Monday, February 25, 2013

How to Experience Boracay Diving Adventures


Boracay Diving is famed at its best. Most guests of the island could not pass the chance to enjoy a diving experience that makes it quite a unique vacation to spend. To experience the beauty of the island also entails exploring the richness of its marine life and underwater natural beauty which is a whole lot of fun.There are many diving facilities you can find in Boracay. More often than not most of the resorts and hotels have the complete facilities to render services for the enjoyment of different water sports activities.



Hotel staffs are more than willing to arrange for their guests a schedule for a wonderful diving experience.Diving facilities in Boracay do not only offer rentals of equipment needed to dive. They are also offering diving lessons even for kids as young as seven. They can provide short term diving lessons for guests who are not staying long enough in the island. This service certainly adds some depth to your quality and unique Boracay vacation.Diving lessons are offered in varieties of languages such as English, Scandinavian, French, German, and Dutch to cater to the individual needs of their visitors as they provide convenience of a learning experience about diving.Most hotels offer various lessons on diving. These facilities provide a short P.A.D.I. course such as the one offered at Discover Scuba Diving which is ideal for the beginners. You can also opt to choose a short basic open course to learn about diving basics.This is done in the White Beach, a place ideal for those who will have their first training sessions.


An exciting dive to witness the local coral reefs of the island which are at its best in protected surroundings then follows. The dive training and courses are offered in ladderized program that allows diving students to proceed to the next level of adventurous diving course.Establishments with facilities that offer various diving courses are New Wave Divers, Blue Mango Dive Center, Calypso Diving Resort, Dive Gurus Boracay, Boracay Water Colors Diving Adventures, Lapu-Lapu Diving Center and many others.With the diving courses and diving services available in Boracay you can explore the underwater beauty of Boracay with their top line divers using sophisticated diving equipment such as scubapro BCDs, Scubapro regulators, wetsuits and fins.Boracay diving definitely becomes a common activity to returning guests of the island. That is why most diving facilities offer diving packages that provide more savings, better accommodation and unique diving experience as they set foot in Boracay.Diving packages are often inclusive of five days and four nights stay in the resort with breakfast and round trip airport transfers. Some offer diving courses with your option of the diving site to visit, a stay in the hotel, free diving equipment rentals and other valuable services.



Boracay dive packages can always satisfy your hunger for a diving adventure as you explore the hidden beauty of the island found underwater. With numerous spectacular diving sites you get to experience different marine life exploration experience and enjoy a diving lesson mixed with the pleasure of being close to nature.Boracay is a paradise. But the unseen underwater beauty of the island is appreciated only by divers. Do not lose the chance to have the unique experience to bond with the bountiful marine life, corals and sea creatures that surround this paradise island.To some tourists a visit to Boracay is incomplete without going on a dive to appreciate the natural underwater beauty of Boracay. A Boracay diving adventure is only made possible when you know how to get the best deal of diving services packed with fun diving adventures.


Friday, February 22, 2013

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

How to Enjoy the Best Cenote Diving in Mexico



You can never visit Mexico for the first time and fail to enjoy scuba diving. I know many people who have visited Mexico would agree that Playa Del Carmen diving was one of the most amazing experiences of their lifetime. This is attributed to the magnificent Riviera Maya which has a beautiful environment surrounded by the ocean reefs, caverns and cenotes giving it amazing scenery suitable for Playa Del Carmen diving. Mexico boasts of one of the best scuba diving facilities in the western hemisphere suitable for both new and experienced divers. Diving playa del Carmen will give you a chance to see the best marine creatures in the world.



Mexico scuba diving is well-known due to the presence of the Pacific Ocean on the west coast and the massive Caribbean Sea. If you want to enjoy the worlds most awesome cenote diving then the great Maya barrier reef located on the northern coast of the peninsula is the place to go diving. Being the second largest reef in the world you will view the greatest marine species in the world as you dive Riviera Maya. The best thing about cenote diving in Mexico is that the cenotes are cut off from the seas and oceans making them closed ecological systems with fish and plant life that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.If you are thinking about the weather in Mexico then think again.


