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Seven Tips for Cage Diving with Sharks
What to expect when cage diving with sharks, and what to consider before you go. Cage diving with sharks gives a chance to see these beautiful animals up close. However, it is controversial. Scientific research on cage diving, though, concludes that the effect of cage diving is positive for the sharks, the environment and the local people - provided the dive operators conform to codes of behaviour.
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How to judge whether shark cage diving helps or harms wildlife
Wildlife tourism including white shark cage-diving is growing in popularity, but these industries remain highly contentious amongst divers, conservationists and scientists alike. New tool helps judge the impact.
Where to dive in October
Head to the right spot during October and you can enjoy encounters with some of the biggest animals in the ocean; from humpbacks to...
70% of Great Barrier Reef tourists are rushing to visit before it goes
Tourists are hurrying to experience Australia's Great Barrier Reef before it's gone, says new report.
Top Diving Destinations in August
Mexico is a top destination for August, as the great white shark season has begun at Guadalupe and the conditions are excellent in the...
Which Komodo Liveaboard? Diving from the Duyung Baru
Which Komodo liveaboard to choose? You can't go wrong with the Duyung Baru<. Fr a start this liveaboard takes just six divers in three cabins. With the co-owner and dive guide Vovo Korth taking a dim view of crowded dive sites, often the seven of you will be the only people in the water.Komodo has fabulous diving, with sharks, turtles, eagle or manta rays on nearly every dive. If you're more into small stuff there are plenty of nudibranchs and seahorses as well.
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...
Which sunscreens are safe for sea life and which should you avoid?
It's a minefield trying to buy a sunscreen which doesn't harm the sea life. Even those trumpeting their green credentials are not always free from harmful chemicals and components. You have to read the label very carefully. So what are the nasties to look out for?
Spectacular Diving at Kadmat Island, India
Kadmat is one of the larger islands of Lakshadweep, 400 km off the west coast of India. It is 8 km long and 500...