http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/news/archive-august2005.php News and articles relating to scuba diving, marine and environmental issues in South Africa and abroad. Features on Great White shark cage diving, tropical reef diving and wreck diving holidays plus diving with sharks, whale sharks, whales, dolphins and turtles en-us http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/imgs/pics-greatwhitecagediving-sm.jpg http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/news/archive-august2005.php 80 80 News and articles relating to scuba diving, marine and environmental issues in South Africa and abroad. Features on Great White shark cage diving, tropical reef diving and wreck diving holidays plus diving with sharks, whale sharks, whales, dolphins and turtles http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/stretching-for-scuba-divers-to-relieve.html A very interesting article from Divester on fitness and excercises for divers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/stretching-for-scuba-divers-to-relieve.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-humpback-whale-population-on.html Researchers say the humpback whale population is slowly increasing but it needs to be protected from commercial whaling. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-humpback-whale-population-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/climate-change-to-cause-chaos-in-uk.html Climate change will wreak havoc on the United Kingdom's marine environment, deepening the decline of cod, threatening the future survival of some sea bird colonies, and causing wide-scale coastal disruption, a new WWF report has found. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/climate-change-to-cause-chaos-in-uk.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/antarctica-widening-ozone-hole-is-as.html The seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica has widened sharply this year, making it the biggest hole since 2000 and the third largest on record, according to measurements reported here on Tuesday by the European Space Agency (ESA). http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/antarctica-widening-ozone-hole-is-as.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-has-been-growing-warmer.html South Africa has been getting warmer over the past 44 years and the season that has been getting the warmest is autumn. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-has-been-growing-warmer.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-carrier-breaking-apart-in.html The bulk carrier Kiperousa that ran aground near East London on June 7 with a cargo of tropical hardwood logs has begun to break up in heavy seas. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-carrier-breaking-apart-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seven-sailors-hauled-to.html Seven men were hauled to safety in a dramatic sea rescue in icy waters between Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seven-sailors-hauled-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whistles-for-scuba-diving.html The Storm Whistle claims to be the world's loudest whistle. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whistles-for-scuba-diving.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/glo-toob-for-scuba-divers.html Originally developed for scuba divers, the GLO-TOOB is an LED light that is waterproof to more than 11,000 feet, measures less than 3 inches in length, and weighs just 0.075 pounds. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/glo-toob-for-scuba-divers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diving-solo-vs-diving-with-buddy.html Is it more fun? Is it safer? - what do you think? http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diving-solo-vs-diving-with-buddy.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/caribbean-urged-to-do-more-to-protect.html Caribbean countries have been told that the tourism industry could face severe economic problems in the future as a result of coastal and marine pollution. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/caribbean-urged-to-do-more-to-protect.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/performance-freediving-cover.html Our friends over at Performance FreeDiving International (PFI) are on-location in Nice, France for the AIDA Individual Constant Weight World Championships. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/performance-freediving-cover.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-reefs-escape-severe-damage-by.html Almost 90% of coral reefs hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami escaped severe damage, according to research. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-reefs-escape-severe-damage-by.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-climate-changes-has.html Decisions to stop the impact of climate change - the effect of Greenhouse Gas emissions - will not only help the environment, but add to the growth of the South African economy, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the minister of environmental affairs and tourism said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-climate-changes-has.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-abalone-vehicle-and.html The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has on Friday 26 August 2005 confiscated abalone, a vehicle, two trailers and equipment worth an estimated R3.3 million in Somerset West near Cape Town. Three men were arrested and are expected to appear in court. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-abalone-vehicle-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/divers-aid-tsunami-recovery.html The Tsunami Relief Fund, run by PADI's Project AWARE, closed in August - having raised GBP39,165 to help alleviate suffering in areas hit by last December's Asian tsunami. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/divers-aid-tsunami-recovery.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-visitors-to-myrtle-beach-take-shark.html Visitors to the Grand Strand's beaches say this week's two shark bites aren't deterring them from getting in the water, and local scientists say that's the right response for such an unlikely occurrence. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-visitors-to-myrtle-beach-take-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-dives-called-off-after-shark.html UP to 40 scuba divers were still prepared to venture into the waters where shark attack victim Jarrod Stehbens was taken only days ago, but had their dives cancelled this weekend. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-dives-called-off-after-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-us-national-freediving-record-for.html After a disappointing heat in which she failed to qualify for the finals, Tanya Streeter of Team USA has set a National Record (pending review and ratification) for Dynamic Apnea without Fins : 113 meters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-us-national-freediving-record-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-drama-captured-on-camera.html Aerial photographer Tim Voorheis captures a rare event as killer whales, at bottom, harass agitated right whales last month about 35 miles east of Nantucket. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-drama-captured-on-camera.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wave-of-marine-species-extinctions.html Scientists once thought the oceans were so vast there was little risk of marine species becoming extinct; they no longer believe that theory. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wave-of-marine-species-extinctions.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-dramatic-rescue-after-men.html Two men were washed off the breakwater at Kalk Bay Harbour and injured, one of them seriously, seconds after fishermen had yelled at them to get clear. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-dramatic-rescue-after-men.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-extreme-weather-pounds.html That would have been an apt description of the waves that battered the Eastern Cape coast on Saturday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-extreme-weather-pounds.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/leading-dive-companies-target-china.html Leaders in dive industries Bare Wetsuits, Beuchat, Divers Alert Network, Mares, NAUI, PADI, Suunto, lead the charge into the China market with their participation in China Dive Expo. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/leading-dive-companies-target-china.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-father-not-taking-revenge-on.html A young marine biologist killed by a shark off Australia's southern coast loved the sea and would not want vengeance taken on the shark, his father said on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-father-not-taking-revenge-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-swimmers-fear-seas-silent.html LOCALS and visitors to Adelaide's beaches yesterday said they would not be swimming in the Gulf in the near future, if at all. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-swimmers-fear-seas-silent.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/killer-whales-await-prey-with-baited.html Killer whales which set traps to catch seagulls have become the third known animal species to possess "cultural learning" - a skill that is transmitted to other members of their group. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/killer-whales-await-prey-with-baited.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seafarers-warned-of-freak.html A vicious storm is blowing up at sea to the south of the country and the maritime industry has been warned to take precautions. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seafarers-warned-of-freak.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/iceland-minke-whale-hunt-over.html The last minke whale, in a 2005 quota of 39 whales, was caught on Wednesday. Gunnar Bergmann, spokesperson for the Whale Hunters Association says that the hunting went well this summer. They plan to hunt 100 whales next summer. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/iceland-minke-whale-hunt-over.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cmas-announces-plans-for-latest.html The Confereration Mondiale des Activities Subaquatiques (CMAS), also known as the World Underwater Federation, is pleased to announce the formation of its newest Federation -- CMAS AMERICAS. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cmas-announces-plans-for-latest.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/suunto-d9-wrist-mounted-watches-new.html Whether you're a guppy or a seasoned diver, you're sure to appreciate the certainty and confidence that comes from boosting your sub-aquatic information. With a dive computer that gives you an accurate readout of your directional heading and vital air supply data, you can finally get the edge that you need. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/suunto-d9-wrist-mounted-watches-new.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-scuba-diver-killed-by-great.html A BRILLIANT young marine biologist has been attacked and killed by a shark while scuba diving off Adelaide's Glenelg beach as university colleagues watched from their boat. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-scuba-diver-killed-by-great.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cousteau-ocean-futures-begin-odyssey.html Nearly 250 feet below the waves, oceanauts with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society have begun exploring and filming the wreck of the Civil War warship U.S.S. Monitor off this North Carolina coast in the first chapter of their saga of America's national marine sanctuaries as part of a new PBS series to debut in 2006... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cousteau-ocean-futures-begin-odyssey.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-scuba-diving-under-oil-rig-reveals.html As our chartered boat approached Eureka, an 80-foot-high oil rig about 15 miles off the Southern California coast, I zipped up my wet suit, adjusted my hood and gloves and slipped on my mask to prepare for the most unusual dive of my life. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-scuba-diving-under-oil-rig-reveals.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-use-new-methods-to-track.html There are fish in the sea, but many species are over-exploited, aren't evenly distributed and some, like the clownfish of "Finding Nemo" fame, are in high demand for tropical aquariums. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-use-new-methods-to-track.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-dolphins-and-seals-spotted-in.html Dolphins, seals and porpoises are among the more unexpected visitors to London's River Thames and its estuary, a survey revealed on Wednesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-dolphins-and-seals-spotted-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-red-tide-kills-turtles-in-record.html It's been a bad year for sea life, and particularly endangered species, along the Southwest Florida coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-red-tide-kills-turtles-in-record.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/african-fish-industry-in-crisis.html Africa's fisheries industry is facing a crisis, experts have claimed, with over-fishing and a lack of investment threatening its long-term future. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/african-fish-industry-in-crisis.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diver-lucky-to-be-alive-after-vessel.html A diver is injured but miraculously alive after being bundled down the hull of a fast-moving tug which ran through a wreck-diving shotline off Kent. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diver-lucky-to-be-alive-after-vessel.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/another-diver-goes-missing-off-dorset.html A young diver went missing off the Dorset coast on 22 August after a dive on the 32m-deep Kyarra wreck. It is the second disappearance this month to have occurred at the site, a mile off Anvil Point. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/another-diver-goes-missing-off-dorset.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-sharks-in-danger-of-extinction.html Scientists fear that overfishing and habitat destruction is wiping out ocean species... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-sharks-in-danger-of-extinction.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/debris-site-yields-new-clues-about.html Explorers have found a previously unknown site scattered with artifacts from the Titanic that could shed new light on the final moments of the world's most famous ocean liner. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/debris-site-yields-new-clues-about.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mozambique-village-draws-divers.html Warm waters, colourful corals and unspoilt beaches as far as the eye can see: the allure of Mozambique's Ponta d'Ouro is obvious. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mozambique-village-draws-divers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-of-time-for-diving-group.html A GROUP of divers had the experience of a lifetime last week when they swam with whales off Townsville. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-of-time-for-diving-group.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-nap-in-afternoon.html Box jellyfish take a rest in the middle of the afternoon, according to Australian research. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-nap-in-afternoon.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/humpback-whales-movements-make-history.html For the first time, a genetic study has followed a humpback whale from one ocean basin to another, adding to the knowledge of whales' migratory patterns. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/humpback-whales-movements-make-history.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/melting-arctic-poses-threat.html The rate of ice melting in the Arctic is increasing and a panel of researchers says it sees no natural process that is likely to change that trend. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/melting-arctic-poses-threat.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/antarctic-ozone-hole-has-grown-since.html The winter hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica appears to have grown from last year but is still smaller than in 2003, when it was at its largest, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/antarctic-ozone-hole-has-grown-since.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/canada-northern-community-allowed-to.html Hunters from Repulse Bay in eastern Nunavut prepared Sunday to harpoon a bowhead whale for the first time in decades, after federal officials approved a hunt on the at-risk species. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/canada-northern-community-allowed-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/kwazulu-natal-wildlife-accused-of.html Breathing new life into a "dying", drought ravaged lake system, sea water briefly flowed into St Lucia again this week after the estuary mouth breached for the first time in three years. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/kwazulu-natal-wildlife-accused-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-scuba-diving-opens-new-worlds-to.html On the surface, these scuba students look the same as any divers. But they enter the water differently because all the students are disabled. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-scuba-diving-opens-new-worlds-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reefs-changing-colour-in-andaman-sea.html The phenomenon of coral bleaching is emerging as the leading threat to coral reefs in the Andaman Sea, just as they recovered from the effects of last December's tsunami, marine biologists warned yesterday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reefs-changing-colour-in-andaman-sea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mariana-islands-call-for-tighter.html Amid recent tragedies in the sea involving tourists doing marine sports, the Marianas Visitors Authority is pushing for the adoption of rules and regulations regarding the marine industry. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mariana-islands-call-for-tighter.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-invade-globe-thanks-to.html There are exotic Frankenfish in the Potomac, unbearably noisy foreign frogs in Hawaii, and the destructive spiny water fleas that have snuck into northern lakes. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-invade-globe-thanks-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-kiperousa-breaking-up.html The bulk carrier stranded on the coast near East London and her heavy cargo are causing concern as bad weather hampers the removal of potentially hazardous logs. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-kiperousa-breaking-up.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-measures-proposed-to-prevent.html This proposed rule would implement management measures to prevent overfishing of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) tuna stocks, consistent with recommendations by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-measures-proposed-to-prevent.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/icy-wonder-of-world-is-melting-away.html The Ilulissat glacier in Greenland, a United Nations heritage site considered one of the wonders of the world, has shrunk by over 10 kilometres in just a few years, in one of the most alarming examples of global warming in the Arctic region. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/icy-wonder-of-world-is-melting-away.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/volunteers-rally-to-clean-oiled.html Teams of volunteers will be washing oiled penguins over the next few days, following a mystery spill off the southern Cape coast that has so far affected almost 300 birds. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/volunteers-rally-to-clean-oiled.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-divers-rescued-after-losing-cover.html Two divers were picked up safe and well today after becoming separated from their dive boat ten miles off St Albans Head, on the South Coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-divers-rescued-after-losing-cover.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-thrill-seeking-cage-divers.html A Gold Coast environmental scientist has warned cage diving - in which massive maneaters are lured by stinking berley bait - is teaching the sharks to associate humans with food. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-thrill-seeking-cage-divers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-department-of-labor-probes-deaths.html The U.S. Department of Labor has stepped into the investigation of the diving accident that resulted in the death of a diving instructor and a tourist last month. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-department-of-labor-probes-deaths.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-anglers-help-with-tagging-sharks.html Fishermen off the coast of west Wales are catching and tagging sharks as part of a major research project. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-anglers-help-with-tagging-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-man-eater-shark-sighting-error.html Amorous basking sharks are being blamed for a spate of sightings of potentially dangerous mako sharks off Cornwall. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-man-eater-shark-sighting-error.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/illegal-destruction-of-coral-reefs.html The illegal mining of corals off the southwest coast of Sri Lanka permitted far more onshore destruction from the 26 December 2004 tsunami than occurred in nearby areas whose coral reefs were intact. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/illegal-destruction-of-coral-reefs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-marine-garden-of-eden-is-discovered.html Deep under the steel-grey water of the Inner Hebrides, a multi-coloured marine Eden is taking shape thanks to 30-year fishing ban, The Independent on Sunday has discovered. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-marine-garden-of-eden-is-discovered.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-chinese-sailors-safe-in.html A daring helicopter rescue staged from George in high winds and heaving seas brought two Chinese sailors to safety after they were injured when a giant wave hit their ship. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-chinese-sailors-safe-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/iceland-2005-whale-hunt-ends-39-whales.html The Icelandic Marine Resources Institute (Hafro) is reporting that the 2005 whaling season has closed, with the last whale being killed on the morning of 17th August. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/iceland-2005-whale-hunt-ends-39-whales.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-creatures-discovered-off.html New marine research has uncovered unidentified deep sea creatures and underwater canyons off the Western Australian coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-creatures-discovered-off.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/millions-on-line-in-fish-quotas-fight.html Some investors are risking up to R32 million in efforts to secure a share of South Africa's new long-term fishing quotas, conservatively worth R70 billion over the next 15 years. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/millions-on-line-in-fish-quotas-fight.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-media-briefing-cornish-man.html In the wake of a succession of alleged sightings of exotic shark species off the Cornish coast, the Shark Trust expresses considerable concerns over the ongoing press coverage of these events and the potential damage this might cause not only for Cornish tourism interests, but equally for the welfare of local sharks. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-media-briefing-cornish-man.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-jaws-fever-continues.html Press Release from The Shark Trust on supposed recent bull shark sighting off Cornwall: Shark fever reaches new levels with claimed sighting of Bull Shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-jaws-fever-continues.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tug-boat-to-tackle-groundings-on-great.html The Federal Government will station a tug boat in north Queensland to respond to accidents on the Great Barrier Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tug-boat-to-tackle-groundings-on-great.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/unique-sighting-of-fin-whales.html Just days after the sighting of around 2,000 dolphins off the west Wales coast, a school of giant fin whales has been spotted fishing in the Irish sea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/unique-sighting-of-fin-whales.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-environmental-minister.html Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, has yesterday and today been visiting the Ilulissat Ice Fiord World Heritage Site and the Greenland icecap to observe the evident decline in the extent of sea ice in the North Pole. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-environmental-minister.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/project-aware-international-cleanup.html Divers and water enthusiasts around the world celebrate the 20th Anniversary of International Cleanup Day on Saturday, 17 September. This cleanup event, with volunteers helping clean shoreline and underwater environments, is the largest single-day event of its kind. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/project-aware-international-cleanup.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharklife-save-whale-shark-campaign.html This is an interesting article by SharkLife on Whale Sharks and conserving these beautiful creatures. This follows soon after they published an article about the killing of a whale shark in Zanzibar recently. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharklife-save-whale-shark-campaign.