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News, research and articles on scuba diving, travel and the marine environment.

Extra $5 Off Scuba Diving Magazine - (Found June 29, 2008 )

"Scuba Diving" is one of over 150 magazines now available with an instant $5 off Amazon's already low prices. Just add the subscriptions you'd like to your Cart, and for each one, you'll see an instant $5 rebate.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000WDS5Z2/mussoutdoorpursu

Diving Cuba - (Found June 29, 2008 )

New page on the dive sites and dive operators of Cuba. "The diving was excellent and I saw a proliferation of sealife. There were Eagle rays, Giant Barracuda, large French Angels, big Hog Fish and a multitude of other species....The condition of the reef is brilliant, warm blue green water, great visibility and plenty of proof that the Cubans respect this fantastic natural resource and are doing plenty to take care of it...Absolutely superb diving with 3040 m vis, lots of big marine life about..
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/americas/cuba.html

Diving Sharm El-Sheikh (Red Sea) - (Found June 29, 2008 )

New web page on the dive sites of Sharm El-Sheikh. Add your experiences and read the recommendations of other divers.
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/redsea/sharmdive.html

Low Cost Advertising to over 36000 Divers a Month - (Found June 29, 2008 )

For just 2.45 GBP a month you can advertise your new SCUBA products, late deals and special offers on the "Diving Board". This special introductory price is guaranteed for the lifetime of your subscription.
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=5

Find a Cheap Flight and see Arrival and Departure Times - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The SCUBA Travel site now lets you find the cheapest flight to diving destinations from a range of airlines. It also provides information on the arrival and departure times for flights around the world.
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/flights.html

Books for Divers - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Hand-picked diving books: guides to diving around the world, stories of the history and pioneers of diving, books featuring great underwater photography and some just stories about diving.
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/1286

Travel Insurance with Diving to 50 m - (Found June 29, 2008 )

You can now buy low-cost travel insurance which covers diving down to 50 m for appropriately qualified divers.
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/insurance.html

Diving the Caribbean Island of Dominica - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The Commonwealth of Dominica is mountainous, volcanic and very beautiful. The dive sites are pristine. Yours will often be the only dive boat at a dive site. The SCUBA Travel site now has a major new section all about diving, dive shops, accomodation and travel details of Dominica.
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/dominica/

Spectacular Diving at Lakshadweep Archipelago, India - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The Lakshadweep islands have the same gorgeous marine life and great visibility as the Maldives, only for much cheaper. Kadmat Island is one of the few Lakshadweep islands which is open to foreign tourists. The remoteness of Kadmat Island really gives you a feeling of "getting away from it all" - but this comes at a price, either in terms of money or time. Staying on Kadmat Island and paying for the dives are not expensive (in fact, comparatively cheap), but getting to Kadmat is.
http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2007/04/spectacular-diving-at-kadmat-island.html

Review: On-Line Coral Reef Course - (Found June 29, 2008 )

This new course for divers discusses the coral reef ecosystem and food web. It illustrates its points using animals and plants found in and around coral reefs. For instance, the Caribbean Reef Shark is discussed as a top-level, active, predator. The authors manage to pack loads of information on their example species into a small space, without the prose becoming uninteresting. And even when I thought I knew lots about a subject they managed to surprise me. For instance, did you know that...
http://www.news.scubatravel.co.uk/2007_05_01_a.html