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Topics include diving equipment, dive sites, diver training, dive specials, wreck diving, reef diving and shark diving news. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-cage-diving-craze-raises.html Tourists' close encounters with great whites provoke debate in South Africa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-cage-diving-craze-raises.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/burma-myanmars-underwater-wonderland.html Much of the natural beauty of Southeast Asia has ironically been destroyed by the development and tourism it has attracted. Yet for divers and other enthusiasts of unspoiled nature, Myanmars Mergui Archipelago is a paradise left over from an earlier age. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/burma-myanmars-underwater-wonderland.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/philippine-fishermen-rescue-german.html Three German divers spent the night at sea before they were rescued off the island of Limasawa, Southern Leyte yesterday noon. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/philippine-fishermen-rescue-german.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/la-jolla-scuba-diver-trapped-by-high.html Swimmers rescued a scuba diver who was buffeted by high surf after he became trapped in a depression at the side of a cliff in La Jolla Cove, a lifeguard lieutenant said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/la-jolla-scuba-diver-trapped-by-high.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mares-introduces-3-new-buoyancy.html Mares announces the introduction of 3 new BC's: DRAGON AIRTRIM, DRAGON and KAILA. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mares-introduces-3-new-buoyancy.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/malaysia-200-reef-balls-planted-to.html About 200 reef balls weighing a total of 540 tonnes were planted at the Mid Reef area off Manukan Island, near here, to restore coral reefs wrecked by the Greg Storm about eight years ago, Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/malaysia-200-reef-balls-planted-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/total-immersion-dive-festival-begins.html "What's it like to go to a PADI Diving Society event?" Though the true spirit of a Society event is difficult to describe in words the following offers a peek at the fun and adventure that is the Total Submersion Dive Festival at Sunset House, Grand Caynman Island from April 28 through May 2006... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/total-immersion-dive-festival-begins.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-reef-pest-proving.html Dive companies say they are destroying up to 150 crown of thorns starfish a day on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-reef-pest-proving.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/book-of-condolence-for-leading-bsac.html BSAC is to open a book of condolence for national instructor Penny Glover, who went missing from a trimix dive in the South of France on Monday 21 November. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/book-of-condolence-for-leading-bsac.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/nets-killing-800-whales-and-dolphins.html Fishing nets are killing up to 800 whales, dolphins and porpoises every day, according to latest research. A team of marine experts from universities and conservation in the UK and US said bycatch was the biggest danger cetaceans faced. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/nets-killing-800-whales-and-dolphins.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-fishing-under-scrutiny.html Northern Territory scientists are about to start a three-year study into the sustainability of shark fishing in Australia's northern waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-fishing-under-scrutiny.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/womb-with-view-to-save-grey-nurse.html Scientists have begun working on an artificial uterus to breed the endangered grey nurse shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/womb-with-view-to-save-grey-nurse.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/university-of-oregon-scientists-reveal.html University of Oregon scientists report their discovery of the basis for the blue coloration found in many coral reef formations in an article published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/university-of-oregon-scientists-reveal.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/thailand-oil-spill-threatens-coastal.html Crude oil slicks from the oil spill on Sunday near the main beach resort of Pattaya have threatened coral reefs and tourism, and suggested that Thai Oil Plc was too early and too optimistic in announcing the spill was contained, official Thai News Agency reported. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/thailand-oil-spill-threatens-coastal.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/search-called-off-for-missing-divers.html The search for BSAC rebreather diver Penny Glover has been called off by the French coastguard. The former BSAC rebreather chief instructor and her buddy, Jacques Filippi, went missing following a rebreather trimix dive in Porquerolles in the South of France on Monday 21 November. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/search-called-off-for-missing-divers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/bsac-expert-lost-on-deep-rebreather.html Penny Glover, one of the British Sub-Aqua Club's most highly qualified instructors and divers, is feared lost together with her diving buddy after failing to surface from a dive in the South of France. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/bsac-expert-lost-on-deep-rebreather.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharks-finned-on-tofo-beach-mozambique.html Shark finning is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon for the locals along the Mozambique coast. Asians have set up camp in many of the coastal towns and offer around R800 for 1Kg of dried shark fin. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharks-finned-on-tofo-beach-mozambique.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-leaders-working-to-save-sharks.html The UK is pressing world governments to agree to new measures ensuring the survival of the increasingly rare Basking shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-leaders-working-to-save-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/coral-reefs-may-be-adjusting-to.html A coral bleaching expert says there are signs that some coral reefs are adapting to climate change. Many coral clusters in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef have struggled to survive in the rising sea temperatures of the past decade. