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Creature of the Month: Moorish Idol, Zanclus cornutus
You see the Moorish Idol in ones, twos or large groups in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It's not found in the...
Who in the world wants sustainable seafood?
Survey of 9000 people finds that people around the world want to eat sustainably fished seafood.
BSAC introduces course to teach disabled diving
The British Sub-Aqua Club has launched Diving for All, a new instructor course designed to provide qualified Instructors with the skills and mindset to...
Glucose pre-dive drink may prevent decompression sickness
Decompression sickness is caused by nitrogen being released from the blood too quickly, forming bubbles which may expand and injure tissue or block blood...
Blue Tang is Creature of the Month
Blue Tangs are often found roaming the reef, in search of their favourite food - algae. They are surgeonfish which may appear either singly...
New Scale Developed to Diagnose Decompression Sickness
Researchers at the Hyperbaric Medicine Department, San Diego, have developed a three-point scale to diagnose decompression sickness.
There are currently no universally accepted diagnostic criteria...
Creature of the Month: Table Coral, Acropora species
Table coral has a short, stout stem attached by a spreading base. Branches arise from the top of the stem and spread...
Decompression sickness causes lasting poor health
Poor health in former North Sea divers is associated with decompression sickness, according to a new report.A team from Haukeland University Hospital in Norway...
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...