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An underwater snowstorm is about to happen… It’s spawning time again. The annual coral spawning is predicted to occur at the Great Barrier Reef this week. One of the more spectacular events taking place on the Great Barrier Reef is the mass spawning of coral. You have to be lucky to in the right spot,...
Hey guys!To raise further awareness for Sharks and to show 'Episode 2: Great White - The Infamous Shark' movie to as many people as we possibly could we are running 'Shark Events'. We'll be coming to Adreno Scuba Centre in Brisbane next week!Our first event, was held on a Thursday evening at Devocean Dive in...
Would you ever think of dredging at the Great Barrier Reef? Noone in their right mind would consider such a thing, because of the impact it has on the unique corals and other marine life that exist in Northern Queensland. Yet, it is happening and will continue if we don’t do something about it!To make...
Most people who follow this Adreno Scuba Diving blog, and 'like' our Facebook page, will already know the drill for this popular online 'Tag and Win' competition.This is about the easiest way to score some great new gear and this time of year we are in the Christmas spirit and feeling extra generous! Our Xmas...
Liveaboard trips, dedicated to families with kids, now that’s something new!Get to dive, bring the kids, let them have fun, and have nannies looking after them. All this for a great affordable price! Cruises are now offered by Diversion Dive Travel in the Philippines and in Indonesia! Sail away on a beautiful liveaboard boat in...
If you haven’t purchased your scuba diving set up for this summer yet, or if you are after a real bargain, definitely come to our X-mas sale this month.The sale starts this Saturday, the 5th of November, from 9am so make sure you get here early because stock will go fast!We are marking down the...
Way back with the launch of Sarah Shark Episode 1 a 12 year old boy named Finn won the raffle to come diving with Sharks fully filmed by the Sarah Shark crew.The only condition we had was that; a) you must not already be a diver b) you must not have been in the water...
Over the last 7 weeks WA has faced three, undoubtedly frightening, fatal shark attacks. It’s always sad when you hear of the untimely death of a person, and my compassion goes out to the families and friends involved in these attacks.I was not surprised by the tone of the news reports that followed these attacks,...
This week (October 15 – 23) is all about sharks. PADI’s project AWARE is organising the Big Shark Shout Out to ask attention for shark protection. Nearly 1 out of 5 shark species is threatened with extinction. Shark are victim of overexploitation, including targeted fishing, bycatch and finning. Finning is cruel and wasteful because after...
The small pilot study, presented last month at the Paralyzed Veterans of America conference in Orlando, Fla., involved 10 wheelchair-dependent disabled veterans who had suffered spinal cord injuries an average 15 years earlier and who underwent scuba diving certification. Pre-dive tests checked the participants' muscle spasticity, motor control, sensitivity to light touch and pinpricks, plus...