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/coral-reefs-may-be-adjusting-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/swimming-with-dolphins-lifts.html Swimming with dolphins can be a therapy for people with depression, a new study finds. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/swimming-with-dolphins-lifts.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/maldives-to-attempt-world-dive-record.html Maldives Tourism Promotion Board together with Dhiraagu Maldives is to attempt a new world record for greatest number of scuba divers simultaneously diving on a single site. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/maldives-to-attempt-world-dive-record.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/3491-australians-sign-petition-for.html PEOPLE of Eyre Peninsula want to swim at the front beach again; but only after signs and sirens to warn of sharks are installed, according to three local mothers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/3491-australians-sign-petition-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/divester-reports-on-short-video-of.html The New York Times isn't just about the printed word anymore. I see they have a component to their online service that features short videos, too. Pretty cool. And guess what the first story in their "Science and Times" directory concerns? Fabien Cousteau and his shark subs! http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/divester-reports-on-short-video-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/japanese-diver-found-drifting-out-to.html A chance encounter with a police rescue boat saved a young Japanese diver as she drifted out to sea during a weekend scuba trip that went wrong off the coast of the New Zealand capital, Wellington. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/japanese-diver-found-drifting-out-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-poachers-defy.html Machineguns and machetes are being used in a growing conflict between Australia and Indonesian pirate boats poaching sharks for the lucrative Chinese market. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-poachers-defy.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-georgia-aquarium-hopes-to-breed.html Georgia Aquarium officials say they want to breed whale sharks - the biggest fish on earth - at the Atlanta fish tank, a never-attempted feat that would push the bounds of known aquatic science. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-georgia-aquarium-hopes-to-breed.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/archaeological-team-discovers.html An American archaeological team has discovered definitive evidence of underwater ancient harbor remains at two separate locations at Bimini. A hoax begun in 1978 by skeptics has also been uncovered. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/archaeological-team-discovers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexican-divers-try-to-fix-coral-reef.html Mexican scuba divers are struggling in surging seas to repair one of the world's biggest coral reefs after it was badly damaged by Hurricane Wilma last month. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexican-divers-try-to-fix-coral-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-cape-warned-of-increased.html The great White shark tagged off Bailey's Cottage between St James and Muizenberg on Saturday, spent much of Sunday morning cruising slowly in circles off Muizenberg beach. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-cape-warned-of-increased.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-faulty-tag-blamed-as.html Researchers tracking the Great White shark that was tagged in False Bay on Saturday could not locate it on Monday because of a fault with the acoustic tag. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-faulty-tag-blamed-as.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-green-groups-keeping-tabs.html A small fault with an acoustic tag that researchers attached to a Great White shark on Saturday is causing difficulty in tracking the shark when the water is rough. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-green-groups-keeping-tabs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexicos-cozumel-awaits-tourists-after.html At first glance, Mexico's Cozumel island - a Caribbean jewel ringed with coral reefs - looks like the site of a nuclear explosion. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexicos-cozumel-awaits-tourists-after.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-japanese-tourist-dies-on.html A 67-year-old Japanese tourist has died on a dive trip on the Great Barrier Reef, police say. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-japanese-tourist-dies-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-zealand-japanese-diver-adrift-for.html Saturday was going to be Yuki Fujita's day to remember. It was, but for all the wrong reasons. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-zealand-japanese-diver-adrift-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/missing-belize-snorkeler-divester.html Divester provides an update regarding the missing snorkeler in Belize and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/missing-belize-snorkeler-divester.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/irish-furious-over-use-of-live-dogs-as.html AN Irish MEP has called on the EU to investigate claims that live cats and dogs are being used as shark bait, writes Treacy Hogan. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/irish-furious-over-use-of-live-dogs-as.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/epic-shark-cage-swim-to-aid-aids.html Six students will brave the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean in a protective shark cage during an epic 100km relay swim around the Peninsula in aid of Aids orphans. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/epic-shark-cage-swim-to-aid-aids.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/greece-opens-coastline-to-scuba-diving.html Dive operators say that the Greek government's decision to end its draconian restrictions on scuba diving will usher in a golden era of underwater exploration. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/greece-opens-coastline-to-scuba-diving.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-by-2050-95-of-great-barrier.html Australia's Great Barrier Reef could lose 95 percent of its living coral by 2050 should ocean temperatures increase by the 1.5 degrees Celsius projected by climate scientists. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-by-2050-95-of-great-barrier.