An Ending And A New Beginning, written 1 day ago, Once upon a time, I couldn't wait to get to the computer to tell my dive stories and share my pictures with the world. I have to say that much of that joy for me was taken away when my underwater camera was stolen. I just felt so violated and disgust...

Diving in the Fiji Islands, the Mamanuca Experience, written 2 weeks ago, Fiji is famous as the "Soft Coral Capital of the World," a description attributed to the famous diving pioneer Jean-Michel Cousteau. The tropical diving holiday in the Mamanuca Islands lives up to this promise in a s...

Calling Fish Geeks......., written 3 weeks ago, Thought you may be interested - lots of us have had trouble identifying the Tomato Anemone fish in Fiji, and it has just been identified as a new species, plus the new wrasse ID'd a couple of years ago is described. See link Fiji Amphiprion and Cirrhil...

Wreck Diving, written 2 weeks ago, This week's PADI newsletter had a great article about Wreck Diving. I agree that its one of the most exciting types of diving, it's like going back in time, discovering things that were lost underwater so many years ago. Like the article says, it's usually much eas...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.... well, not really, but these squid sure remind me of tree ornaments...., written 4 days ago, I just returned from another manta ray night dive up off of the Kona airport. There were 4 to 5 mantas tonight, it was a good show for all on board. We haven't ...

Julia and Richard Open Water Divers- August, written 1 week ago, They say like mother like daughter well… Julia is Silke daughter … so when mum got her open water qualification …. well you can guess the rest! ... Richard did a try dive/discover scuba with us last year and after long conversati...

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Video: Mantis Shrimp vs. Crab, written 1 day ago, Last month we introduced readers of The Right Blue to the Mantis Shrimp. Among other features unique to this animal, we described their raptorial appendages. Some Mantis Shrimp species spear their prey, and others smash their prey with their raptoria...

Better Photo with Chuck, written 1 day ago, I included a small photo of Chuck Nicklin and me together in Tonga in my update for last week, but I found a better photo…better than the other one for two reasons. First, this one was taken in daylight, and it's in focus (the other was at night, and som...

Scuba diving is my passion. What started out as a curiosity quickly turned into a hobby, then a passion and finally, a business venture.

Learn Hand Signals for Scuba Divers, written 1 day ago, Knowing basic scuba hand signals can be lifesaving. It allows basic communication to be passed easily and clearly. You will still want to watch your partner carefully for those times when hand signals aren't possible. Yet, when they can be used...

Why do I keep floating up at the end of my dive?, written 3 days ago,   As a diver/instructor this is a common question and occurrence, often many divers have problems maintaining their neutral buoyancy at the end of their dive.  This can obviously be dangerous especially on a deep dive where a sa...

Cut greenhouse gases to save coral reefs, written 1 day ago, To keep coral reefs from being eaten away by increasingly acidic oceans, humans need to limit the amount of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, a panel of marine scientists have said. Original post by viralvideobrothers and...

Dive Active Pass in Canada's Gulf Islands, written 2 weeks ago, This trip will include 2 days diving (4 boat dives) from Ogden Point'scomfortable boat the "Cape Able". The first day will include 2 dives in and around Active Pass, a high current area in the heart of the Canadian Gulf Island...

Discover Technical Diving Day, written 14 hours ago, Yesterday was a Discover Technical Diving Day for Hannah, Nora, Andy and Meriaea (spelling?) at Asia Divers Tech. The day was broken down into a short theory session, equipment assembly, skill introduction and then a dive. The Dive was done a Japa...

Komodo liveaboard diving is a fantasic way to visit the lesser Sumba islands in Indonesia. Check out how the 2008 season is going this year.

Tuesday Nights for Scuba Diving At Etobicoke Olympium, written 1 week ago,

Election Politics, written 1 day ago, I came across this BBC article last night while searching some headline stories. I'm very out of touch when it comes to Canadian news in general but especially the politics. That's both a function of being away from Canada for the last 6 years and also getting c...

SS Bombo and Five Islands - 9-10 August 2008, written 3 weeks ago, Over this weekend just past I had the chance to do four dives as part of a Deep and Enriched Air Diver Course, and a concurrent Deep and Enriched Air Specialty Instructor Course that I am currenrly teaching. On Saturday we dived the ...