SCUBA News 24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) Issue 24 - April 2002 http://www.scubatravel.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello and welcome to the April edition of SCUBA News. This month: - What's new at SCUBA Travel? - SCUBA News Bookshelf: Bestsellers - Diving News from Around the World If you have any diving news, or comments on this newsletter, we'd love to hear from you. Just fill in our Contact the Editor form. __________________________________________________________ What's New at the SCUBA Travel Web Site? ======================================== Photo Gallery There are now even more photos in Room 2 of our gallery, including scenic underwater shots and some beautiful soft coral close-ups. :ADV_____________________________________________________ DIVING IN THAILAND: Phi Phi Island Phi Phi Scuba Diving Center - PADI Dive and Snorkelling Facility on Phi Phi Island between Krabi and Phuket, Thailand - your Specialist for Dive Courses and Trips - with 4 Boats and over 25 Sites - the choice is yours! http://www.phiphi-scuba.com/ ______________________________________________________ADV: Diving in Thailand This month we've expanded our Thai section with more dive site descriptions and diving operators. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/thailand/thailand-dive-centres.html http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/thailand/thaidive.html Diving around New Guinea New this month is information on both Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya - the western half of the island which is part of Indonesia. The diving here comes highly recommended, with immaculate corals, millions of fish, turtles, sharks... __________________________________________________________ SCUBA News Bookshelf: Diving Best Sellers of the 1st Quarter of 2002 ============================================== Looking for guidance on which books, videos or DVDs to buy? These proved the most popular diving items over the last 3 months. 1. The Blue Planet DVD The BBC television series - action shots of the fascinating behaviour of the underwater world with commentary by David Attenborough. 2. Lonely Planet: Diving and Snorkelling the Red Sea by Jean-Bernard Carillet, Gavin Anderson and Peter Harrison Guide to the dive sites of the Red Sea. 3. World War II Wrecks of the Truk Lagoon The definitive guide to Truk Lagoon. 4. Collins Pocket Guide: Coral Reef Fishes by Ewald Lieske and Robert Myers An excellent, compact, guide to over 2000 species of fish you're likely to see whilst diving on coral reefs. 5. Reef Fishes and Corals of the Red Sea by Pete Harrison and Alex Misiewicz A guide to 270 reef fishes and corals found throughout the Red Sea. 6. The Blue Planet Book A spin-off from the BBC series. This fascinating book, superbly illustrated with tons of photographs, includes even more information than is shown in the video or DVD. 7. Ghost Fleet of the Truk Lagoon An account of Operation Hailstone, February, 1944. 8. Top Dive Sites of the World by Jack Jackson Features over 60 of the world's top diving locations. 9. Diving Guide to Sharm-el-Sheik by Claudio Cangini The title says it all. 10. Diving Baja California by Susan Speck Guide to the dive sites of Baja California, by one of our featured authors. Thanks very much if you bought one of these books or DVDs through the SCUBA Travel web site. The small commission we make on each purchase helps fund this newsletter and the web site. For last year's bestsellers see http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/bestsellers.html __________________________________________________________ Diving News From Around the World ================================= WEATHER ROBOTS RELEASED ON OCEANS Within the next four years, 3000 free-floating robots will be deployed in seas around the world. Already, 347 robots, each 1.5 m (5') tall, gather and transmit climate data. Almost all are in the northern hemisphere. Now the focus is switching south. It's hoped that the thousands of these data acquisition devices will greatly improve the accuracy of weather forecasting, including major events like El Nino. http://www.wri.org/ :ADV_____________________________________________________ Log data from GPS, sonar and other instruments to your database or mapping program with the free Windmill software. For diving, marine archaeology, salvage, coral reef monitoring, etc. Download your free copy now. http://www.windmill.co.uk/gps.html ___________________________________________________ADV: OIL EXPLORATION OFF BARRIER REEF The Australian public has until the 3rd of May to comment on draft environmental guidelines for oil exploration off the Great Barrier Reef. The opposition says oil exploration is a precursor to mining and should not be tolerated near the reef. http://abc.net.au/ LARGEST OCTOPUS EVER A giant octopus of over 4 metres (13') has been dredged up from near New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands. Scientists believe it is the largest octopus ever discovered. Caught at more than 900 m (3000'), the octopus has been identified as Haliphron Atlanticus, a bright red, jelly-like species of octopus not previously found in the South Pacific. WWF JAPAN FOR PARTIAL LIFTING OF WHALING BAN The World Wide Fund for Nature Japan supports a partial lifting of the international ban on commercial whaling, on condition that all catches are closely monitored. The proposal could help Japan's campaign to get the ban lifted. Other environmental groups remain opposed to whaling. http://www.bkkrai.com/adex/ DIVE IN EARTH DAY 22 April 2002 Tens of thousands of scuba divers, snorkellers and ocean lovers from around the world will be celebrating Earth Day Underwater by "Diving In". This year marks the third year of Dive In To Earth Day, an international event that encourages divers to take action to help protect our planet’s marine resources. http://divein.coralreefalliance.org/ OCEAN FEST 18-20 May 2002 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida, USA Over 200 dive related exhibits. http://www.oceanfest.com/ SNORK WEEK 17-23 June 2002 The British Sub-Aqua Club is launching a "Try- Snorkelling" campaign with a free snorkelling lesson. http://www.bsac.org/ __________________________________________________________ * Copyright SCUBA Travel Ltd - http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/ * Reprinting welcomed with this footer included. We are happy for you to copy and distribute this newsletter, and even use parts of it on your own website, providing the above copyright notice is included, and a link back to our website is in place. 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