The climate is sunny for the most part of the year and this is attributed to the sierra Madre mountain ranges, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean and sea of Cortez that extend along most coastlines in Mexico. Before you go to enjoy a playa Del Carmen dive you should also consider taking any kind of diving courses available online. Padi courses are available to get you started on how to be a good diver. After the course is completed the necessary certifications are awarded to the divers. Couples too are not left behind as they get to enjoy a spectacular night life and relax comfortably on the beaches during the day.



The availability of different diving sites ranging from the easy, shallow to those for the more advanced divers give everyone an opportunity to enjoy playa Del Carmen diving one of the best places to go Mexico Scuba Diving. Scuba diving can be so much fun if it is done with proper care. If you want to have a good experience while Mexico scuba diving, make sure you dive with the help of a professional. Get the necessary details from the dive center regarding the kind of safety measures that you should take including the levels of each dive site in that area. With this knowledge you will be on the right track to enjoy your playa Del Carmen dive.


Remember that cave diving should never be done without a professional. Having a professional diver will keep you and other divers on board safe in case of any thing as you experience a Playa Del Carmen dive. The center will also be willing to answer any questions regarding the safety and security of divers. Aside from Mexico Scuba Diving you will experience natural features in the area.


Wednesday, February 20, 2013

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai with the White Shark Diving Co.


WHITE SHARK DIVING SOUTH AFRICAWith hundreds of diving companies springing up all over South Africa, the diving market has become exceptionally competitive, with each company trying to outdo each other by offering the 'ultimate great white diving experience'. However, there is one company which still gets my vote of confidence - the White Shark Diving Company. Established in 1997, the White Shark Diving Company is a Gansbaai based tour operator offering specialty great white diving expeditions in the great white shark capital of the world.



Over the last decade this Cape Town shark cage diving has managed to gain a large band of loyal customers and an excellent reputation as a result. With a range of well-organized tour packages, a burning passion for diving in South Africa and by limiting the number of passengers in an effort to create exclusivity on trips, the White Shark Diving Company combines all the elements of a successful Cape Town cage diving company. THE DIVEThe actual dive will take place off the coast of Gansbaai, out at Dyer Island, as a result of the large Cape Fur Seal population (30 000) that inhabit the area (sharks rely on Cape Fur Seals as a primary source of nutrition). Due to the 30 000 strong Cape Fur Seal population, shark sightings at Dyer Island are almost 100% guaranteed, with some encounters reaching as many as 18 sharks (the White Shark Diving Company has a 98% success rate in terms of sightings on trips).


A dive usually last between 15 - 20 minutes, with each diver taking turns in the steel cages. Various factors can affect the dives, including weather and sea conditions, visibility and shark activity, but assuming the conditions are favorable, each diver can expect to make 2 or 3 dives per day. To ensure each diver gets the maximum time in the cage, each trip is limited to +-15 passengers. HIGH SEASONThe waters of Gansbaai see an influx of game fish from May to October, and an abundance of drowned sea pups from October to December as a result of pupping season, thus creating an ample food supply for prowling great white sharks.



As a result of this, the optimal time to embark on a Gansbaai shark cage diving trip is between the months of April and December as sharks tend to be more active during these times. FACILITIESIn order to ensure their guests receive the highest levels of comfort throughout their trip, the White Shark Diving Co. also offers a wide variety of facilities during the shark diving and viewing expeditions. These facilities include:Abseiling (a booking 24 hours in advance is essential)Microlight, fixed wing aircraft and helicopter aerial viewing (a booking 24 hours in advance and price on application is also essential for this)An exclusive fly-in option for executive travelers to Gansbaai from Cape Town International AirportRefreshments and a light meal Hot showersA curios shop offering a range of wonderful gift vouchersInternetTo organize your dream shark cage diving expedition, or to find out more about the White Shark Diving Company and the phenomenal Gansbaai shark cage diving trips


Friday, February 15, 2013

SCUBA News - #153 - February 2013

 

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Welcome to Issue 153 of SCUBA News. Today we're delighted include a guest article by Samantha Craven, co-ordinator of the Green Fins United Nations Environment Programme project, on the magic of the reef and protecting our diving .

