Marine Science
Amazing Gator While Scuba Diving… Pretty Scary
By Scuba Herald at May 4, 2010 | 5:56 am | 0 Comment
If you think that meeting a great white is bad while scuba diving, then you think twice... specially if you go SCUBA DIVING in Florida... because ... well, you never know what kind of Gator you will find. Hello new marine life! hello PADI Gator Specialty. This is from TheLivingSea.com. (check it out cool site) As I cruised along the sand, from the hazy distance I more...
Peter Bethune… not really an eco ninja? Or a smart bloke….
By Scuba Herald at March 12, 2010 | 6:58 am | 0 Comment
Kiwi anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune is expected to be arrested by the Japanese authorities when he arrives in Tokyo today on the whaling ship Shonan Maru 2. Bethune has been held on the harpoon ship after a collision which destroyed his own boat last month. You may wonder... mm how did the japanese catch Peter Bethune... well it seems Peter is an eco-warrior but more...
A Line in the Sand as a Call to Action
By Scuba Herald at December 4, 2009 | 5:08 pm | 0 Comment
Among divers and conservationists, it’s hardly controversial to speak up against the killing of sharks for shark fin soup. Inspiring people like Rob Stewart and the team associated with his acclaimed documentary are among the most visible. New groups like the Shark Safe Network from Florida and others are also making themselves heard, and the swell in interest and more...
Amazing Diving with 50ft humpback whale
By Scuba Herald at August 24, 2009 | 6:44 pm | 0 Comment
So we dive and we live expecting one moment like this. But i guess we can't be all like Marco Queral, for sure one of the best underwater photographers we have seen. Not only he is great, but very, very lucky. So today, trying to bring good vibe scuba news, please take your time and enjoy this amazing photos of a diver that came face to face swimming with a fantastic more...
Jump like a Sting Ray mate!
By Scuba Herald at June 26, 2009 | 11:04 pm | 0 Comment
Sometimes we thing: I have seen everything already. But once again, we find amazing photos, amazing moments, that make us go : OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT? this time this unique moment coments from New Zealand. The encounter was captured in calm waters just off St. Heliers beach in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. Five or six orcas gathered in the morning sun to more...
Diving the best coral in the world?
By Scuba Herald at May 16, 2009 | 5:08 pm | 0 Comment
Fiji has earned the nickname as ' soft coral capital of the world '. However, there is more to dive sites in Fiji than a colourful underwater garden. Dive sites for beginners and dive sites that are more challenging offer a diverse range of sub-ocean marine life that also includes hard corals, colourful coral fish, pelagics such as barracuda, tuna, wahoo and walu, reef more...
Cayman Islands Tourists disturbing the Sting Rays
By Scuba Herald at April 14, 2009 | 5:25 am | 0 Comment
The same story as always... too many tourists playing with wild life. so here we go again: Based on the research of a University of Rhode Island professor, tourist activity in the waters off the Grand Cayman Islands is responsible for the disruption of behaviors and an increase in the size of the female population in stingrays. Biology professor Bradley Wetherbee has more...
