SCUBA News...News, research and articles on scuba diving, travel and the marine environment.Insert this SCUBA Newsfeed into your web site- (Found June 29, 2008 ) You can now use either php or Javascript to display this news on your own web pages, absolutely free.http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/newsfeed.html Top 10 diving books and DVDs of 2007- (Found June 29, 2008 ) SCUBA Travel today releases its list of the best selling books and DVDs bought by SCUBA divers in 2007. For the fourth consecutive year, The Dive Atlas of the World retains its top spot! A surprise entry at number three is a guide to the Italian island of Sardinia - a very popular diving destination last year. Another new entry is Shipwrecks from the Egyptian Red Sea, by Ned Middleton. Perhaps the best performer though is the Blue Planet DVD. This has not been out of the top ten since the list..http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2008/01/top-10-diving-books-of-2007.html Update: Diving in Zanzibar- (Found June 29, 2008 ) More information on the diving and dive centres of Zanzibar is now on the SCUBA Travel site. "Was like being in the Red Sea, with the big difference that we have always been the only divers on each one of the dives in the water...We saw all this stuff that you usually never see, sea horses, ghost pipe fish, 10 different kinds of nudi's, 8 different kinds of scorpion fish inclding crocodile fish, mauritius scorpion fish, weedy scorpio fish, leaf fish, frog fish and all in one dive!".http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/africa.html#Tanzania Butterflyfish 'May Face Extinction'- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The case of the Chevroned Butterflyfish is a stark example of how human pressure on the world's coral reefs is confronting certain species with 'blind alleys' from which they may be unable to escape, says Dr Morgan Pratchett of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University.http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2008/03/butterflyfish-may-face-extinction.html Turtles at risk from non-stick pans- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The same chemicals that keep food from sticking to our frying pans and stains from setting in our carpets are damaging the livers and impairing the immune systems of loggerhead turtles - an environmental health impact that also may signal a danger for humans.http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2008/03/turtles-at-risk-from-non-stick-pans.html Scientists Reveal First-Ever Global Map of Total Human Effect on Oceans- (Found June 29, 2008 ) More than 40 percent of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activities, and few if any areas remain untouched, according to the first global-scale study of human influence on marine ecosystems. By overlaying maps of 17 different activities such as fishing, climate change and pollution, the researchers have produced a composite map of the toll that humans have exacted on the seas. The study reports that the most heavily affected waters in the world include the Caribbean Sea, the...http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2008/03/scientists-reveal-first-ever-global-map.html Global warming turns fish deaf- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Is it important that global warming turns fish deaf Yes. For coral reef fish, sound is vital for them to judge where to settle down and live. After hatching, reef fish larvae are dispersed by ocean currents for a few weeks. The larval fish must then find their way back to a suitable reef to make their home. It's thought that the young fish home in on high-frequency noises. Coral reefs are extremely noisy environments, with the crackle of snapping shrimps and the chatter of fish set against a..http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2008/03/global-warming-turns-fish-deaf.html Update: Diving South Africa- (Found June 29, 2008 ) "Whale shark and Bottlenose dolphin on the way out to the site, and a Blue marlin as we entered the water, to the most coral species I have seen on any of my dives around the world. It was just yummy." Just one of new comments on the diving and dive operators of South Africa at the SCUBA Travel site.http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/africa.html#SouthAfrica Mediterranean leaders urged to save tuna- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Atlantic Bluefin tuna populations have declined alarmingly over the past few decades due to overfishing fuelled by an increasingly expensive industry. A new WWF report shows that the international fleets hunting this species to extinction in the Mediterranean. If you want to buy a tin of tuna off the supermarket shelf don't worry - you almost never find bluefin tuna in a tin. Most tinned tuna is yellowfin or skipjack. For fresh tuna ask your restauranteur or fishmonger if the Atlantic...http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2008/03/mediterranean-leaders-urged-to-save.html A Simple Guide to Decompression Illness- (Found June 29, 2008 ) This new book enables divers to have a thorough understanding of some of the medical problems and illnesses associated with diving. After reading this book you will be able to fully recognise each of the individual conditions and have a clear understanding of the best action to take in the event of decompression illness. It is suitable for all levels of experience from novice to instructor. It explains topics in clear non-medical language. It is a guide to initial treatment and first aid. It...http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/asin/190549212X/rss1-21 |