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The Project AWARE Foundation knows that local actions make a global difference.This month Project AWARE launched the new Ocean Action Project. They’re looking to support innovative and results-driven projects to address two key focus areas: tackling marine debris problems and protecting critical shark and ray species.With increasing threats facing our ocean planet, working globally and...

We're one company, but with a Scuba Diving Store, Swimwear Shack, Wetsuit Warehouse and Spearfishing Supplies Shop, we do have a bit of healthy in-house competition going on.In our lunchroom our spearos happily chat with the scuba divers about weekend trips, the swimmers share Olympic Games news with the athletes (and the surfers just look...

I visited the 55th World Press Photo exhibit in the Brisbane Powerhouse last week and was intrigued by the press photos of what has been a very turbulent year in World News. 2011 brought us the earthquake in Japan and the devastating tsunami that followed, the Arabic Spring and all the dictatorships that were overthrown...

In June the Federal Government announced the creation of the world's largest marine reserve network ever created. It places around 2.3 million km2 of Australia's oceans into some form of reserve, which will stop the most damaging types of fishing such as bottom trawling -the clearfelling of the sea.This amazing achievement could not have happened...

Hi, I am John Gransbury from Adreno Scuba Diving Magastore and Professional Dive Services. This week I am reviewing this large-volume, extra light BCD. The Beuchat Masterlift X-Air Light 2 BCD is suitable for all types of diving and especially dive travel.If you are thinking of buying a good quality BCD for Scuba Diving and...

We are pleased to announce that our Birthday Sale has started this weekend and that we offer some great bargains on scuba diving gear, spearfishing equipment, freediving gear swimwear, wetsuits, and triathlon suits!Our specialist staff will help you with all your queries, and you can try on all the gear!Come to 54-58 Deshon Street in...

Manta rays and their look-alike cousins Mobula Rays are in peril due to the alarming increase in trade of their gill rakers, skin, and other body parts. We need to determine the extent of this trade, and find out where these rays are common and where they are declining.YOU CAN HELP! If you have more...

For all of you who have had clarity issues underwater using their GoPro camera's, there is good news. The long promised flat lens dive housing has arrived, making the GoPro camera's now also extremely suitable for underwater action shots.Previously, GoPro had warned about 'a slight loss of sharpness with underwater images'. The standard issue curved...

For really keen divers who can't seem to get enough of 'talking bubbles', visiting an underwater nightclub would be a dream come true. A world's first underwater nightclub was trialled earlier this month by TechnoMarine Watches as a promotional stunt and produced by the Thinkmodo team at the Hudson River in New York in a...

This month we were approached by Kym, who works as a volunteer for OceansWatch. She asked Adreno if we could collect second hand or clearance gear to donate to the various projects their organisation runs in poorer countries. We promised her that we would pass on her message to all scuba divers out there. Here...