Scuba diving news from South Africa and Worldwide destinations

News and articles relating to scuba diving in South Africa and abroad. Topics include diving equipment, dive sites, diver training, dive specials, wreck diving, reef diving and shark diving news.

31 August 2007

Pelago Adventura dive company and lodge for sale in Mozambique

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Urgent sale of an established lodge property and scuba dive company in Mozambique. All the dive equipment, boats, quad bike, a Dhow, a piec...
13 December 2006

The Permit Battle... Continued

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http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3590601 Divers get legal opinion Rule on scuba permits 'is beyond powers of MCM' Dec...
17 October 2006

Liquid Edge Diving - A new independent technical training choice in Johannesburg

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Liquid Edge Diving (LED) ( http://www.tekdiver.co.za ) has opened shop in Northcliff, providing an independent, alternative choice to techni...
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11 May 2006

Where in the world am I?

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The AfriOceans Conservation Alliance is hosting a competition which ends on the 15th of July 2006. They released Dee the Raggie in March and...
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Hundreds of Dolphins dead

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Hundreds of dolphins washed up on the shores of Zanzibar at the beginning of May. Scientists are still baffled but suspect it may have somet...
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16 March 2006

DAN Awards Equipment to Rescue Organizations

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DAN has awarded an oxygen unit and an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit through its Oxygen Grant Program and AED Matching Grant Pr...

DAN Insurance - Update

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Here are a few related articles on the latest from DAN DAN America Insurance Dumped at 10 Popular Dive Destinations; Cozumel, Belize, Bahama...

SCUBA Theory: Snorkels aren't evil

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I really enjoyed this post by Will O'Brien on Divester. Divester is beginning a new series on SCUBA diving theory starting with this fan...
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"Shark Parks?" Oceans said in need of protection

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With tracts of the ocean as little known as Mars, discoveries of a stunning richness of life in the depths are spurring calls for more prote...
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No serious coral reef damage after tsunami

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Most Indian Ocean coral reefs which were hit by the December 2004 tsunami escaped serious damage, but their full recovery could be hampered ...

Climate change - Our oceans and reefs are in danger

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Global warming, CO2 emissions, pollution and climate change - call it what you will, our planet is suffering. Here are a few articles I foun...
10 March 2006

Shark cage diving and shark encounters without cages

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Most people have heard of shark cage diving. But now try this: diving with the Cape's sharks with no steel cage for protection. That...
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New Product Manager and other appointments made by Mares

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Mares Diving, a division of Head USA, today announces three personnel changes. Enrico Romeo, current Product Manager of Diving for Mares Div...

Medical talks could appeal

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The Diving Medicine 2006 conference, to run on 23/24 March in Shrewsbury, could be of interest to sport and particularly technical divers. O...

Dive Bar offers counter display and special discount in March

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Dive Bar is a delicious and nutritious sport bar made exclusively for underwater enthusiasts. Since its launch late last year, Dive Bar has ...

Pre-Dive Checklist

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Scuba diving is full of opportunities for embarrassment, as perhaps you've noticed. Does your diving protocol include sometimes stepping...

New Zealand: Health of scuba divers to be monitored

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Recreational scuba divers will soon be asked to provide information about their health to prevent more deaths under the water. The New Zeala...

San Jose diver may have drowned before shark attack

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By many accounts, Anthony Moore was an experienced diver. The 45-year-old San Jose engineer left a detailed "float plan" with his ...

New shark species discovered in the Sea of Cortez

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A Mexican marine biologist has discovered a new shark species in the murky depths of Mexico's Sea of Cortez, the first new shark find in...
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New species found on Barrier Reef

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Scientists have found new species of fish and other sea life as part of a landmark survey of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef ...
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07 March 2006

Atomic Aquatics presents AtomicVision line of dive masks

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The latest innovation from Atomic Aquatics unveiled at DEMA Show 2005 in Las Vegas. Atomic Aquatics continues to turn the dive industry on e...

Hand signals used by divers approved by RSTC

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The recreational scuba training industry is a self-regulated industry that is responsible for development of training standards that are use...
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ADEX Show Announces New Exhibitors and Programs

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With an influx of new exhibitors and with existing exhibitors significantly increasing their booth presence, organiser Suntec Integrated Med...

Diving businessman ruled liable over wife's death

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A US dive shop owner has been found liable for the death of his wife, in a civil case that awarded the victim's parents more than $3.5 m...

Jean-Michel Cousteau at LIDS

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Jean-Michel Cousteau is the latest addition to a stellar cast of speakers at the London International Dive show (LIDS), which runs over 1-2 ...

Crowded dive site in Maldives

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The Maldives is claiming a new Guinness World Record for the most people diving together at one time. On 25 February 979 divers, aged 10-73 ...

South Africa: Spear diver hit by boat propeller

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A diver in South Africa was injured after a boat ran over him. The incident, in Melkbossstrand on the country's Western Cape, reportedly...

Grey Nurse Shark species at risk of extinction, says genetic survey

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Grey nurse sharks are in danger of becoming extinct, according to a genetic survey of the fish in their natural habitats. Scientists analyse...

Study warns of threat to sharks

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Sharks could be more vulnerable to the fishing industry than was previously thought, research has revealed. Marine scientists led by Aberdee...

New Zealand: More of Great White Sharks to be tagged

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An international team of marine scientists returns to the Chatham Islands next week hoping to fit satellite tags on up to 13 great white sha...
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