Island forms part of the Komodo National Park, which was established in 1980. It is one of only seven locations in the world with pink sand along its beaches and has a range of scuba diving options, including wall dives, pinnacles, swim-throughs, sea mounts, reefs and caves.Find out more in Diving Komodo, one of the most biodiverse locations in the world
Featured on Scubaverse:The Maldives is an iconic dive destination, thanks to its white sand beaches, coral reef diving in warm waters, and abundance of whale sharks and manta rays. Consisting of 26 atolls dotted across the Indian Ocean, it is picture-perfect and at the top of many divers wish lists.The different Maldives atolls each have their own characteristic dive sites and offer a variety of dive types; from atoll walls and channels to caves, swim-throughs, drift dives and lagoon diving. They each have an impressive array of marine life from large pelagic species through to tiny critters perfect for underwater macro photography. This variety of marine life and dive sites make the Maldives an ideal destination for all diver experience levels and interests.Find out more in Maldives: Mantas and more...
Featured on Scubadivermag:Shark Week 2018 is on the way! The 30th anniversary of this hugely popular event is set to include some of the top shark dive destinations around the world.Find out more and check out the Shark Week 2018 TV schedule in Shark Week 2018
Snorkeling is very under-appreciated and yet is a great way to introduce people to the ocean, and to spend time with marine life without the hassle and work of scuba diving.There are also some incredible snorkeling opportunities out there. Who wouldn't fancy snorkeling with orcas, whale sharks or great white sharks?Find out more in my latest article, Beginners Guide to Snorkeling.
Ulong Channel in Palau is not for the faint-hearted. The pace of this dive is tremendous and takes divers into a channel to enjoy one of the world’s best drift dives. The channel entrance is covered in corals and divers drift through the channel to the mouth, where grey reef sharks can be seen hunting fish that exit the channel. Stingrays, snappers, jacks and batfish are also seen at the mouth of the channel. Find out more about this and other top drift diving destinations in my latest article for LiveAboardDrift Diving Essentials.
Wall diving involves diving alongside the edges of coral reefs, or reef walls, and other vertical underwater terrains. Reef walls can vary in size from just a few meters on part of a reef to walls that drop dramatically down for hundreds of meters and more.
Wall diving is exhilarating and there is nothing quite like hovering at the edge of a wall and watching the vast inky depths of the ocean below. It offers the opportunity to enjoy striking and unique terrains, colourful coral formations, plentiful reef fish and larger pelagic species.Find out more in my latest article, Wall Diving Essentials
