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SCUBA News 113~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to September's SCUBA News: thanks for subscribing. This month we've teamed up with Thailand Divers to offer you a discount on diving courses, day trips and liveaboards. See the What's New section below. I hope you enjoy the newsletter, but should you wish to remove yourself from our mailing list you can do so at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/news.html SCUBA News is published by SCUBA Travel Ltd, the independent guide to diving around the world. Contents: __________________________________________________________ What's New at SCUBA Travel? 
The SCUBA Travel Thailand section now lists 127 dive operators, many of which have been recommended by our readers. :ADVERT__________________________________________________ Thailand Divers is your one stop British owned and managed scuba diving center located in Phuket, Thailand. Mention www.scubatravel.co.uk and receive a special offer / discount on diving courses, day trips and Liveaboards to the world famous Similan Islands. Thailand Divers can help you with all aspects of your holiday in Thailand: Diving, Hotels, Excursions, Transport, Boat charters / group trips etc. E-mail info@thailand-divers.com or visit http://www.thailand-divers.com/ ___________________________________________________ADVERT: Madagascar is well known for its unique land animals, but it is also home to many marine species not found anywhere else in the world. Visit our newly updated Madagascar section at There is very good diving in Sardinia and you have recommended more dive centres and dives there. We've added more photos to the British Room of our underwater photo gallery.
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Maldives Diving I am going to Chaaya Lagoon in the Meemu Atoll, Maldives, in November 2009 and wondered if any one has been? If so what is the diving like? Paul Harris Diving near Los Angeles I'm doing a report on scuba diving and I was wondering where are the closest places for scuba diving near Los Angeles, CA? Natalie Any answers? Please post on the Diving Board or contact SCUBA News. __________________________________________________________ Creature of the Month: Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile 
Plumose anemones occur in large numbers in good diving areas in temperate waters. They comprise a tall, smooth column topped with a crown of feathery tentacles. When they contact they look like swirly blobs, as can be seen in our photograph. Individuals may be white, orange, green or blue in colour. They grow up to 30 cm tall and 15 cm across at the base. They like areas with currents so tend to live on prominent pieces of wrecks or on rocky pinnacles. With fine, delicate tentacles they are unsuited to capturing large animals like fish. Instead they specialise in smaller prey such as small planktonic crustaceans. The anemone's columnar body is narrower just below the tentacles. A current will bend the stalk at this point and expose the tentacles broadside to the flow in the best position for feeding on suspended matter. The Plumose anemone occurs from the Bay of Biscay (North of Spain) to Scandinavia in the northeast Atlantic, and on the west and east coasts of North America. It is unknown from the western basin of the Mediterranean but has been seen in the Adriatic, where it is believed to have been introduced. It has also been seen in Table Bay Harbour in South Africa where it was probably introduced from Europe. Several more photos of Plumos Anemones are at Further Reading: __________________________________________________________ Diving News From Around the World
Diving honeymoon groom has sentence increased American man, David Watson, who swam off as his new wife died on the ocean floor during a honeymoon diving trip will spend an extra six months in jail after a court upheld an appeal. New wreck dive off Comino, Malta There is a new dive waiting off the coast of Comino: former Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Patrol Boat P31. The wreck is 52 m long and lies at 18 m. Maldives to introduce green tax on tourists The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, is to introduce a new environment tax on all tourists. Italian researchers find rare black coral forest Researchers have found one of the largest forests of rare black coral in the world off southern Italy and a related coral species never before studied in its natural habitat. The coral is at a depth of 50-100 m between mainland Italy and the island of Sicily. Rare algae saves Caribbean coral Rare algae saves Caribbean coral when water warms temporarily, but could be harmful in long term, according to new research. Herbivorous reef fishes critical for long-term coral reef health Herbivorous reef fishes not only have a key role in keeping algal growth at bay and thereby enabling corals to grow and reproduce, they are also important players in the long-term health and survival of coral reefs in the face of climate change and other threats. These are the findings of a new report published by IUCN and its partners. Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2009 Low The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center. Landmark global fisheries assessment finds good and bad A new analysis on the status of the world's beleaguered fisheries shows that, after many decades of overfishing, efforts to halt fisheries depletion and restore marine ecosystems are paying off in some parts of the ocean. Nonetheless, overexploitation still occurs for a majority of fish stocks assessed, and many remain vulnerable to collapse, the authors warn in a Science paper Scotland adopts CCTV discard monitoring system The Scottish government has decided to experiment with the controversial CCTV camera monitoring system and place cameras on fishing boats in an effort to reduce discards. This comes five weeks after a one-year-long CCTV camera test drive was shown by the Danish to reduce discards in the North Sea. Meanwhile, the fishing community is split - opponents argue the initiative is an invasion of privacy, while supporters say it will prove that discard estimates, currently at 1 million tonnes per year just in the North Sea, are exaggerated. __________________________________________________________ * Copyright SCUBA Travel - http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/ We are happy for you to copy and distribute this newsletter, and even use parts of it on your own web site, providing the above copyright notice is included and a link back to our web site is in place. Previous editions of SCUBA News are archived at
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