One of the most common mistakes divers make is insufficient dive planning. Dive plans do not need to be complicated – in fact, often the simpler the better. DAN provides some pointers on the basics of a dive plan.
In its report: ‘Toxic tide: the threat of marine plastic pollution in Australia’ published April 2016 by the Senate, every major point that environmental groups raised was assessed. The findings back the call for action on marine plastic with 23 very specific recommendations
With increasing populations using increasing amounts of plastic – a material with a 2% recycling rate – we need to reduce our use of single use plastics in particular. Here are six simple actions that don’t require a lifestyle change.
From pilot to preservationist, Peter Gash has transformed a deserted mine site into an eco resort that gifts guests with a love for the marine environment and a desire to protect it.
Cleo was born at Reef HQ – the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium in Townsville. Cleo’s Mum is a leopard shark called Leonie, and here’s the surprise: Cleo doesn’t have a father.
Protecting our marine environment is essential to sustain ‘life as we know it’ on planet Earth. But with an issue this enormous, one that affects all of us, it is very difficult to figure out how best to address it. Diveplanit presents an ‘explainer’.
You may have heard the news that Sir Richard Branson is working with Greening Australia to help save the Reef. Great news: but how is Sir Richard doing what our government appears unable to, and who the hell is Greening Australia..?
There are a few reasons why you might want to dive in American Samoa: it has no less than six marine sanctuaries, it’s remote – but not that remote, and it has the BIGGEST CORALS IN THE WORLD!
Munda is unique in all the diving destinations in the Solomon Islands – not just because of great dive sites, but because there’s lots more to explore.
March 2016 marked the exciting re-launch of the long established and successful Dive Munda, now the South Pacific’s newest SSI Instructor Training Centre.