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Contents:
- What's new at SCUBA Travel?
- Letters
- Diving - Enjoy, Not Destroy
- Creature of the Month: Harlequin Shrimp
- Diving News from Around the World


What's New at SCUBA Travel?

Diving Qualifications

There are a myriad of diving agencies - BSAC, CMAS, PADI, NAUI, etc - all issuing different qualifications. We've compiled a table showing equivalent attainments from 16 separate agencies.
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Diving East Timor

At the southwest corner of the coral triangle, this small nation has wonderful diving. Divers who've been there say: "The best diving I have ever seen", "Thousands of pelagics and sharks", "A whole island of walls, currents, pelagics and critters. Untouched for thousands of years". Read more at
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Diving Sardinia

The second largest island in the Mediterranean, Sardinia is surrounded by marine caves and cliffs shearing into the sea. You can dive here all year round in tasty caves and wrecks.
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Looking for Nautisub in Palau, Sardina. Visited and used them the 13 years I was there and loved them.

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Visiting Jordan 3/4-3/22 What is temperature of water in March and best place for a single diver to join group. Safe and secure area is very important.

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Diving - Enjoy, Not Destroy

by Samantha Craven

The elusive Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) has long been at the very top of my macro wish list. Whilst I've been privileged enough to dive in places where they have been seen. I've spent hours staring at blue starfish (Linckia laevigata), hoping to see a pair gobbling on one of its arms, to no avail.

Harlequin Shrimp, Hymenocera picta. Image copyright  www.tommyschultz.com

My diving friends know of my unfulfilled lust to see these incredible shrimp. If someone sees one on a dive, it is perfect ammunition to tease me, goad me, and fill me with envy. Unfortunately, by the time I get round to trying to find them myself, the pair has vanished. The slight of hand that delivers this trick is less magic, and more the transfer of the pair to an undisclosed location where rival operators have the monopoly on the shrimp.

In today's diving industry, the customer satisfaction, the return of business, the word of mouth and the competition for tips overrides environmental responsibility. Not for every dive center, not for every dive guide, but enough to see some frightful behaviour underwater.

I've seen people walking across corals, incessantly blinding cuttlefish or turtles with strobes. I've seen guides poke mantis shrimp out their holes so someone can take a photo, divers grabbing onto live coral because they haven't mastered their buoyancy. The list goes on.

Coral reefs face immense pressure from global, regional and local threats. Climate change: increasing storms, temperatures and acidification, pollution from land run-off, plastic and over fishing. This list too, goes on. There is no question that today's reefs are in serious trouble.

As divers, we are connected to marine life in ways other less fortunate than us are not. We see the magic on the reef, the plethora of colours and shapes, and the diversity of life. Baba Dioum, a Senagalese poet once wrote:

'In the end, we will protect only what we love.
We will love only what we understand.
We will understand only what we are taught.'

Most of us have a real love affair with the reef. The tank on our backs allows us to understand it better. The stories we hear from buddies, dive guides and instructors have taught us its wonder. We have the opportunity, and some say responsibility to be stewards of the ocean. To protect our passion and for some, our livelihood.

Green  Fins Dive Centre receive their pack of environmental materials - Photograph  by Falk Siedel Green Fins Coordinator.jpg

I have been lucky enough to encounter several individuals and dive centers that take this responsibility seriously through my work with Green Fins, a United Nations Environment Programme project that works with dive centers to implement environmental standards through a Code of Conduct designed to reduce the impacts of the dive industry on the marine environment. My role as project coordinator has me working with member dive shops, assessing their adherence to the Code of Conduct and providing consultations for improvement. I also work with the dive staff, training them on environmental issues and helping to empower them to pass this information onto their guests.

