Fluorescence: A New Way to Night Dive

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Flourescence Night Diving - Coral illuminated in glowing green and blue I’ll never forget my first night dive. I was a new diver with maybe twenty pages filled in my logbook. I was very wary of night diving and could not understand why everyone was so into it. A more-experienced diving friend, Karin, encouraged me to try a night adventure dive. Not wanting to admit I […]

Ghost nets of the Indian Ocean

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olive-ridley turtles Our latest Video of the Week comes from our friends at the Olive Ridley Project about the dangers of Ghost nets in the Indian ocean Click to display the embedded YouTube video Footage taken around the Maldives and Sri Lanka documenting discarded or lost fishing nets at sea and what happens when encountered by marine […]

PADI Diver Spotlight: Paul Cowell

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Whale Shark -Paul Cowell Whether it’s small fish, big fish, giant schools of fish, wrecks or coral gardens in every possible shape and colour, PADI Rescue Diver, Paul Cowell has not only seen it all but has photographed these awe inspiring moments to share with the rest of the world. His incredible shots demonstrate a high degree of diversity […]

Turtle Rescue – The Olive Ridley Project

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olive-ridley turtles Our latest Video of the Week comes from our friends at the Olive Ridley Project who helped free two Turtles from entanglement in Ghost nets. Click to display the embedded YouTube video The Olive Ridley Project The Olive Ridley Project was initiated in response to large numbers of Olive Ridleys turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea ) found […]

What can you do with a Sponge?

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Agelas oroides Ustica Edited Guest blog from Martina Milanese A PADI Diver since 1993 and now Master Scuba Dive Trainer, Martina Milanese received her PhD in Marine Sciences in 2004. She has been working as a Divemaster, Instructor, Awareness Promoter and Underwater Videographer in the Maldives, Red Sea and Italy. Since 2005 she has been the Managing Director at Studio Associato […]