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-whale-shark-dilemma.html Shark Trust members will have read in the latest edition of Shark Focus about the Whale Sharks kept in captivity in Osaka, Japan, and about how the author had a dilemma between the personal satisfaction of seeing these beautiful animals and the practical, ethical and moral implications of keeping them in captivity. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-whale-shark-dilemma.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-barrier-reef-damaged-by-cyclone.html A Devastating cyclone which hit Australia in March damaged 10 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists revealed yesterday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-barrier-reef-damaged-by-cyclone.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-covered-penguins-on-dyer-island.html More than 150 oiled African penguins have been found on Dyer Island and elsewhere on the southern Cape coast in the past few days, raising fears of a big oil slick in the area. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-covered-penguins-on-dyer-island.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-diving-spring-special-for.html KwaMnandi Lodge, in Umkomaas, is the premier destination for scuba diving at Aliwal Shoal and offer accommodation ideal for outdoor adventure enthusiasts visiting South Africa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-diving-spring-special-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ssi-develops-partnership-with-online.html Scuba Schools International (SSI), the premier education and business support organization, announces the launch of a new partnership with Caradonna Caribbean Tours. Through this new relationship SSI can provide SSI Club Aquarius Members access to a full service online travel network. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ssi-develops-partnership-with-online.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cochran-undersea-technology-introduces.html Cochran Undersea Technology, manufacturer and marketer of the industry's most sophisticated dive computers, has announced a complete line of dive data recorders, intended for use by sport, scientific and commercial divers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cochran-undersea-technology-introduces.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/danang-new-diving-destination-in-asia.html Scuba diving enthusiasts can now enjoy some of the best diving in Vietnam during Danang's diving season from February-October. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/danang-new-diving-destination-in-asia.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dont-miss-underwater-intervention-2006.html Underwater Intervention (UI) is the combined annual conference of the Association of Diving Contractors International and the ROV Committee of the Marine Technology Society. It will be held January 30, 2006 - February 1, 2006 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dont-miss-underwater-intervention-2006.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/birmingham-dive-show-2005-promises-to.html Divers will converge on Birmingham, England's National Exhibition Centre (NEC) from all corners of the globe during the weekend of October 29-30. The annual Dive Show at the National Exhibition Centre just seems to go on expanding year after year. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/birmingham-dive-show-2005-promises-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/thailand-post-tsunami-coral-reef.html The Reef Ball Foundation aided in the post tsunami coral reef restoration by introducing 5 artificial reefs comprised of over 250 designed coral seeded artificial reef modules, called "Reef Balls" to Butok Bay, off Racha Island in Phuket, Thailand. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/thailand-post-tsunami-coral-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/national-geographic-divers-discover.html The underwater world is filled with amazing creatures, fascinating plant life and rock and coral formations that are virtually prehistoric. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/national-geographic-divers-discover.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/large-numbers-of-dolphins-seen-off.html A large congregation of common dolphins has been seen off the Pembrokeshire coast, Wales. Some are estimating that they are there in their thousands. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/large-numbers-of-dolphins-seen-off.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/celebrity-shark-bait-tv-sharks-playing.html SHARKS are the apex predators of our marine environment - they are only ever threatened by other sharks and, rarely, by dolphins or killer whales. They instil fear in us, because we, like them, are animals, and so we naturally fear those more powerful than ourselves. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/celebrity-shark-bait-tv-sharks-playing.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dive-ireland-2006.html Dive Ireland 2006 is the first ever all-Ireland Dive conference. It will be held on 24th and 25th February 2006 in the Ramada Hotel in Belfast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dive-ireland-2006.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/alien-jellyfish-hitch-ride-on-ships.html Exotic jellyfish from Japan and Europe are stowing away on ships and thumbing a free ride to Australia, new research suggests. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/alien-jellyfish-hitch-ride-on-ships.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-jaws-swam-out-of-perfect-storm.html Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking film was released 30 years ago this summer. Marc Lee talks to producer Richard Zanuck about its genesis. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-jaws-swam-out-of-perfect-storm.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/noaa-national-marine-sanctuary-program.html The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program unveiled a new free online resource that highlights the diverse marine life of America's ocean and Great Lakes treasures. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/noaa-national-marine-sanctuary-program.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-rig-in-deep-sea-drama-crew.html "It was a matter of two minutes or two degrees, and we would have been dead," says one of the crew of Pride South Seas about Sunday night's oil-rig drama about 120km from Mossel Bay. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-rig-in-deep-sea-drama-crew.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-mother-comes-to-wayward-calfs.html A 15m female humpback whale risked beaching herself on Monday as she went to the rescue of her floundering young calf in shallow waters off Australia's east coast, a rescuer said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-mother-comes-to-wayward-calfs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/web-trade-threat-to-rare-species.html The illegal trade in wild animal products over the internet is driving the world's most endangered species to extinction, wildlife campaigners claim. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/web-trade-threat-to-rare-species.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diver-faces-40000-bill-for-treatment.html A holidaying Briton could face a medical treatment bill of some 40,000 Pound after suffering decompression illness off Marsa Alam, in the Egyptian Red Sea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diver-faces-40000-bill-for-treatment.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-charged-for-baiting.html A Constantia man has been charged with harassing Great White sharks in False Bay. The man, who may not be named until he has pleaded in court, was towing a rubber decoy designed to look like a baby seal behind his catamaran, apparently to attract Great Whites. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-charged-for-baiting.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharktrust-responds-to-mako-shark.html Rather than listen to reason and seek the opinion of those who are capable of making informed judgements about these so-called mako shark sightings off the west country, the western morning news has chosen to continue alarming sea-goers at the height of the holiday season with more dubious claims of such sightings. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharktrust-responds-to-mako-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/maltese-shark-plea.html The question going through many people's minds right now, after seeing the picture of the shortfin mako caught a couple of weeks ago is not just: "Is it safe to swim?" but "Are the fish farms attracting sharks?" http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/maltese-shark-plea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scorpio-45-uks-deep-sea-rescuer.html The UK robot craft which saved seven Russian sailors stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor was operated by a civilian team used to tricky marine operations. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scorpio-45-uks-deep-sea-rescuer.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cargo-ship-still-stranded-on.html Local and international marine experts continue to scratch their heads trying to figure out how to remove the wayward vessel "Transfer" from its perch atop a section of Lighthouse Reef atoll. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cargo-ship-still-stranded-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/moving-of-whales-opposed-by-wdcs.html The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) said it is 'strongly opposed' to plans to transport wild grey whales from California in a bid to reintroduce the species in UK waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/moving-of-whales-opposed-by-wdcs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/invasion-of-jellyfish-hits-spanish.html Britons heading for the Spanish coasts this summer are being advised to cool off in their hotel pools. For lurking just below the surface of the inviting, azure sea is an army of jellyfish. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/invasion-of-jellyfish-hits-spanish.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-polluters-can-no-longer.html South African companies -- especially heavy polluters -- have had it fairly easy because of poor enforcement of South Africa's environmental laws. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-polluters-can-no-longer.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/eco-warriors-join-fight-to-save-south.html An international environmental foundation has now joined the campaign to Save the Wild Coast. Members of Euronatur, based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, flew to the Eastern Cape on Friday to assess the proposed N2 toll road through the Transkei. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/eco-warriors-join-fight-to-save-south.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-captain-held-for-alleged.html Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) seized a Korean fishing vessel in Cape Town harbour yesterday and arrested the captain on suspicion of illegally fishing for shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-captain-held-for-alleged.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/technical-diving-international-tdi.html Once again TDI is on the cutting edge of the Technical market. New educational program and materials are now available for the Classic KISS Rebreather and the Sport KISS Rebreather. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/technical-diving-international-tdi.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/padi-family-mourns-loss-of-john-nesbit.html PADI and the entire dive industry mourn John Nesbit, a respected and highly admired dive retailing advocate. His passing is a major loss to friends who loved him and business associates who worked with him. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/padi-family-mourns-loss-of-john-nesbit.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-shark-warning-given-as-second-mako.html Swimmers in seas around Westcountry beaches have been advised to leave the water if they spot sharks, after fishermen made the second sighting of a dangerous Mako shark this year. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-shark-warning-given-as-second-mako.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/norwegians-rescue-entangled-pilot.html When fisherman Sverre Dag Pettersen of Romsetfjorden, Norway went down to check his nets on Tuesday morning (9 August 2005), he got much more of a "catch" than he had bargained for. Pettersen found an "unusually large whale" entangled in his salmon gear. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/norwegians-rescue-entangled-pilot.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/southern-right-whales-return-to.html For the next three months dozens of mega-ton whales will entertain tens of thousands of people near Hermanus with their breaches and sky-hops, deep dives and flipper flops. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/southern-right-whales-return-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ship-off-hawaiian-reef-re-sunk-in.html Recovery crews yesterday refloated and sank a 145-foot ship that had been aground on a reef in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands for more than a month. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ship-off-hawaiian-reef-re-sunk-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tsunami-alert-system-useless-without.html A tsunami warning system will be fully operational in the Indian Ocean by July 2006, but it will be of little use unless nations in the region are ready to respond to its warnings, said participants at a conference in Perth, Australia, last Friday (5 August). http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tsunami-alert-system-useless-without.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/key-claims-against-global-warming-melt.html Three new research papers debunk earlier research that showed the planet was not warming up. In 1990, study of data collected by the University of Alabama satellite found that the atmosphere's low-level troposphere was not warming in line with computer modelling predictions. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/key-claims-against-global-warming-melt.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-fisherman-saved-as-boat.html Four Hermanus fishermen had a lucky escape when they were rescued by colleagues after their boat capsized. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-fisherman-saved-as-boat.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/exploration-of-south-pacific-finds.html The Research Vessel Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa (KoK), its embarked remotely-operated-vehicle and two human-occupied submersibles Pisces IV and Pisces V, and a weary but proud team from Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, sailed into its homeport in Hawaii last week after supporting the longest and most-challenging ocean expedition in HURL's 25 year history. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/exploration-of-south-pacific-finds.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-ferry-route-opens-up-south.html The honeymoon paradise island of Langkawi in Malaysia is recognized by travel insiders as one of the world's great nature destinations with million year old rainforest, spectacular ancient mountains, and stunning wildlife including hornbills, monitor lizards, monkeys and rare species including the colugo. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-ferry-route-opens-up-south.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-celebrity-shark-bait.html The Shark Trust has received many enquiries about its position on the forthcoming reality TV programme "Celebrity Shark Bait". Our official position statement can be found here. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-celebrity-shark-bait.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-researchers-identify-new.html Australian researchers said Tuesday they have identified a new species of dolphin living in the coastal waters of northern Australia. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-researchers-identify-new.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/80-protected-olive-ridley-turtles.html Mexico is to increase protection for its sea turtle population after about 80 were found slaughtered. The remains of the Olive Ridley turtles were found - in the middle of nesting season - on Escobilla beach in the southern Oaxaca state last weekend. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/80-protected-olive-ridley-turtles.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/millions-of-dead-fish-washing-up-on.html Miles and miles of dead fish are turning up in Texas waters and it's hitting Matagorda especially hard. From the sky, a sea of white is covering the mouth of the Colorado River. Upon closer look, you'll see dead fish - millions of them. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/millions-of-dead-fish-washing-up-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/italy-continues-illegal-use-of.html Fishermen are continuing to use large scale driftnets in the Mediterranean, despite the European Union ban on the use of such nets. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/italy-continues-illegal-use-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/canadas-role-in-solving-global.html Last week some of our colleagues in the environmental movement brought much needed attention to the problem of overfishing by calling for a moratorium on high seas bottom-trawling. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/canadas-role-in-solving-global.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/derelict-fishing-gear-poses-global.html Russian submariners aren't the only marine life to experience the perils of lost or abandoned fishing gear. Millions of derelict nets, hooks, fishing lines, lobster traps and crab pots litter the world's oceans. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/derelict-fishing-gear-poses-global.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diver-breaks-world-record-without.html A scuba diver from Borehamwood has broken the world record for the longest ever open water dive, by staying underwater for more than 24 hours. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/diver-breaks-world-record-without.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-national-freediving-records.html Three British freediving records set by Paul Whincup, in Egypt this June, have now been ratified by AIDA. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-national-freediving-records.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-fisherman-to-export-shark-fins.html A British entrepreneur has unveiled his plan to catch and kill up to 300 sharks in UK waters every week in a bid to profit from the Far East's restaurant trade. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-fisherman-to-export-shark-fins.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tropical-flying-fish-discovered-in.html Winged flying fish normally found in the warm waters of the South Atlantic and Pacific have been spotted for the first time in UK waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tropical-flying-fish-discovered-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/census-to-measure-antarctic-marine.html The Hobart-based Australian Antarctic Division is to coordinate the biggest marine life survey of its kind in Antarctica. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/census-to-measure-antarctic-marine.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/costa-rican-policy-permitting-shark.html On July 28, 2005 the Constitutional Authority of Costa Rica ruled that shark fins must be landed with their fins attached in natural form, overturning the policy of the National Fishery Institute (INCOPESCA) which had allowed shark fins to be landed tied on to shark bodies. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/costa-rican-policy-permitting-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/public-urged-to-make-whale-watching.html With the whale-watching season under way, only boats with permits are allowed up close, and then no nearer than 50m. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/public-urged-to-make-whale-watching.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/researchers-seek-return-of-shark-tooth.html When he returned to his home town of Baden, Austria, after an eventful vacation, Armin Trojer took a little piece of Florida with him: a tooth fragment from the shark that nearly severed his ankle while he was swimming near the lighthouse on July 1. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/researchers-seek-return-of-shark-tooth.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-crowding-out-leatherback-turtle.html After 150 million years swimming the waters of the South China Sea, time may be running out for the giant leatherback turtle, the government-sponsored Turtle Information Centre in Malaysia warns. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-crowding-out-leatherback-turtle.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wdcs-calls-for-awareness-on-dolphin.html Recent reports of alleged irresponsible recreational boat use in Scotland have led WDCS to call for boat users throughout the UK to be aware of the dangers whales and dolphins face from disturbance by boats. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wdcs-calls-for-awareness-on-dolphin.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/pemba-island-zanzibar-second-press.html We have heard and received many conflicting stories regarding the missing divers off Pemba Island in Zanzibar. Here is the SECOND official PRESS RELEASE from Swahili Divers sent out on 22 July 2005. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/pemba-island-zanzibar-second-press.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/pemba-island-zanzibar-official-press.html We have heard and received many conflicting stories regarding the missing divers off Pemba Island in Zanzibar. Here is the official PRESS RELEASE from Swahili Divers sent out on 19 July 2005. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/pemba-island-zanzibar-official-press.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/padi-dives-into-blue-with-columbia.html The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is diving into the blue with Columbia Pictures' release of MGM Pictures' action adventure Into the Blue in an exclusive and exciting outreach campaign designed to attract more consumers to diving... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/padi-dives-into-blue-with-columbia.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/zambezi-sharks-released-off-kwazulu.html Two Zambezi sharks, which had spent many years in captivity, were released last week from uShaka Marine World into the sea off the KwaZulu Natal North Coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/zambezi-sharks-released-off-kwazulu.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-british-shark-hunt.html You don't have to leave these shores to find relatives of the great white. An afternoon's beachcombing will throw up fascinating finds - and could even save some species from the jaws of extinction. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-british-shark-hunt.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-rescue-mission-abandoned.html Rescuers have abandoned a search for a whale entangled in fishing lines off the remote West Australian coast after losing track of the distressed mammal. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-rescue-mission-abandoned.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/green-light-for-tsunami-sensors.html Indian Ocean countries meeting in Australia have decided to set up a network of seabed sensors and buoys as part of a tsunami warning system. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/green-light-for-tsunami-sensors.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/researchers-find-recovering-coral-reef.html A team of renowned researchers is making a rare and valuable find off the coast of Antigua: a "recovering" coral reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/researchers-find-recovering-coral-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/perlemoen-abalone-dumped-as-gang-flees.html Three women and a man dropped full bags of fresh perlemoen and fled when Johannesburg metro police spotted them with the contraband on Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/perlemoen-abalone-dumped-as-gang-flees.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/costa-rica-says-no-to-dips-with.html Costa Rican officials are prohibiting people from swimming with dolphins or whales, shutting down a growing tourism industry that has been criticised, an environmental group said on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/costa-rica-says-no-to-dips-with.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/maresdacor-diving-announces-dacor.html DACOR Regulator produced in the U.S. prior to the Year 2000 may be eligible for an upgrade program, see your participating authorized MARES/DACOR dealer for details. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/maresdacor-diving-announces-dacor.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dema-rival-axed.html The launch of a new dive show in the US has been cancelled, it has been announced. DiveBizExpo 2006 gave way after rival show DEMA acceeded to the US dive industry's demands and agreed not to stage its event in Houston. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dema-rival-axed.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reality-bites-as-celebrities-are.html Reality television has sunk to new depths by dangling celebrities in front of the world's most fearsome predator, marine campaigners say. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reality-bites-as-celebrities-are.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-gold-coast-shark-nets-under.html A group of government and community representatives is preparing to make recommendations to the Queensland Government about the Gold Coast's shark nets. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-gold-coast-shark-nets-under.