Snorkel Guide Giving Environmental Briefing - Photograph by The El  Nido Foundation

One of the things I love the most about my job is meeting those whose passion rises above all else. The dive guides whose briefings include environmental content and go further to explain the reasons behind not touching, or watching your buoyancy, those who correct diver behaviour by tucking away a dangling SPG or lifting a distracted diver's fins off the coral. The dive centers that don't tolerate divers who cause damage, who spend a little extra money on reusable batteries or biodegradable cleaning products. The dive instructors who go beyond the teaching requirements, and make sure they teach their students a thorough grounding and respect for the reef. I see the industry slowly changing for the better, and I hope this is something we can all begin to support.

I will forever be a student of the sea. Not just of its life, but also my diving technique. When we dive, we dive with professionals, and we can learn from them. We can watch how they don't use their hands to steady themselves, or how they control their buoyancy. We can ask their feedback on our finning techniques, or our weighting and we don't have to pay for those lessons.

Most importantly we can all do our bit to drive the industry for the better. We can tip guides that don't just spot critters, but respect them. We can tip guides who correct our positioning so we don't cause damage. We can recommend dive shops that have clear environmental policies in place, or that organize regular clean up dives.

Diving is not the biggest threat to coral reefs, but we can do our best to be the stewards that it needs, and we can enjoy them whilst giving them the breathing room that they need to build up resilience to those other major threats.

Green Fins Coordinator delivers annual environmental training to dive  staff - Photograph by Chloe Hunt The Reef-World Foundation.jpg

The Green Fins network is growing fast, and there are several member dive centers in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Look out for the Green Fins logo and promote dive centers that operate according to environmental standards. You can show your support by donating to The Reef-World Foundation, the regional coordinators of Green Fins. They would be happy to receive your emails and let you know what achievements you have supported. To find out more please visit www.reef-world.org and www.greenfins.net.

by Samantha Craven, Green Fins Coordinator

Photo credits:
Harlequin Shrimp by www.tommyschultz.com
Other photos by Chloe Hunt, Falk Siedel and James Harvey of The Reef World Foundation and The El Nido Foundation.


Creature of the Month: Harlequin Shrimp, Hymenocera sp

Harlequin Shrimp, Hymenocera picta. Image copyright  www.tommyschultz.com

The Harlequin Shrimp is an exquisitely patterned creature: cream with blue edged spots as shown in the photo (for a larger photo see the previous article).

There are two species claiming the name of Harlequin Shrimp: Hymenocera elegans and Hymenocera picta. They look similar, but the former lives in the shallows of the Red Sea to Indonesia; you find the latter more easterly in the Pacific.

Harlequin shrimps grow to 5 cm and are territorial. They live in life-time monogamous pairs, working together to trap their starfish prey. They find the starfish by smelling with their antennae, then the two of them turn the much bigger animal over and feed on its tube feet. Sometimes they will take the starfish into a dark recess of the reef where they will eat it alive over several days.

Harlequin shrimp are a favourite with underwater photographers. Once you spot one it is easy to photograph, but they are uncommon and so take some spotting in the first place.

Further Reading:
The Blue Planet, BBC Publications, 2001


Diving News From Around the World

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Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh boom threatened by Morsi assault on foreign ownership

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is accused of jeopardising a vital part of Egypt's tourist industry because of a clampdown on foreign ownership. Dr Adel Taher, an expert on decompression sickness who helped develop the Red Sea diving industry during the 1990s, said the first that many people knew about the decision was when locals in Sharm el-Sheikh began knocking on the doors of homes owned by dual nationals and telling them they would have to sell-up.

Australia orders Japanese whalers to stay away

Australia has demanded Japan's whalers leave the southern ocean, after a support vessel for the fleet was found to have entered its waters in pursuit of environmental activists.

Soft coral  photo

How do corals form new species?

How do corals evolve into separate species when their larvae can drift around the ocean over extremely long distances?

How do corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet?

Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted for the tropics during the next century. How they survive, while most species cannot, is being investigated by researchers at the University of Southampton.

