This signalled the start of a first-of-its-kind study for these species in Mozambique, with the objectives of identifying primary aggregation sites, understanding their movements and home range and identifying the threats they face in the region.
Two types of tags are being used in the study—acoustic and pop-up archival satellite tags—so that both fine and broad-scale movements can be studied.
Entry-level open water certifications rebounded in the USA in April, May, and June of 2021 but are still below the pre-pandemic level, an analysis by Darcy Kieran finds.
The second quarter of 2021 is still lower than the pre-pandemic level, with 37 thousand certifications this year compared to 42 thousand in 2019, which is a decrease of 13.8%.
Ocean warming is causing declines of coral reefs globally, raising critical questions about the potential for corals to adapt. In the central equatorial Pacific, reefs persisting through recurrent El Niño heatwaves hold further important clues; We have previously reported on Red Sea coral resilience to climate change.
Cape Cod's slow embrace of its shark reputation comes three summers after the popular vacation destination saw its first great white shark attacks in generations.
Businesses dreaded the negative perception seared into the public imagination by Jaws, the 1975 blockbuster movie about a man-eating great white shark that made its director, Stephen Spielberg, a household name.
Several years ago, there was a concern that it might have a negative impact on tourism. But we’ve been working to educate people about sharks and what we’ve actually seen is no negative impact.
— Paul Niedzwiecki, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Finding sharks off the coast of Cape Cod is not hard, with some shark tour operators using the same methods that shark researchers use to find the predators: drones, or an overhead "spotter" plane, to locate sharks and direct their boats to them.
A prolonged period of sunshine and calm seas over the summer has led to an increase in the numbers of people visiting the historic wrecks which lie off Northern Ireland's shore.
Of the 340 known ship and plane wrecks within Northern Irish waters, only two have special levels of protection; La Girona, a warship of the Spanish Armada which sank near Portballintrae in 1588, and HMS Drake, a WW1 cruiser that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1917 and sank in Rathlin Bay.
Last opportunity in 2021: Meet the world's leading divers.
Being at the Tróia Peninsula lets you meet the world's leading divers: to watch their Talks and talk with them face-to-face.
You have two options: To attend or to attend and bring your partners.
Attending Diving Talks is a dive related trip for you and a relaxing weekend for your partners and loved ones.
INON's new series of underwater torches for photography is offering a higher CRI (90 CRI) to reproduce natural color of a subject when shooting still images with the LED flashlight as the primary lighting source.
Do whale watchers bother whales? A number of studies on tourism's impact on whales, which were based on behavioural observations, have concluded that tourism caused only minor disruptions to the mammals.
For example, in 2015, a study led by Marianne H. Rasmussen, director of the University of Iceland Húsavík Research Centre, found that whale watching as currently practised does not seem to be having any long-term negative effects on the life expectancy of minke whales.
Recently, I was part of an online panel discussing the history of scuba diving. One of my fellow panellists mentioned the film Blue Water, White Death as having been a watershed as far as awareness of the need to protect large marine animals was concerned.
Cyprus has unveiled a new underwater attraction: A museum of 93 underwater sculptures by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Andrey Bizyukin went to Cyprus to check it out. He shares his surreal experience in this underwater wonderland.
He passed away on the evening of Monday 6 September 2021, after fighting a battle with Covid-19.
Joe, and his ground-breaking USA publication, were much admired around the globe. In 2008, the magazine won the inaugural EUROTEK Media Award because it had educated, inspired and influenced many divers in a positive manner.
Wreck Diving Magazine is dedicated to the men, women and children who lost their lives in the tragedies contained within our publication and website.
Heidi Porter has requested that if you wish to send flowers at this time, please chose a charity that means something special to you, and make a donation in Joe Porter's name.
