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Scuba Diving News: Warship wrecked for SCUBA Divers An ex-warship of the US navy was sunk yesterday off the Florida coast to become the largest artificial reef in the world. It is lying at a depth of 65 m (212 feet) at mean low water. This means that the shallowest part of the vessel should be at 19 m (61 feet). Diving is... | Barge Damages Sipadan A huge barge - carrying building materials, a bulldozer and a crane - has crashed into the reef at Sipadan. The accident is said to have damaged hundreds of square meters of the reef. All diving operators and resorts had to leave the island of Sipadan on environmental grounds a... | Fingernail Furrows Found on Saturation Divers A researcher has noted transverse furrows, or Beau's lines, in the fingernails of all 6 divers following a deep saturation dive to a pressure equal to 335 meters of sea water. Beau's lines have been reported in numerous medical conditions such as typhus and malaria but this is... | 40 Percent of Species Threatened with Extinction The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has found that two in five organisms are threatened with extinction. Large marine animals top the extinction risk categories. From sharks to rays, wrasses and whales, the picture painted by this year's Red List is far from encouraging.... | Scientists Discover New Species of Hammerhead Shark When the genetic make-up of globally distributed marine species are studied, it is often found that there are significant differences between populations. The differences may be so great that what was thought to be one species is actually two. A recent study into scalloped... | |
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Scuba Diving Locations: | The Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is undisputed as one of the world’s most important natural assets. It is the largest natural feature on earth stretching more than 2,300km along the northeast coast of Australia from the northern tip of Queensland to just north of Bundaberg. read more » |  | The Red Sea. For swimmers, divers, traders, industrialists, fishermen, archaeologists, and tourists, the Red Sea has its own kind of incomparability. The underwater amazement of the Red Sea remains a living tapestry of resounding corals and exotic fish, waiting for you to discover its secrets. read more » | | All scuba diving locations » |
Scuba Diving Stories & Reports:Dangers on the Reef: Lion Fish  Lion-fish have venomous fin spines that can produce painful puncture wounds. Fatalities, however, are rare. The fish have elongated dorsal fin spines and enlarged pectoral fins, and each species has a pattern of zebra like stripes. http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barrier-reef/lionfish.htm Rate it. Report as dead link. | Cozumel Dive Travel Vacations  by Ken Knezick Island Dreams began in the scuba travel business, more than twenty-five years ago, by providing value and quality scuba diving travel to Cozumel, Mexico. Over those years, our owner, Ken Knezick, has led more than 50 dive groups to Cozumel, and we have sent thousands of divers on multiple visits to enjoy the best of Cozumel. http://www.divetrip.com/cozumel.htm Rate it. Report as dead link. | Ko Lipe Diving Report, Thailand  by Jim Broder, Starfish Scuba Ko Lipe is the only inhabited island in the Butang group of islands. Located inside the Tarutao Marine National Park and within sight of the Malaysian Island of Langkawi, Ko Lipe is noted for its crystal clear waters, virgin forests and unusual biodiversity. http://www.guidetothailand.com/scuba-diving/scuba-diving-ko-lipe.htm Rate it. Report as dead link. | | All scuba diving stories & reports » |
Scuba Diving Equipment: | Dorphin Scuba-Pro Fins $24.99 at Target.com Efficient hydrodynamic design for maximum propulsion. Lightweight composite materials reduce fatigue. Soft, comfortable opened-toe foot pocket. Rate it. Report as dead link. | | Mares Volo Power  $129.95 at DiversWarehouse.com Mares has improved the Volo, an already exceptional fin, to provide unbeatable performance. It's the world's only fin with eight patents, and has become the benchmark for the most demanding divers... Rate it. Report as dead link. | | More scuba diving equipment » |
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 Top10 Scuba Diving Websites:- Aegean Scuba Diving Services
http://scuba.itgo.com - AquaWorld
http://www.maltadiving.net - Waterworld
http://www.waterworld.ie - Paradise Diving Malta
http://www.paradisediving.com - Blue World Diving Center
http://www.blueworlddiving.com - Incirlik Diving
http://www.geocities.com/incirlikdiving/Incirlik_Diving.html - Diving Leisure Unlimited
http://www.divingleisure.co.uk - The British Sub-Aqua Club Branch 14 Hull, Yorkshire.
http://www.bsac14.org.uk - Excalibur Sub Aqua Club - York
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