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-african-policeman-attacked-by.html A local policeman came a bad second on Tuesday against a ragged-toothed shark when he tried to catch the awesome predator in the sea in Jeffrey's Bay. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-african-policeman-attacked-by.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/95-of-philippines-reefs-ruined-says.html Philippine coral reefs, renowned for being home to amazing marine resources, are in terrible condition, according to the world's biggest reef conservation organization. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/95-of-philippines-reefs-ruined-says.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-diver-admits-conspiring-for.html A FORMER abalone diver pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy charges. Michael Anthony Ingram, 40, of Coles Bay, admitted recording abalone he caught on another diver's paperwork the other diver was not allowed to include. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-diver-admits-conspiring-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/blind-diver-prepares-for-100m-trimix.html Blind diver Mark Threadgold plans to complete a 100m dive using a trimix closed-circuit rebreather, the deepest dive ever attempted by a blind person. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/blind-diver-prepares-for-100m-trimix.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/tourism-and-diving-in-thailand-on-road.html Ten months after the tsunami sent holidaymakers fleeing, Thailand is gearing up for its peak tourist season which promises to restore the industry's fortunes, even in the shadow of bird flu. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/tourism-and-diving-in-thailand-on-road.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/padi-casting-call.html If you're passionate about diving, love to travel and want your 15 minutes of fame, here's your chance. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/padi-casting-call.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexico-zone-in-on-your-scuba-diving.html Despite Hurricane Wilma's wrath along the Caribbean coast of Mexico, there's still plenty of diving to be done. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexico-zone-in-on-your-scuba-diving.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/join-padi-americas-in-aiding-victims.html By now, you've heard and read about the devastating losses and extensive damage Hurricane Katrina caused in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Unfortunately, it appears that the hardships will continue for some time to come as the survivors rebuild their lives. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/join-padi-americas-in-aiding-victims.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cayman-islands-extensive-coral.html The annual coral spawning that occurs every Fall/Autumn in the Caribbean was not interrupted nor effected by the 2004 Hurricane Ivan. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cayman-islands-extensive-coral.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/india-scuba-cell-and-reef-research.html The Nagercoil based Institute for Environmental Research and Social Education (IERSE) has started a SCUBA cell and formed a reef research team to study the bio-diversity of seas and oceans using the Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) diving method on south west and south east coasts, from Kanyakumari to Goa, said Dr Lazarus, chairman of the IERSE, and former scientist of CMFRI, Cochin, here. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/india-scuba-cell-and-reef-research.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-hurricanes-drive-sea-turtle.html It wasn't the kind of record-breaking year sea turtle observers were hoping for across Southwest Florida. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-hurricanes-drive-sea-turtle.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-coasts-and-sea-life-threatened.html Coasts and marine life around Britain are under pressure from pollution, coastal erosion, overfishing and climate change, experts have warned. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-coasts-and-sea-life-threatened.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/scuba-divers-honored-by-cayman-islands.html Four International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Inductees were honored by their peers and family at the fifth annual dinner held at the Marriott Beach Resort. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/scuba-divers-honored-by-cayman-islands.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/underwater-photography-case-for-sea-dx.html Sea & Sea introduces the DX-8000G housing and Sea and Sea 8000G digital camera with 8.24 million pixels of resolution and a wide-angle-to-telephoto zoom lens to capture crystal-clear images. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/underwater-photography-case-for-sea-dx.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-zealand-law-with-teeth-saves-great.html Great white sharks should be off limits to big game fishermen and trophy hunters within the next six months. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-zealand-law-with-teeth-saves-great.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cozumel-tourist-board-provides-update.html Cozumel tourism officials report rapid progress in the post-hurricane Wilma clean up and restoration effort on the island. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cozumel-tourist-board-provides-update.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/bahamas-rocked-by-tsunami-from.html When Hurricane Wilma ripped through Florida two weeks ago, the devastation didn't stop once the storm left the U.S. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/bahamas-rocked-by-tsunami-from.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-marine-code-for-wildlife-watchers.html Dolphin, whale and seal watchers are to be subject to a new code of conduct to ensure that they do not harm the animals and environment they have come to see. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-marine-code-for-wildlife-watchers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/health-of-acehnese-reefs-in-wake-of.html According to research reported this week in Current Biology, tsunami damage to coral reefs closest to the epicenter of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was occasionally spectacular, but surprisingly limited, particularly when compared to damage from chronic human misuse in the region. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/health-of-acehnese-reefs-in-wake-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-diver-pulled-by-rip-current-is.html The third scuba diver to die in San Diego waters since June had tried but failed to escape a rip current in La Jolla late Saturday, authorities said yesterday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-diver-pulled-by-rip-current-is.