Going Diving in Egypt? Hereโs What You Can Expect to See
- latest article by Kathryn Curson at https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/diving-egypt.html
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Win free tickets to the Ocean Film Festival World Tour! To enter the free draw, and for full details, see
https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/win-free-tickets-ocean-film-festival-world-tour.html But hurry, ends today. #scuba #scubadiving #film
Dance for the Ocean โ Raising money for leatherback turtles
19 year old biology student is raising money by holding "Dance for the oceans" ballet sessions for the over-55s (with the oldest being over 80!). All proceeds from her ballet lessons are going towards tagging leatherback turtles in Panama. Read more and donate if you can at
https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/dance-ocean-reserva-youth-land-trust-leatherback-turtles.html #turtle #ballet #scuba #scubadiving #panama
Top 10 Dive in Europe.
Europe boasts some world class diving, with great visibility and masses of underwater life. Plus, of course, wreck diving galore. Here are the top 10 as voted for by divers. Agree? Disagree?
https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/top-10-dives-in-europe-in...
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1. Blockship Tabarka, Scapa Flow, Scotland
2. The Zenobia, Cyprus
3. Cirkewwa, Malta ...
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The name Panama originally meant Place of Many Fish. And Panama does indeed have many fish. But is the Caribbean or Pacific side best for diving? Well, it depends what you want. Experienced divers wanting the best Panama has to offer should head for the Pacific for sharks, whales and rays. Beginners, or those wanting a more relaxed time, choose the Caribbean, also amongst the cheapest in the region.
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Read more
https://scubatravel.co.uk/americas/panama-diving.html
Finland is an excellent diving destination if you're looking for an adventure
Known as the โLand of a Thousand Lakes,โ Finland is a freshwater diverโs paradise.
If saltwater is more your style, Finland is also home to an extensive coastline along the Baltic Sea, where you can explore this area's rich maritime history, evidenced by the numerous shipwrecks.
by Kathryn Curzon, read more at https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/arctic-wonders-top-places-dive-finland.html #scubadiving #Finalnd #scuba
Close up of Adams' urchin crab, Zebrida adamsii, in a sea urchin. First described by English naturalist Arthur Adams and the Scottish zoologist Adam White. Hence Adams' rather than Adam's. Also known as the zebra urchin crab
๐ทGialdini Luca
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Soft corals - why Dendronephthya hemprichi: is unique amongst soft corals
๐Rapid reproduction
๐Spawn all year round from sunset to 2 am
๐Pioneer settler
๐Mediterranean invasion
๐Don't depend on symbiotic algae
๐Fast growth
๐Inhabit competitive & extreme environments so produce many metabolites, like steroids, as a defence mechanism
More at https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/marine-life/soft-coral.html
๐ทJill Studholme
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The largest of the moray eels, growing up to 3 m and weighing 30 kg. Giant Morays live in holes and generally hunt by night: locating their prey by their excellent sense of smell. Moray Eels undergo a sex change during growth, changing from male to female.
https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/giant-moray-eel.html #scuba #scubadiving #sealife #dive #diving #ocean
๐ทJill Studholme, Garry Frazer
With over 3,000 miles (4828 km) of coastline to explore, California is truly an avid diver's paradise. From kelp forests to wrecks and everywhere exceptional sealife.
See seals, sea lions, sharks, sea otters, horn sharks, pipe fish, abalone, lobster, nudibranchs, octopus, whales...depending on where and when you go
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Read more at https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/california-diving.html
Where are the world's best shore dives? Top ten in 2024 as voted for by our readers. How many have you dived?
1. Liberty, Bali
2. Navy Pier, Western Australia
3. President Coolidge, Vanuatu
4. El Bells to the Blue Hole, Dahab, Red Sea
5. Silfra, Iceland
6. Hilma Hooker, Bonaire
7. Inland Sea and Blue Hole, Gozo
8. Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
9. Secret Garden, Dili, East Timor
10. The Sand Falls, Baja California
Since their first sighting 10 years ago, lionfish have spread rapidly in the Mediterranean Sea. And not just in their original location, they are pressing into cooler waters previously thought to be unsuitable for them.
๐ธ Pterois miles, Jill Studholme
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Nicaragua has many quiet dive spots. The Corn Islands in the Caribbean offer a step-back in time to the Caribbean as it used to be. There is also freshwater diving in volcanic crater lakes and diving on the rocky reefs of the Pacific coast. Learn more in this article by Bill Mashek at https://www.scubatravel.co.uk/americas/nicaragua-diving.html
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How many manta rays are in the Seychelles? Where are they going? When are they there? All is revealed in new study #scuba #Seychelles #mantarays #scubadiving
Latest issue of SCUBA News now (ISSN 1476-8011) now available to download.
Featuring: Best Diving in Thailand - Top 5 in 2024, our guide to identifying Red Sea marine life, 10 Fantastic Dives in Scandinavia, 10% off diving in Bali, liveaboard deals, Swimming monkey shot wins world's largest underwater photo contest plus the diving news from around the world.
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Sunken warships exceptionally good for coral reefs, Thistlegorm study finds.
Thanks to the steel structure of the SS Thistlegorm, which has been voted one of the best dives in the world, coral and other species which need hard substrates thrive on an otherwise sandy bottom in the northern Red Sea.
https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/sunken-warships-exceptionally-good-coral-reefs-thistlegorm.html #scubadiving #scuba #thistlegorm #wreckdiving #RedSea #Egypt #coral
๐ทTony Gibson
Why closing Guadalupe islands puts sharks at risk - interesting video at https://youtu.be/hyzc9V5G6jw plus more background info at
https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/why-closing-guadalupe-island-puts-sharks-at-risk.html #scubadiving #guadalupe #sharks
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