Archive for February, 2008
The
Australian Freediving Association is proud to announce
that the first Women’s Free Immersion National Record has been set by Louise
Dixon. On Saturday 9th February in the 2008 Andaman
Freedive Challenge held in Ko Lanta in Thailand, Louise div…
February 29th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
A collection of photographs taken underwater in pools,
lakes and waterways stretching from Brisbane to Fraser Island, opens at
The University of Queensland Art Museum on March 6. The exhibition, called Water Line, is by photographer Craig Holmes, who h…
February 28th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
A seagoing glider that harvests heat energy from the ocean to propel itself is being used to explore the undersea environment off Puerto Rico, say US researchers.
February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Since the
attack in the Bahamas on Markus Groh, much media focus and attention has been
seen on the behavioural characteristics on sharks.
The
Telegraph.co.uk has a report written by Paul Eccleston showing a diver from
Cape Town, South Africa, hitc…
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February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
DEMA (The Diving Equipment and Marketing
Association) has published a press releases announcing their deep sadness by
the recent events that lead to a diver’s death after participating in a shark
dive in the Bahamas last weekend.
This tragic incid…
February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
The British Freediving Association has announced a new UK
record in the Men’s Dynamic
discipline. On Saturday 23rd February 2008 at the 3rd German Indoor
Championship in Static and Dynamic Apnea held in Berlin, Martin
Macnaughton completed a
performa…
February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Tomorrow is February 29 Leap Day. Its not often (well, every four years or so) that we have a whole extra day in the year and I usually like…
February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Since the attack by a bull shark in the Bahamas on Mr. Markus Groh much controversy has hit diving forums, newspapers, marine conservationist groups and public opinion. In a recent publication on wetpixel.com, it reports that an underwater photographer a…
February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Karol Meyer has appeared on an important TV
channel in Brazil, in a special interview about freediving. The interviewee explained about her life
as an athlete, and also about Aida, which is the International Association for
the Development of Apnea, di…
February 26th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Have you ever wanted to be able to combine your love of driving with your love of scuba diving? Well guess what
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February 26th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Eric Cheng from Wetpixel.com has published a press release from the Shark Angels explaining the details of a fatal shark attack which happened in Bahamas yesterday. The scuba diver involved, Mr. Markus Groh, was fatally wounded while diving from the…
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
Mating fish don’t like an audience, it seems. When another male spies on them they change their mind about which female they prefer. The findings may alter the way we think about mate choice driving evolution, researchers say.
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
If world leaders do not immediately engage in a race against time to save the Earth’s coral reefs, these vital ecosystems will not survive the global warming and acidification predicted for later this century. That is the conclusion of a group of marine scientists from around the world in a major new study published in the journal Science.
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
This week in Global Ecology and Biogeography, encouraging news has emerged for one of the world’s largest marine herbivores, the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). A new study shows that long-term protection of the sea turtles’ nesting beaches is successful in achieving increases in the green turtle populations.
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Scuba Diving | Comments Off
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