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SCUBA News 65~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) Issue 65 - September 2005 http://www.scubatravel.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to September's SCUBA News. We hope you enjoy this issue, but should you wish to cancel your subscription you can do so at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/news.html If you would like to reprint any of this newsletter you may do so, as long as you include the following notice and a link to our web site. * Copyright SCUBA Travel - http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/ * Reprinting permitted with this notice included. Contents: - What's new at SCUBA Travel? - Your Letters - Creature of the Month: Emperor Angelfish - Diving News from Around the World __________________________________________________________ What's New at SCUBA Travel? ============================ Diving Sipadan The island of Sipadan is one of the most famous dive sites in the World. However, all diving operators and resorts have had to leave the island on environmental grounds. A good place to base yourself for diving here is Semporna, and we have new recommendations for the dive operator to choose. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/malaysia/malayop.html ADVERT:__________________________________________________ LOW COST TRAVEL INSURANCE: World Nomads offers divers low-cost travel insurance which doesn't limit the depth to which you can dive. For more details visit http://www.worldnomads.com.au/ __________________________________________________:ADVERT Dive Centres in the Red Sea Find an Egyptian diving centre with the newly updated Red Sea directory. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/redsea/ Find Cheap Flights to Diving Destinations We have placed a couple of flight comparison engines on the site, so you can quickly see typical prices and which airlines are the cheapest. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/flights.html __________________________________________________________ Your Letters ============ Hi there I'm looking for dive shop recomendations in Nice, France. Anybody any thoughts? M. -- From the Diving Board... I will be working on a project in Nigeria and was wondering if anyone know of a good place to dive there. deepwateraggie http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=191 -- If you have information on dive shops in Nice or diving in Nigeria, please either e-mail news@scubatravel.co.uk or post a message at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/forum/ __________________________________________________________ Creature of the Month: Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator ============================================== For a photo of an Emperor Angelfish see http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/emporerangel.html Emperor Angelfish have deep, flat, bodies and small mouths. They are striking to look at, being large (40 cm) and colourful. The flattened shape of angelfish enable them to wind their way amongst the corals; it also enables them to retain their stability when manoeuvring at low speed to pick up items of food, in the same way that a keel of a sailing boat helps with its steering and prevents it from turning over. You see the Emperor Angelfish in warm seas around the world, including the Red Sea, East Africa, Hawaii, Japan and Australia. The young angelfish looks totally different to the adult, having concentric white rings on a dark blue background. You will find the juveniles under ledges or in holes of shallow reef flats. Adults go deeper, from 3 - 70 metres. Adult males typically defend a large territory containing 2 females. However, you will ususally see the fish in pairs. The fish are protogynous. This means that they are born as females and develop into males later. Further Reading: ---------------- Coral Reef Fishes, Indo-Pacific and Caribbean by Lieske, E. and R. Myer http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/fishbook.html The Red Sea in Egypt Part I Fishes by Farid S. Atiya, ISBN 977-00-0443-X __________________________________________________________ Diving News From Around the World ================================= If you would like to read the diving news as it happens, without waiting for this newsletter, then grab the SCUBA News feed from http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/newsfeed.html It's free and automatically updates you with the latest SCUBA news via your web site, e-mail or any news feed reader. Exercise during a decompression stop reduces bubbles Decompression sickness is initiated by the formation of gas bubbles in tissue and blood if a diver returns to the surface too fast. A new study finds that a mild underwater swimming during a 3-min decompression period reduced postdive gas bubbles. http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/medline/pmid;16118578 Insurance doesn't cover 20,000 GB pounds Medical Fees for Bent Diver A SCUBA diver has to pay all of the 20,000 GB pounds medical fees after suffering decompression sickness in the Red Sea. Although he had insurance, it was only valid down to 30 metres and he was diving at nearly 50 m. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/ Divers Risk Attack from Armed Dolphins Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of hurricane Katrina. Experts who have studied the US navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among the planet's smartest. The US navy admits it has been training dolphins for military purposes, but has refused to confirm that any are missing. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/ Shark victims seek cage-dive ban With more shark attacks reported in South Africa this year than for a decade, scientists, marine environmentalists, conservationists and tour operators are locked in fierce argument over accusations that the booming shark-cage-diving industry is to blame. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ Colossal Squid Caught at Surface of Ocean A colossal squid has been caught in Antarctic waters, the first example of retrieved virtually intact from the surface of the ocean. "Now we know that it is moving right through the water column, right up to the very surface and it grows to a spectacular size." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2910849.stm ADVERT:__________________________________________________ POSTERS AND PRINTS: Save money on a vast selection of posters and prints: Doubilet's Red Sea, sharks, Great Barrier Reef, whales...browse the offers at www.allposters.com Subscribe To SCUBA NewsOur newsletter, SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011), is absolutely free. It is a monthly publication, delivered by e-mail. To receive your copy fill in your details below. We will never pass your e-mail address to any third parties, or send you unsolicited e-mail. You will receive an e-mail confirming your subscription. If you don't receive this you have probably entered your e-mail address incorrectly - revisit this page and re-subscribe. Send us your Press Releases
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Caribbean Corals Hit by Warm, Storm-Spawning Seas
Corals in the Caribbean are being damaged by the same
warm seas that have fuelled Hurricanes Rita and Katrina,
according to the WWF conservation group. Corals off
Florida, Barbados, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and
Cuba seemed to be undergoing the worst damage, known as
bleaching, since 1997-1998. Corals are vital breeding
grounds for many species of fish and draw divers to
the Caribbean.