http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com News and articles relating to scuba diving in South Africa and abroad. Topics include diving equipment, dive sites, diver training, dive specials, wreck diving, reef diving and shark diving news. en-us http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/imgs/pics-greatwhitecagediving-sm.jpg http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com 80 80 News and articles relating to scuba diving in South Africa and abroad. Topics include diving equipment, dive sites, diver training, dive specials, wreck diving, reef diving and shark diving news. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/dan-awards-equipment-to-rescue.html DAN has awarded an oxygen unit and an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit through its Oxygen Grant Program and AED Matching Grant Program, respectively. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/dan-awards-equipment-to-rescue.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/dan-insurance-update.html Here are a few related articles on the latest from DAN and other sources http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/dan-insurance-update.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/scuba-theory-snorkels-arent-evil.html I really enjoyed this post by Will O'Brien on Divester. Divester is beginning a new series on SCUBA diving theory starting with this fantastic article. There are some good reader comments posted on this page as well. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/scuba-theory-snorkels-arent-evil.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/shark-parks-oceans-said-in-need-of.html With tracts of the ocean as little known as Mars, discoveries of a stunning richness of life in the depths are spurring calls for more protection from trawlers, oil drillers and prospectors. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/shark-parks-oceans-said-in-need-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/no-serious-coral-reef-damage-after.html Most Indian Ocean coral reefs which were hit by the December 2004 tsunami escaped serious damage, but their full recovery could be hampered by humans, the World Conservation Union warned on Wednesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/no-serious-coral-reef-damage-after.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/climate-change-our-oceans-and-reefs.html Global warming, CO2 emissions, pollution and climate change - call it what you will, our planet is suffering. Here are a few articles I found ralating to these issues. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/climate-change-our-oceans-and-reefs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/shark-cage-diving-and-shark-encounters.html Most people have heard of shark cage diving. But now try this: diving with the Cape's sharks with no steel cage for protection. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/shark-cage-diving-and-shark-encounters.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-product-manager-and-other.html Mares Diving, a division of Head USA, today announces three personnel changes. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-product-manager-and-other.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/medical-talks-could-appeal.html The Diving Medicine 2006 conference, to run on 23/24 March in Shrewsbury, could be of interest to sport and particularly technical divers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/medical-talks-could-appeal.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/dive-bar-offers-counter-display-and.html Dive Bar is a delicious and nutritious sport bar made exclusively for underwater enthusiasts. Since its launch late last year, Dive Bar has made a huge splash with customers and retailers from coast to coast. And now, for the month of March, we are having a 15% OFF SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER on our Dive Bar Counter Display! http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/dive-bar-offers-counter-display-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/pre-dive-checklist.html Scuba diving is full of opportunities for embarrassment, as perhaps you've noticed. Does your diving protocol include sometimes stepping off the boat without weights? http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/pre-dive-checklist.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-zealand-health-of-scuba-divers-to.html Recreational scuba divers will soon be asked to provide information about their health to prevent more deaths under the water. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-zealand-health-of-scuba-divers-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/san-jose-diver-may-have-drowned-before.html By many accounts, Anthony Moore was an experienced diver. The 45-year-old San Jose engineer left a detailed "float plan" with his wife before heading out for a free-diving excursion off the south coast of Maui Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/san-jose-diver-may-have-drowned-before.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-shark-species-discovered-in-sea-of.html A Mexican marine biologist has discovered a new shark species in the murky depths of Mexico's Sea of Cortez, the first new shark find in the wildlife-rich inlet in 34 years. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-shark-species-discovered-in-sea-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-species-found-on-barrier-reef.html Scientists have found new species of fish and other sea life as part of a landmark survey of the Great Barrier Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-species-found-on-barrier-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/atomic-aquatics-presents-atomicvision.html The latest innovation from Atomic Aquatics unveiled at DEMA Show 2005 in Las Vegas. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/atomic-aquatics-presents-atomicvision.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/hand-signals-used-by-divers-approved.html The recreational scuba training industry is a self-regulated industry that is responsible for development of training standards that are used as a minimum platform for participating agencies to develop their own standards. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/hand-signals-used-by-divers-approved.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/adex-show-announces-new-exhibitors-and.html With an influx of new exhibitors and with existing exhibitors significantly increasing their booth presence, organiser Suntec Integrated Media (SIM) has announced that the Asia Dive Expo 2006 (ADEX) will be a full 60% bigger than ADEX 2004 held in Singapore. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/adex-show-announces-new-exhibitors-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/diving-businessman-ruled-liable-over.html A US dive shop owner has been found liable for the death of his wife, in a civil case that awarded the victim's parents more than $3.5 million in damages. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/diving-businessman-ruled-liable-over.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/jean-michel-cousteau-at-lids.html Jean-Michel Cousteau is the latest addition to a stellar cast of speakers at the London International Dive show (LIDS), which runs over 1-2 April at the Docklands' ExCeL Exhibition Centre. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/jean-michel-cousteau-at-lids.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/crowded-dive-site-in-maldives.html The Maldives is claiming a new Guinness World Record for the most people diving together at one time. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/crowded-dive-site-in-maldives.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/south-africa-spear-diver-hit-by-boat.html A diver in South Africa was injured after a boat ran over him. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/south-africa-spear-diver-hit-by-boat.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/grey-nurse-shark-species-at-risk-of.html Grey nurse sharks are in danger of becoming extinct, according to a genetic survey of the fish in their natural habitats. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/grey-nurse-shark-species-at-risk-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/study-warns-of-threat-to-sharks.html Sharks could be more vulnerable to the fishing industry than was previously thought, research has revealed. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/study-warns-of-threat-to-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-zealand-more-of-great-white-sharks.html An international team of marine scientists returns to the Chatham Islands next week hoping to fit satellite tags on up to 13 great white sharks. The tags will allow the scientists to track the sharks' movements for up to nine months. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-zealand-more-of-great-white-sharks.html