So, you are new to diving and interested in what it takes to become a certified Scuba Diver? The underwater world is a magical and alluring place.
Becoming a scuba diver is life-changing
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This is a question many divers ask: "Should I spend money on buying my own scuba equipment or, should I continue to rent gear each time I go for a dive?" If
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Never been to Egypt and dived the Red Sea? You are missing out, this trip will keep you coming back for more.
The Red Sea has some of the warmest and clearest
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Cape Town boasts many magnificent features for divers to explore. There are beautiful dive sites that can be reached by boat, but unlike many other places around the world, that’s not the
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and why they are Important
This is definitely a proven way to help protect our wonderful ocean and marine life for the benefit of people and nature.
What is a Marine Protected Area?
Like a
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Featuring Women in Diving
Nicolene Olckers tells us about her interesting career as a photographer and dive professional with some great advice for people considering a career in diving.
How I got started in
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Featuring Women in Diving
I was super excited to do my scuba course. After hearing and seeing all the amazing experiences that others had underwater, I couldn't wait to start my journey.
The Open
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Sea urchins are echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. The name Echinoderm came from Greek. “Echinos” means ‘’Spiny” and “Derma” means “skin”. Some marine animals that are classified as echinoderms are sea cucumbers,
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When a red tide enters our waters, you will see a strange natural occurrence. If you’ve never seen this happening, you need to go to the beach after sunset at the next red
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Diving in False Bay offers a variety of dives, making it a sought-after destination.
Location:
False Bay is an Atlantic Ocean body of water between the Cape Peninsula and Hottentots Holland Mountains in southwest
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Dive Travel — South Africa
One of the world’s largest kelp forests is in South Africa. Kelp is a marine alga and not a true plant, with species ranging from shorter “bottom kelp” to taller
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The neglected diversity:
Who would have thought that marine research, and specifically research on elasmobranchs (Elasmobranchii is a subclass of Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fish, including the sharks and the rays, skates, and sawfish),
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A world-renowned shark-diving reef in Southern KwaZulu Natal
If you want to dive with sharks, this is the place. We saw 8 different species of sharks, scalloped and great hammerheads, ragged-tooth (also called the
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Shark behavior and tips on how to behave when you find yourself in the water with a shark
A while back we did a dive trip to Tofo, Mozambique. On our 4th dive
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We have made a handy list of tips for you to improve your underwater photography skills.
1. Keep Still
Try to keep your camera as still as possible in order to prevent camera shake.
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