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-new-shark-species-discovered.html Scientists have described a new species of shark in the waters of northern Australia. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-new-shark-species-discovered.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-la-jolla-scuba-diving-victim.html A scuba driver who died while diving off the coast of La Jolla late Saturday was identified by the medical examiner's office as Richard Hart, 48. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-la-jolla-scuba-diving-victim.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/dubai-drowning-of-sharjah-diver-in.html A Sharjah diver lost his life during a Scuba diving trip to Musandam on Eid day. His family is in a state of deep shock. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/dubai-drowning-of-sharjah-diver-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cape-cod-scuba-diver-drowns-near-mouth.html The body of a scuba diver was pulled from the frigid waters alongside a jetty at the easternmost mouth of the Cape Cod Canal yesterday afternoon. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cape-cod-scuba-diver-drowns-near-mouth.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/scuba-diver-found-dead-off-la-jolla.html A man who decided against scuba diving because of rough conditions off the La Jolla coast was later found unconscious in the water and pronounced dead early Sunday at a hospital, authorities said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/scuba-diver-found-dead-off-la-jolla.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/star-search-program-used-to-trail.html Scientists have used a technique for pinpointing an object's location in the night sky to identify and track whale sharks in the Earth's oceans. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/star-search-program-used-to-trail.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-fish-species-found-by-divers-in.html A new species of fish has been discovered on Fiji's Great Sea Reef. The new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus sp.) was found during a 12-day expedition of the reefs by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) divers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-fish-species-found-by-divers-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-divers-claim-grey-nurse.html Divers and conservationists have claimed the grey nurse shark sanctuaries created to help save the threatened species are not working. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-divers-claim-grey-nurse.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexico-coral-reef-set-back-100-years.html A fragile coral reef off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula could take more than a century to recover from a thrashing by Hurricane Wilma last month, the government said on Friday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/mexico-coral-reef-set-back-100-years.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-zealand-biosecurity-divers-widens.html Biosecurity New Zealand's extended surveillance for the sea squirt the clubbed tunicate begins this week, with divers searching Northland waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-zealand-biosecurity-divers-widens.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-new-invisible-shark-cage.html A designer perfume, packaged in a see-through dome, set South Africa's shark woman, Kim Maclean, thinking and now she has come up with a virtually invisible shark cage. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-new-invisible-shark-cage.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sdi-releases-new-cd-rom-based-training.html SDI announced that the CD-ROM version of its innovative, second-generation Open Water Diver course, released last month at DEMA, is now shipping. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sdi-releases-new-cd-rom-based-training.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/launch-of-1st-annual-wetpixelcom-and.html Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment by developing the first instance of a new, annual, international underwater photography competition. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/launch-of-1st-annual-wetpixelcom-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/divernet-top-25-dive-gear-products.html Votes were cast for the all-time favourite items of diving equipment, so that the top 25 could be exhibited at Dive 2005, the UK's biggest annual Dive Show. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/divernet-top-25-dive-gear-products.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/belize-shuts-down-dive-shop-after.html Belize authorities have shut down a dive shop where a diving mishap killed an Indiana woman. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/belize-shuts-down-dive-shop-after.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/roatan-lures-scuba-divers-and.html Many divers would agree that no island in the Caribbean offers more distinctive or easily accessible dive sites than Roatan. Just off the coast of Honduras, the island of Roatan is the largest of the three Bay Islands that draw snorkellers and scuba divers from around the world. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/roatan-lures-scuba-divers-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-body-of-missing-scuba-diver.html Searchers recovered the body of a 54-year-old man who became separated from his partner during a recreational dive offshore from Point Loma Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-body-of-missing-scuba-diver.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/report-hurricane-wilmas-effect-on.html A fuller picture is emerging of damage caused by Hurricane Wilma in relation to the sport diving industry. While some regions have suffered bad flooding and damage, effects have been less serious than was feared as Wilma built up in the South Atlantic. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/report-hurricane-wilmas-effect-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/greenpeace-apologises-for-reef-damage.html Greenpeace has apologised to the Philippines and "mother nature" for the damage caused by its flagship Rainbow Warrior II to a coral reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/greenpeace-apologises-for-reef-damage.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fears-for-future-of-grey.html The New South Wales Conservation Council says the grey nurse shark is teetering on the edge of extinction because of commercial and recreational fishing. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fears-for-future-of-grey.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharktrust-plundering-of-worlds-oceans.html Most of us like eating fish, but nobody wants to cuddle them. The consequence is that, while otters, seals, elephants, rhinos and even foxes have powerful political constituencies to fight for them, mankind is doing disastrous things at sea without anybody seeming to care much. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharktrust-plundering-of-worlds-oceans.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/caribbean-coral-reefs-under-pressure.html A bleaching phenomenon caused by unusually warm waters is whitening coral reefs throughout the Caribbean, raising fears of a large-scale die-off of the vital organisms, scientists said on Wednesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/caribbean-coral-reefs-under-pressure.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/greenpeace-faces-fine-for-reef-damage.html Marine park rangers in the Philippines say Greenpeace is to be fined after its flagship Rainbow Warrior II damaged a coral reef during a climate change awareness campaign. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/greenpeace-faces-fine-for-reef-damage.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/researchers-stunned-by-beauty-of.html This is what a coral reef should look like - and finding another one as pristine and healthy left anywhere on the globe would be hard. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/researchers-stunned-by-beauty-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/china-destroying-reefs-to-house-worlds.html China began blowing up reefs at the Three Gorges reservoir areas in southwest China to ensure safety of future navigation in the river course. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/china-destroying-reefs-to-house-worlds.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/egypt-french-project-to-save-reef-did.html Last year, French diver Alain Deguine came to the Red Sea on a self-professed mission to "protect the coral reef." While he came with good intentions, marine biologists allege his methods proved harmful to both the coral reef and the people involved. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/egypt-french-project-to-save-reef-did.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/noaas-new-coral-reef-watch-satellite.html A major coral bleaching event is underway in the Caribbean, and may result in significant coral death in much of the region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists confirmed today. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/noaas-new-coral-reef-watch-satellite.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-investigation-called-after.html The Australian Greens party has called for the Federal Government to investigate whether a Navy operation triggered the mass stranding of 130 pilot whales off Tasmania. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-investigation-called-after.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-illegal-shark-hunters-use.html A new Indonesian fleet of more than 400 speedboats is taking thousands of sharks from northern Australian waters, and is behind a recent upsurge in illegal fishing. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-illegal-shark-hunters-use.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharks-have-mammal-like-muscles.html University of British Columbia scientists say some sharks have swimming muscles that only work at relatively high temperatures -- much as do mammals' muscles. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharks-have-mammal-like-muscles.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/japan-great-white-shark-found-floating.html A 4.8-meter-long great white shark was found floating in a canal last week Wednesday, local government and police officials said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/japan-great-white-shark-found-floating.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-630-sharks-caught-in-nets.html A monster 5.2 metre tiger shark and seven others over four metres long were among 630 sharks trapped in Queensland nets and caught on drum lines last financial year. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-630-sharks-caught-in-nets.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cousteau-grandson-diving-in-at-shark.html The grandson of the legendary marine explorer Jacques Cousteau is carrying on the family business - with the aid of a submarine inspired by Tintin. Michael Park gets in the swim. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cousteau-grandson-diving-in-at-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-four-wheel-drives-and.html The NSW Government has banned the use of four-wheel-drives and surfboards to land great white sharks from the beach. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-four-wheel-drives-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fishing-for-great-white.html After a recent Current Affairs show featuring fishermen deliberately targeting juvenile Great White Sharks, the NSW Fisheries Minister, Ian Macdonald, has moved to ban the practice. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fishing-for-great-white.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/indonesia-divers-unveil-treasure.html In a nondescript warehouse in Jakarta, treasure-hunter Luc Heymans dips into plastic boxes and pulls out jewels and ornaments that lay hidden at the bottom of the Java Sea for 1,000 years. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/indonesia-divers-unveil-treasure.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cozumel-update-17-struggled-for.html When vicious hurricane winds and massive waves pounded Mexico's Caribbean island of Cozumel, 17 people ran from one improvised bunker to another as the Hotel Barracuda collapsed in bits around them. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cozumel-update-17-struggled-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cozumel-update-oregon-divers-in-bind.html When about two dozen Salem-area scuba divers woke up Wednesday morning, days after being stranded by Hurricane Wilma on the Mexican island of Cozumel, they had no food or water. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cozumel-update-oregon-divers-in-bind.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-massive-spill-of-fuel-oil.html A massive clean-up operation is under way in the Durban harbour after a damaged ship spilled about 80 tonnes of fuel oil at a repair dock. The National Ports Authority (NPA) has allayed fears of a threat of environmental pollution. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-massive-spill-of-fuel-oil.html