Help Us to Protect Goliath Groupers

Goliath Groupers, which were listed until 2006 as a critically endangered species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), may soon lose their protection from fishing due to recovering population levels and pressure exerted by fisherman. Divers have long enjoyed the company of these huge, friendly fish, and if fishing Goliath Groupers becomes legal once again, population levels may fall quickly. You can help us to keep Goliath Groupers in the list of protected species by signing a petition! Read more...

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issue #6 of Underwater Journal available

Underwater Journal is a diving magazine, and more. It is a celebration of all things aquatic, from the leading edge of ocean exploration and research to the simple pleasures of immersing oneself weightlessly in the liquid environment that covers three fourths of our world. The latest issue #6 is just out featuring the “Pelagic Magic” in the waters off Kona, Hawaii and a documentation about the acidification ocean and how it affects corals due to climate change and many more.

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Antibes 2007: Mixed feelings / critique

I really enjoy meeting fellow people of the underwater industry during the prestigious Antibes Festival in France any time I have the chance to visit it. However this year’s visit could not have been more contradictious than anything else I have seen during my time as an underwater photographer and environmental conservationist.Read on to find out why.

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DIGIDEEP Members save $300 on Shark Diving

We have received a promotional offer from sharkdiver.com who offers a $300 rebate for this year’s cage diving season with Great White Sharks in the world famous waters of Isla Guadelupe. To take advantage of this discount, all you need to be is a registered member of our website. Isn't that simple and great? If you are not a member yet register now with our new user management system that will also give you access to our soon relaunched forums area and new (members only) photo contest once it is ready. If you do not know much about diving with Great White Sharks yet, you can read a full press release from Patric Douglas.

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Sharks and Andi on Television

Everyone who is able to receive German television SAT.1 and was still awake at 0:10 a.m. might have recognized a tiger shark and me. And what did we learn from television? “Scuba divers slow down their heartbeat, when they dive with sharks.” Strange I did not mention this to the editorial staff of PRO7 / SAT1 / N24. I always thought only the shark scientist Dr. ##### ###### knows how to do this *smirk*. Anyway, at least a few thousands have seen, that you can dive “cageless” with a friendly looking tiger shark and return without a scratch. Unfortunately the audio comment is not very shark-supportive. I would have liked to hear “Did you know that several million sharks get killed every year just because of their fins?” instead of "Attacking sharks with a spear gun is exactly the right thing to do for self-defence". A shorter version has been aired in the 8 o’clock news on PRO7, KABEL1 etc. which I missed. Has anybody taped this by coincidence? Tomorrow I will put a small sample of the video online. Unfortunately my PC has not recorded the audio. But that is probably not a big loss.

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Wetpixel Bahamas Shark Expedition

Our friends at wetpixel just had a last-minute cancellation (due to medical reasons) on the upcoming Bahamas Shark Expedition, which leaves this Sunday out of West Palm Beach, Florida. They leave from Riviera Beach at 6pm on Sunday, March 27th, and return at 8am on Monday, April 4th. Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ASAP if you are interested! For more information, see his post in the forums, or see the trip report from last year. Eric is a great pal and we highly recommend joining. For all those who got ill or cannot join this trip right on time digideep will offer two shark trips in Nov and Dec 2005. Contact us if you want to join. Seats are very limited.