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All divers in northern Australia are asked to look out for this type of ray this summer (picture by John Thorsborne): the porcupine or thornback ray, or the ‘Urogymnus asperrimus’ in its Latin name. You can even win major prizes if you spot one and report it! Why do you need to look out for...
Despite falling demand for whale meat, Japan is going ahead with a whaling expedition that started yesterday. Harpoon ships from Japan's whaling fleet have left their home port and are heading towards the Antarctic for this year's hunt.The Japanese government has vowed to send a patrol ship with the whaling fleet to monitor possible confrontations...
A proposal has been put forward by Environment Minister Tony Burke last week to establish the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve in Australian waters. But is it enough to protect our precious reefs?In a move to create the world's largest marine park, the government has made a draft plan to fully protect 989,842 km2. How...
Normally when I walk into Adreno I, along with most other avid divers and spearos, have an overwhelming urge to run around and play with everything. We all enjoy running into the wetsuit section and smothering ourselves with the sweet smell of neoprene...... right? No? (Okay, maybe thats just me).However, on Saturday I nhad to...
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...
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...
Well ODEX was a hit, the team and I had a great time talking to people in the industry, hanging with the Adreno guys and girls and interviewing the exhibitors!A big thanks to my sponsors at Adreno and Beuchat, as well as all those who helped with the filming, diving and logistics of this Episode!...
Our team from Adreno met some amazing people this weekend at ODEX. Many divers visited our store in between lectures and product browsing and were in awe of the scale of our megastore in Brisbane: a warehouse full of dive gear and swimwear.Today we got a visit from two amazing guys who are driving around...
A great initiative has emerged in the Pacific this week. In a move to protect sharks, the Marshall Islands government has created the world's largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly 2 million km2 of ocean, an area about a quarter the size of Australia. The Pacific republic will ban trade in shark products and commercial shark...