Archive for January, 2010

The Chagos in turmoil

Controversy is still the name of the game when it comes to the future of the area surrounding the Chagos Islands located amid the Indian Ocean. On the one side there is John Beddington acting as the chief scientific advisor of the Marine Resources Assessment Group who is insistent that imparting a marine reserve around these [...]
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Suunto Zoop – coming soon

2004 saw the release of Suunto’s hugely successful entry level dive computer, the Gekko. The Gekko provided the world with a feature rich computer for incredible value for money, in fact it featured all but a few extras found on Suunto’s more expensive Vyper. Suunto, not a company who likes to sit around twiddling their thumbs, [...]
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Scuba Doo

We have just come across these very cool Scuba Doo’s. They’re motorised scuba bikes which you can ride on underwater. With a Scuba Doo you don’t have to wear a mask or mouthpiece. You simply put your head and shoulders in the clear dome and the air inside the dome is replenished with the air in [...]
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Shedding Light On The Plight Of The Dolphins And Oceans

There are a many splendid creatures and sights waiting to be explored by eager scuba divers, but sadly these natural wonders are being destroyed by the human hand. It is not only the poaching of dolphins and other sea animals that are destroying this precious ecosystem but also our consumption habits. This is nothing new [...]
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AquaLung Swap UK Distributor

For many years now AquaLung , made up of brands such as Seaquest, US Divers, Technisub , and Deep See have been distributed in the UK via AquaLung UK, a jointly owned company made up of the AquaLung Corporation and Midland Diving Equipment (MDE). However a few years ago AquaLung Corp. purchased Apeks Marine Equipment [...]
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Activist boat Ady Gil rammed by Japanese whaler

A Japanese whaler vessel Shonan Maru No 2 has been accused of ramming a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society boat the Ady Gil, cutting the nose off the vessel. All six members on board were rescued but 1.5 million dollar catamaran was seriously damaged. The video footage clearly shows the whaler vessel aiming for the smaller vessel, check [...]
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The Maldives – How Global Warming Is Effecting This Scuba Hot Spot

One of the top tourist and scuba destinations on the face of the planet is looking to be something akin to the story of the lost city of Atlantis. Because of global warming and the effects that it has brought to the rising sea levels, the chain of islands known as the Maldives may soon [...]
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