Some of you might remember when at the end of thee last millenium the first photos of pygmy seahorses appeared all over the dive magazines. It was almost as they discovered a new species. Did you know that the pygmy seahorse was already discovered in 1960!? Of course then there were not many underwater photographer […]
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STOP PRESS!! 2012 Dates are still available – Check online or FREECALL in Australia 1800 607 913 or email Info@diversiondivetravel.com.au for details We have berths available on Mike Balls super livebaoard vessel, Spoilsport! This is a rare chance for an adventure of a life time in Australia. June and July each year is the season to encounter the […]
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Posted in Dive Travel, Marine conservation on Feb 14th, 2012
16th March 2012 is Sustainable Seafood Day. To celebrate and raise awareness we give you a chance to WIN a TRAVELVOUCHER worth AUD 100 towards your next dive trip you book with us! All you need to is share your story, or thoughts or a photo about what you do on Sustainable Seafood Day this weekend on our facebook wall. The […]
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Truk Lagoon We asked our newsletter readers this question recently. The right answer is 30 years. Many participants mad an extra effort and added comments, some where quite funny or even informative and we like to share them with you: 30 years. got my fingers, toes, legs and arms crossed, makes it really hard […]
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Minke Girl – the career of a former Diversion client- It sounds a bit like a fairytale, but this one is true: Susan Sobtzick from Berlin, a former client of Diversion Dive Travel, now lives in Townsville, where she has finished her PhD about Minke Whales. Here in Australia many people call her “Susan, the […]
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Posted in Marine conservation on Mar 28th, 2011
A study at Muluk in PNG reveals that fish may not be as dumb as most people think. Scientists have measured how close a diver can get before fish take flight in protected and non protected fishing areas. The research showed that “Inside protected areas, the fish tended to move off when the diver closed […]
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Raja Ampat’s biodiversity never fails to astound. Three new species of reef fish were discovered at Misool Eco Resort by Dr Mark Erdmann during Fish Geek Week, February 11-18th 2011. This brings the total number of identified species in Raja Ampat up to 1414. Wow! Mark found 2 new cardinal fish from different genuses, Siphamia […]
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Posted in Dive Travel, Marine conservation on Jan 25th, 2011
There are many rumours floating on the state of the diving in Thailand. We received this update from our partners MERMAID in Thailand There was a coral bleaching that hit Malaysia and Thailand in May/June 2010. It did not go as far as Burma nor the Andaman Islands India. Shallow water hard corals down to […]
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DiVo (short for Dive Voluntourism) is an Australian-based non-profit network whose aim is to bring active marine conservation participation to the recreational scuba diving market. DiVo identify marine conservation groups whose activities are suited to the . Divo identfies conservation programmes where recreational dive tourist can participate. This way, more recreational divers get introduced to marine conservation and […]
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Posted in Marine conservation on Apr 16th, 2010
AMCS is thrilled to announce the chance to win the trip of a lifetime to a tropical island escape in Papua New Guinea, one of the world’s leading dive destinations. Simply join AMCS as a Sea Guardian to be automatically entered in the draw to win this incredible prize valued at over $9000! Already a […]
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