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The other day when I looked at a huge gorgonian fan at 30 m with magnifying glasses in my hand I had trouble focusing on this tiny moving spec which blends so perfectly into the background. It made me wonder how someone ever would have found these cute creatures with bare eyes. So I did...
Considering it is one of my most favorite dive sites, it had been way too long since I had been for a dive at Julian Rocks at Byron Bay. While I love my chosen degree and profession, it had slowly began to feel like I spent majority of my time inside learning about marine creatures...
Blog submitted by the team from PADI Project Aware.Our Big Shark Shout Out is the month of April.Sharks are balancing on the brink and our aim is to protect them from overexploitation – overfishing, finning and bycatch – before it’s too late. We would love the help of all scuba divers, in getting more attention...
In an earlier blog I introduced myself and the work I will be doing in Madagascar for Reefdoctors. In this blog I'll tell you about my first experiences and my dives so far:First impressions of Madagascar Madagascar presents a biologist’s dream but a writer’s nightmare because its extraordinary qualities render it almost impossible to adequately...
You will have probably heard by now that another fatal shark attack took place this weekend. A 33-year-old diver died of the WA after having been mauled by a hark. Of this particular shark it is only known that is about 4m long, because the victim's brother who was in the water with him saw...
One of my major interests throughout my degree was fisheries management and aquaculture practices and I thought I would share some facts about the global state of fisheries that is not commonly advertised.Many, many years ago, fish were considered a common resource. Countries had no jurisdiction over their coastal waters and could rape, pillage and...
At DIVERSION DIVE TRAVEL we arrange trips to experience some of the very best diving in the world. Many divers love to eat fish, however we all know that our oceans are threatened by overfishing.Fish is a healthy food source but it is also one which gets exploited without compromise. Today’s technology used by commercial...
Nature has provided Sydney scientists with a brilliant underwater palette of colours that will help cancer research. A rare community of highly fluorescent corals, discovered in shallow waters in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, could also provide clues about how some corals cope with global warming.Anya Salih, from the University of Western Sydney, who...
Meet Madison Stewart. She was just a teenager when she started to make a name for herself in the world of marine conservation because of her passion for sharks.She is 18 now, so even better informed about the subject, and still just as energetic when it comes to informing people and asking everyone to sign...
“We are the fastest growing, most enthusiastic and darn right dangerous group of oceanic conservationists currently not in an asylum.” This is the way the Tank Banger introduce themselves to the world. This new group of divers uses social media to "Promote, Inspire and Educate a better knowledge and understanding of our oceans to encourage...