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/is-global-warming-making-hurricanes.html Hurricanes bring winds and slashing rains that flood streets, flatten homes, and leave survivors struggling to pick up the pieces. But has global warming given the storms an added punch, making the aftereffects more dreadful? http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/is-global-warming-making-hurricanes.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/hurricane-ivan-caused-tallest-wave.html Hurricane Ivan generated a wave more than 90 foot (27 metres) high - thought to be the tallest and most intense ever measured - scientists have revealed. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/hurricane-ivan-caused-tallest-wave.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/svitzerwijsmuller-to-salvage-logs-from.html The Danish salvage company SvitzerWijsmuller, which is a division of the AP Moller-Maersk Group and which recently opened a division in South Africa, has been awarded a contract to remove the balance of cargo from the grounded bulker Kiperousa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/svitzerwijsmuller-to-salvage-logs-from.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/worlds-biggest-wave-and-nine-other.html Our planet boasts some conditions almost beyond the human imagination. But now modern scientific techniques are starting to tell a story of just how threatening nature can be. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/worlds-biggest-wave-and-nine-other.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tsunami-alert-missing-vital-details.html If another big tsunami rolls across the Indian Ocean today, it would probably be detected and threatened nations alerted, the head of the UN body developing such a warning system says. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tsunami-alert-missing-vital-details.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sea-lion-killings-rising-in-mexico.html Despite federal regulations protecting the species, the killing of sea lions in Todos Santos Bay, 25 km. south of Ensenada, has been a long-term phenomena. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sea-lion-killings-rising-in-mexico.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reality-tv-embraces-great-white-sharks.html ITV has sent four celebrities cage diving with great white sharks to mark the 30th anniversary of the film Jaws. But will the programme portray the sharks as murderous villains or persecuted innocents? http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reality-tv-embraces-great-white-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/falcon-amongst-sharks.html This August 2005, UK's National Marine Aquarium will be testing the very latest in underwater Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) as it plays host for one day only to Falcon, a true 'boys-toys' of underwater technology... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/falcon-amongst-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-naval-crew-embrace-warm-water.html A staggering 20 per cent of a British destroyer's crew have learned to dive in their time off during an overseas tour of duty. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-naval-crew-embrace-warm-water.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/marine-and-coastal-management.html Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) will investigate why a South African Airways aircraft failed to notify them about dumping tons of aviation fuel along the coastline after it had experienced problems with its landing gear at the weekend. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/marine-and-coastal-management.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ice-collapse-global-warming-link.html The collapse of a huge ice shelf in Antarctica in 2002 has no precedent in the past 11,000 years, according to a study to be published today that points the finger at global warming. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ice-collapse-global-warming-link.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mourning-humpback-whale-mother-keeps.html A whale mourning her dead calf kept at bay divers attempting to retrieve the body on Currumbin Beach on Australia's Gold Coast on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mourning-humpback-whale-mother-keeps.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-instructor-blamed-for-diver.html A Royal Navy petty officer caused the death of a junior officer by letting him dive on a full stomach in breach of safety rules, a court has heard. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-instructor-blamed-for-diver.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cayman-islands-dive-program-teaches.html For the second consecutive year the Cayman Islands world renowned dive sites are the setting for Stay-Focused, the unique not-for-profit organization that offers mobility-challenged teenagers the opportunity to become certified SCUBA divers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cayman-islands-dive-program-teaches.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mar-vel-international-awarded-contract.html MAR-VEL International of Pennsauken, NJ offers a complete selection of diving equipment for all needs...the military, commercial operator, salvage and scuba diver, marine scientist and recreational diver and has for over fifty years. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mar-vel-international-awarded-contract.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/butchered-whale-shark-in-zanzibar.html This is a personal story from Greg Puchert about the senseless killing of a whale shark during his diving holiday to Zanzibar. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/butchered-whale-shark-in-zanzibar.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cruelty-and-plunder-in-south-africa.html Cars, cash and even women are among bribes that have been offered to official government observers aboard foreign vessels fishing in South African waters, to persuade them to turn a blind eye to fish plundering and other illegal activities. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cruelty-and-plunder-in-south-africa.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-for-first-time-lead-deep.html The ship with all the gadgets and underwater rovers is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but for the first time, the team of scientists directing the expedition is not on board. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-for-first-time-lead-deep.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/arctic-ocean-depths-teeming-with-life.html The remotest depths of the Arctic ocean are surprisingly full of life, including previously unknown species of jellyfish and worms, a scientific team which just finished exploring the area said on Friday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/arctic-ocean-depths-teeming-with-life.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-baby-whale-dies-in-shark-net.html A baby humpback whale died on Tuesday after becoming entangled in a shark net off a popular tourist beach in eastern Australia, leaving its distressed mother circling the sunken body, a wildlife specialist said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-baby-whale-dies-in-shark-net.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/giant-squid-may-be-cannibals.html Australian researchers have discovered that the mysterious creatures - enshrined in myth as ferocious beasts that attack hapless mariners - may indulge in cannibalism. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/giant-squid-may-be-cannibals.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-asleep-when-trapped.html A YOUNG humpback whale rescued from a shark net off the Australian Gold Coast may have fallen asleep before becoming entangled, experts believe. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-asleep-when-trapped.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/commercial-whaling-suited-killer.html The end of commercial whaling may have forced scavenging killer whales to turn on smaller prey, such as otters and seals. And their dietary switch could be in part responsible for the current precarious status of some marine mammals - and the increased observation of killer whales attacking other whales, say a pair of Canadian researchers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/commercial-whaling-suited-killer.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/greenpeace-activists-target-trawlers.html The environmental group Greenpeace has boarded three shrimp trawlers in the north-west Atlantic to investigate the environmental damage done by bottom trawling, a Greenpeace spokesperson said on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/greenpeace-activists-target-trawlers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/city-experts-team-up-to-fight-global.html EDINBURGH scientists will become world leaders in the fight against global warming by examining ways to lock harmful emissions under the sea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/city-experts-team-up-to-fight-global.