SCUBA Travel
Best Scuba Diving in February
February is particularly good for shark loving scuba divers and is a month with dive highlights around the globe.
Best Places to Dive in January
Planning your January trip? There are loads of fantastic places to go at the start of the year. Mexico scuba diving in January is...
Snorkeller killed by shark at St Johns, Egypt
A female French tourist was attacked and killed by a shark while snorkelling at the Saint John's reefs in the Red Sea. The first...
How to Volunteer and Preserve the Great Barrier Reef
Make a difference to the Great Barrier Reef by volunteering.
Top Reasons to Try Liveaboard Charter Diving
One of the great things about scuba diving is the people you meet from all walks of life with a shared passion for the...
Red Sea bans single use plastics
Egypt's Red Sea Governorate has introduced a ban on single-use plastics.The ban covers items including disposable plastic bags, cutlery and cups, and aims to...
Diving liveaboard sinks in the Galapagos – 26 rescued
The scuba diving liveaboard, Galapagos Majestic, has sank near the northern coast of Santiago island in the Galapagos. The 26 divers and crew safely...
Diving the Marine World Heritage Sites
Forty-five World Heritage Sites - places of "outstanding cultural or natural value" - are located in marine areas. And many are also fabulous diving spots. The first marine Heritage Site to be listed was the Galapagos Islands, in 1978. Next listing was Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1500 species of fish and 4000 types of mollusc. Australia has the most Marine World Heritage sites of any country: five. Ningaloo Coast was inscribed most recently in June 2011. Ningaloo, in Western Australia, is famous for its whale sharks. Also on the West coast is Shark Bay. This has three exceptional natural features: its vast sea-grass beds, which are the largest and richest in the world; its dugong (sea cow) population; and its stromatolites. Stromatolites are rock like structures built by microbes, similarly to how corals build reefs. Shark's Bay stromatolites are 2000 to 3000 years old, but stromatolites have been being built for 3.5 billion years. Shark Bay is also home to five species of endangered mammals.
Azure Window Falls
The Azure Window - marking one of Malta's iconic dive sites - collapsed into the sea this morning. Divers shocked by news.
Cage Diving with Great White Sharks – Should you do it?
Updated 11 October 2019
Cage diving with sharks gives a chance to see these beautiful animals up close. However, it is controversial. There are concerns...