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… [...]
We are always trying to find really new amazing destinations: and for sure, the Philippines comes in mind… so what about an exotic destination once you arrive to the Philippines… well think Malapascua
Scuba Herald had a chat with Zoe from Exotic Dive Resort
Question: Zoe, Thanks for your time ,and to start… tell us a bit [...]
February 15, 2010 | Posted in
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In life we need dreams… and if you are a diver, you need to DREAM with new adventures, new trips… new ways of discover the underwater world. Well, meet Dive Asia Safari: Not the same same… instead… something different, and amazing.
t’s not unusual for disillusioned graduates to pack a bag and hit the road, but [...]
February 4, 2010 | Posted in
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It seems that we can’t get enough of Scuba diving records. I wonder was it the point…? Do you guys know what is the point of idiotic scuba records? Are you trying to push the limits of stupidity? or are we breaking records trying to bring awareness to a good cause. No idea.. well today [...]
January 17, 2010 | Posted in
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One of the toughest things in any business is ensuring you are tracking what a customer wants to do and when. This is even more important in the dive business when a customer calls or emails and wants to reserve a spot for a boat trip, training session, or dive travel. How do you keep [...]
November 30, 2009 | Posted in
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Us divers, in the scuba diving industry, we usually complain that we don’t do enough to promote scuba diving to the new generations. Well… today good news.
Welcome to the Scuba Diving Merit Badge: Thi merit badge, the first new one in three years, will officially be released on Dec. 1 when it will be available [...]
November 19, 2009 | Posted in
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It seems that there are some dive centers in serious crisis in Cyprus at the moment. One of them is I Dive Tec Rec, located in Protatas. It seems this low level dive center, has been forced to spam all the diving blogs on the net, trying to promote their diving courses. No one likes [...]
October 11, 2009 | Posted in
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How can we ask politicians to protect the marine life in our countries, if many of them are fat bureaucrats that have never seen a fish apart from Finding Nemo. That’s why I thought this idea is pretty cool and a clear sign that to protect life, you need to understand it first. Ministers in [...]
October 5, 2009 | Posted in
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I just read how BCS8 reported about the death of an Arizona police officer in a scuba diving diving accident off Sunset Cliffs (Arizona USA) this week. Based on what News 8 has to say, not only did the victim run out of air, but he was diving with a local scuba company that [...]
October 5, 2009 | Posted in
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So you finish diving and you decided to go to the toilet… but instead of the toilet you (yes YOU) decides to “wee” on the walls… (yes: you!) … so well, now things are going to change for you, Mister Rude Diver.
Because now you are not welcome at the fashionable seaside community of Lions Bay. [...]
September 6, 2009 | Posted in
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Gosh… not again, another rude title from Scubaherald? Sorry guys… but let’s be clear… is this adventure or stupidity?
may be they are targetting silly Russian divers with a lot of money and not a lot of options? Or may be in fact this is the next BIG thing in scuba since… mmm since what?
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August 12, 2009 | Posted in
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The Department of Environment has hired a full–time enforcement officer to ensure the wellbeing of stingrays at the Sandbar.
The new officer, Ivan Montieth, began work this month and is based on a dedicated enforcement boat at the Sandbar and Stingray City.
Part of his job is to make sure operators and visitors do not lift stingrays [...]
July 23, 2009 | Posted in
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If PADI wants to get in a market…. well, India could be a very nice $$$$ option. don’t you think? Millions and millions of future Indian divers interested in learning that Diving is Fun and that after diving, we need to Meet People, go Places, And Spend Money in PADI. Anyway… seriously the exotic water [...]
June 13, 2009 | Posted in
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Shark Wrangler, Stuart Cove, was featured on ABC’s Good Morning America Weekend Adventure segment aired 5/17/09. Stuart Cove was interviewed and spoke about his famous Shark Dive Adventure at his Nassau, Bahamas operation. Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas is one of the few places in the world where divers and snorkelers can interact in a safe [...]
May 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Project organizers, coordinating the conversion of a retired missile-tracking ship into an artificial reef off Key West, have narrowed the timeframe for the scuttling of the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg.
We are now looking at a scheduled sink date between Tuesday, May 26, and Monday, June 1,” said Jim Scholl, Key West’s city manager and project [...]
May 27, 2009 | Posted in
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