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/beneath-sea-2006-sets-worldwide.html Beneath the Sea 2006 invites photographers and videographers to enter its annual Worldwide Underwater photo/video competition. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/beneath-sea-2006-sets-worldwide.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-bomb-detonated-after-discovery-by.html Royal Navy divers carried out a controlled explosion on a wreck off West Wales, after a diver came across a World War II bomb at the site. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-bomb-detonated-after-discovery-by.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-to-breed-test-tube-gray.html Australian scientists will attempt to breed gray nurse sharks in artificial wombs under a plan to boost the critically endangered species' numbers, a state fisheries minister said Friday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-to-breed-test-tube-gray.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/bull-sharks-in-news.html Bull sharks are chewing up the headlines this summer. The predators have been linked to two highly publicized attacks that left one teen dead and another seriously injured in the Florida Panhandle last month. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/bull-sharks-in-news.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whales-in-wars.html Three oceanic whales were freed from fishing gear by divers or snorkellers off three different continents within days of each other last week. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whales-in-wars.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-rescuers-need-training.html The time has come for South Africa to establish a unit trained to free whales that have become entangled in ropes and fishing nets - and there are experts in the United States willing to help teach members. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-rescuers-need-training.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ocean-africa-brings-on-another-ship.html Ocean Africa Container Line, the Durban-based shipping line specialising in coastal liner services has introduced its latest ship on the West Coast service between Durban and Luanda. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ocean-africa-brings-on-another-ship.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/spotters-on-lookout-for-whale-saved.html The rescuers of a whale trapped in crayfish nets in Gordon's Bay - and still trailing some rope - are keeping a lookout and believe they will spot it again soon. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/spotters-on-lookout-for-whale-saved.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/marine-biologists-concerned-by-pacific.html Marine biologists are seeing mysterious and disturbing things along the Pacific Coast this year: higher water temperatures, plummeting catches of fish, lots of dead birds on the beaches, and perhaps most worrisome, very little plankton - the tiny organisms that are a vital link in the ocean food chain. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/marine-biologists-concerned-by-pacific.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/albatross-race-ends-in-tragedy.html An annual race of endangered albatrosses from Australia to South Africa has ended in tragedy with all 18 competitors dying along the 10 000-kilometre route, organisers said on Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/albatross-race-ends-in-tragedy.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-drowns-as-boat-sinks-in-rough-seas.html One man drowned and another is missing after a specially adapted boat, carrying a team of eight kelp cutters and loaded with the seaweed, sank in rough seas between Cape Agulhas and Gansbaai on Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-drowns-as-boat-sinks-in-rough-seas.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/giant-sperm-whale-saved-from-deaths.html Fishermen rescued a seven-metre sperm whale off the central Philippine island of Bohol after finding the giant mammal drifting with several bullet wounds, a press report said on Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/giant-sperm-whale-saved-from-deaths.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-fin-stays-on-official-menus.html The Hong Kong government has refused requests from environmentalists to follow Disneyland's example by taking shark's fin soup off the official banquet menu for visiting dignitaries. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-fin-stays-on-official-menus.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dive-expo-2005-south-africa-9-11.html Dive Expo 2005 at The Star Getaway Show, Northgate Dome from 9-11 September. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dive-expo-2005-south-africa-9-11.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dan-will-conduct-diver-medical.html Through a joint effort of Divers Alert Network and the Duke University Medical Center, DAN will host its fifth Diver Medical Technician (DMT) course in November. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/dan-will-conduct-diver-medical.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-warship-sent-to-watery.html An Australian destroyer that served in Vietnam and the first Gulf War was sent to the bottom of the sea in an elaborate ceremony on Sunday to become a diving attraction off Queensland state's Sunshine Coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-warship-sent-to-watery.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-diver-happy-to-play-role-in.html In a death-defying act of heroism at sea, a Cape Town police diver saved a southern right whale from a long and lingering death by cutting away about 60kg of rope and buoys entangled around the mammal. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-diver-happy-to-play-role-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-recommends-individual-diver.html A recently published report recommends individual diver mouthpieces. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-recommends-individual-diver.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-diving-continues-after-horror-of.html Some days after the devastating bombings in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh, a picture is emerging of the attack's effects in relation to holiday diving. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scuba-diving-continues-after-horror-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/israeli-study-calls-for-registry-of.html The growing popularity of diving sport has resulted in more diving accidents. Our objective was to characterize Red Sea divers requiring recompression treatment in Eilat, to recognize 23-year trends of diving accidents, and to facilitate appropriate administrative and treatment tools for diving accident in this area. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/israeli-study-calls-for-registry-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-there-great-white-sharks-in-uk.html It is that time of year again: the summer season. And with the holiday season come the seemingly annual stories of great white sharks spotted off the coast of the United Kingdom. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-there-great-white-sharks-in-uk.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/clown-fish-like-to-stay-close-to-home.html Reef fish are homebodies that don't like to stray too far from their birthplace, suggests new research that's good news for advocates of marine reserves. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/clown-fish-like-to-stay-close-to-home.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-genome-as-large-as-human-one.html Coral has around the same number of genes as humans, Australian researchers have found, suggesting a more complex biochemistry than anyone thinks. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-genome-as-large-as-human-one.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-fins-discovered-after-car-crash.html Cape Town - Three people died and a fourth is in a critical condition after the car they had been travelling in on Sunday afternoon ended up in the Black River in Pinelands. In the ensuing rescue drama, three bags of shark fins were discovered in the vehicle. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-fins-discovered-after-car-crash.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/global-warming-makes-hurricanes.html Hurricanes have become more destructive over the past 30 years and global warming could increase their intensity in the future, an expert warned on Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/global-warming-makes-hurricanes.html