Hawksbill Turtle photo

Hurghadian Exposes Turtle Harassment

Disturbing images show a young man on board a boat named "Gorgona," carelessly holding a hawksbill turtle. The man then places the helpless turtle upsidedown on the boat deck floor while people around him whistle and cheer.

War on the seabed: the shellfishing battle

In the fertile inshore waters of the west coast of the UK conflict is brewing between small-boat fishermen and the industrial trawlers, with tales of sabotage, bullying and livelihoods at stake

Shark photo

China's fishmongers lament waning popularity of shark fin soup

Anti-shark hunting campaign fronted by ex-basketball player Yao Ming is leading Chinese youth to reject traditional dish.

Chinese appetite for shark fin soup devastating Mozambique coastline

Mantas and hammerheads to disappear from divers' paradise if plunder is unchecked.

Underwater Whodunit: What's Killing Florida's Elkhorn Coral?

Scientists solve Caribbean coral mystery: human pathogens cause marine invertebrate deaths

Climate change could impact wave height

Average wave size will increase in many parts of the southern hemisphere over the twenty-first century, but decrease in the north, according to an international study on the impact of climate change on oceanic activity.

How Many Humpbacks before Whaling?

More than 100,000 is the new, more accurate, estimate of the pre-whaling population of North Atlantic humpback whales, according new research by Stanford University, Wildlife Conservation Society, AMNH and Oregon State University.


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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Learn to dive in London



If you're wondering why you should learn scuba diving, well it's your ticket to the underwater world. Is an adventure sport that many people are enjoying these days. Looking at marine life in close quarters is an exciting experience that you are always going to remember.So how do you learn to be a good diver? There are many clubs of diving with professional trainers with years of experience in diving.



Adhering to a scuba diving club or dive that can take marine conservation, wreck diving and go on adventure holidays. It also gives you the opportunity to participate in social gatherings, meet new people and make friendships with people who share a common interest. A scuba club good will always have the very best in store for all those who want to enjoy the holidays. Becoming a member of a good dive centre certainly help you meet like-minded people sharing the same passion. Being around people who share a common interest often leads to strong friendships. Even if you don't know someone from the Club once you were in a dip quickly bond with them.


A dive club is a great way to make friends and experience a strong feeling of community. look out for a dive center or club that teaches diving an so relaxed and fun. At a school of diving recognised London you can find special courses and classes to be held at regular intervals which are led by diving professionals who are experts in their field. Maybe you're already a qualified diver who dived for a while and want to brush up your skills, so you can go back into the sport. Then a club is the perfect place to do this with a professional diver in a relaxing pool with the latest equipment supplied.If you want to take the next step and progress from a recreational diver to a professional diver a good Scuba diving school in London can make you a diving instructor within 6 months.


This can help you get work as divers diving instructor, commercial diver, police diver, underwater and military scientific diver. Diving in London Choose a club that organizes different excursions on the coast of the UK and abroad every year, has an active training programme to develop its skills and its members diving Diving qualification is recognised throughout the world. Make sure that the club also holds a number of social functions throughout the year like this is a good opportunity to meet many other like minded people. If you want to go scuba diving in London looking out for a diving club where you can learn to dive, scuba lessons and enjoy the holidays. Out of the many scuba diving clubs and schools in the United Kingdom, Londonscuba is one of the schools biggest scuba diving which formed thousands of people in basic and advanced techniques of diving.



The diving club of Londonscuba offers diving lessons for beginners and advanced-level instructors for experienced divers. This club offers courses PADI Open Water Referral which is the first step to becoming a certified diver. The PADI diving certifications are widely recognized in the world. This is important when you want to rent or go on a dive in a foreign country. Classes are conducted by a qualified instructor in a swimming pool in an easygoing and relaxed. The instructor ensures that you go through all the necessary theory and skills that are needed to dive safely and independently. The courses cover all the basics of scuba diving and diving practice safe by an Open Water Diver If you like walking on the beach, diving in the coral reef or you want to learn to dive, becoming an Open water diver course will help you make new friends to spend time with in London and abroad.


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