Which of the many Solomon Islands dive adventures is for you: would it be the wrecks of Iron Bottom Sound, the fantastic colourful reefs, the points where pelagics swarm, or a little bit of everything?
Custodians of the Great Barrier Reef have been fighting, but not winning, a war against an alien-like invader, the Crown Of Thorns Starfish (COTS). But the tide looks set to turn with the introduction of the COTSbot, an underwater robot that can seek and destroy individual starfish.
You may have read the recent Great Barrier Reef Obituary which claims that ‘Climate change and ocean acidification have killed off one of the most spectacular features on the planet.’ Why do people believe it?
Close your eyes and imagine Paradise, what image does that word conjure up? Well that paradise does exist in the Cocos Keeling Islands, made up of 27 coral islands surrounding a turquoise lagoon, making for rather fantastic diving conditions.
CoralWatch is a citizen science initiative using a colour-coded chart to help users survey the state of coral reefs – we find out how easy it is to complete a survey
Many think that the Whitsundays is just a playground for the rich and famous with luxury yachts and long white beaches. Think again: there’s plenty of scuba diving in the Whitsundays and nearby reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.
How did we get here? ‘Lost Diver Scenario’ or in this case… ‘Diver Has Pissed Off Scenario’. Has this ever happened to you?
Every time it rains, fine sediment and fertilisers are being washed into the waters around the Reef choking fish and coral, creating algal blooms and weakening the fragile marine ecosystem. Fortunately Greening Australia has a simple and effective solution.
When is the best time to ‘Call a Dive’ or abort a scuba dive? Most sensibly before you gear up – explains Scott Jamieson, DAN AP’s General Manager.
With names like Purple Haze, Black Magic and Instant Replay – Fiji’s little-known Vatu-I-Ra has some of the best and best-named 🙂 dive sites in Fiji
