Top Tips for Buying Your Own Dive Gear

Featured on Liveaboard.com:One of the joys of learning to dive is buying your own dive gear but the choices can be overwhelming as a new diver. As dive gear technologies continue to evolve, there is always new top dive gear to choose from. It can be difficult to know when and where to start, plus which pieces of dive gear to prioritise and invest in.In my latest article for Liveaboard.com I answer common questions about when and why to buy your own dive gear, budgeting, and what you really need to scuba dive.https://www.liveaboard.com/diving/equipment/buying-your-own-dive-gear 

6 Top Dive Sites in India

Featured on Deeper Blue:India has something for every diver; with many different types of dive, abundant marine life, and unique underwater landscapes. Divers can explore the mainland dive sites off Goa and Pondicherry or venture into the Andaman and Arabian seas for remote island adventures. https://www.deeperblue.com/6-top-dive-sites-india/

Top Tips for Choosing the Right Mask

Featured on Liveaboard.com:When it comes to buying dive and snorkelling kit, one of the most important pieces of equipment to own is the right mask. Not only does the right mask allow you to see marine life underwater clearly, it is also vital for being able to see hand signals and for reading gauges when scuba diving.https://www.liveaboard.com/diving/equipment/choosing-the-right-mask 

Top Ten Dive Destinations Supporting Marine Reserves

Featured on Scuba Diver Life:Marine reserves around the world face unprecedented political and environmental challenges. Here are 10 of the top dive destinations supporting marine reserves. https://scubadiverlife.com/top-ten-dive-destinations-supporting-marine-reserves/

Helping Hatchling Sea Turtles

Featured on Stuff.co.nz:Scientists at Florida Atlantic University have revealed the endurance of hatchling sea turtles, by testing their abilities on tiny treadmills.The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, was conducted in an effort to conserve endangered sea turtles and had some surprising results.https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/themes/101229395/Helping-hatchling-sea-turtles

Top 5 Liveaboards for Shark Lovers

Featured on Scubaverse:It’s Valentine’s Day and not everybody wants a bouquet of flowers and chocolates from their loved one. For shark lovers and adventurous divers, there are some great liveaboards to choose from to share time with your dive buddy for life and show a little shark love in 2018.Read more: http://www.scubaverse.com/top-5-liveaboards-shark-lovers/

Top Four Liveaboards for Couples and Honeymooners

Featured on Scuba Diver Life:Those looking for a romantic dive trip have plenty of luxurious liveaboards and remote white-sand destinations to choose from. If you’re looking to connect — or reconnect — with your partner, what better way that underwater? Here are my top four liveaboards for couples and honeymooners with Liveaboard.com. https://scubadiverlife.com/top-four-liveaboards-couples-honeymooners/

WAOW liveaboard sinks

The MSY WAOW, a popular and beautiful Indonesian liveaboard vessel, will sadly no longer be operating as she sank during a storm in Biak Harbour on 31st January 2018. There was no loss of life or physical injury.The WAOW team have released a heartfelt statement following the incident, expressing their sadness and gratitude to the crew and customers who ‘shared the WAOW adventure’ with them. Their positive approach in the face of such a devastating event was clearly evident in the final paragraph of the statement.Read more: https://www.liveaboard.com/news/waow-sinks

Top Dives Sites in Italy

Featured on Travel Elsewhere:There are numerous dive options for travellers visiting Europe, from wreck diving off Greece to the sandy shore dives of Cornwall and the warm Canary Island waters. One of the best places to dive in Europe though is Italy. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it has over 450 islands and numerous dive sites to explore. Diving in Italy is perfect for travellers looking to combine cultural city breaks, pristine coastal hiking, and unique underwater landscapes.Read more: http://www.travelsewhere.net/diving-in-italy/

How climate change threatens Indonesia's marine tourism

Featured in the Jakarta Post:While the Earth has only warmed around 0.74 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years, this small temperature increase is affecting ocean ecosystems and could impact upon the global marine tourism industry.Coral reef tourism has a global value of US$36 billion per year, according to a scientific study mapping the global value and distribution of coral reef tourism. This study, published in the Marine Policy journal in August 2017, concluded that 30 percent of the world’s reefs are valuable to tourism.Indonesia has a thriving coral reef tourism industry and also has the second largest manta ray tourism industry in the world, with an annual value of over $15 million.While coral bleaching events and ocean acidification are well-documented effects of climate change, there are other stressors upon coral reefs that could undermine these valuable tourism industries.Read more: http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2018/02/02/how-climate-change-threatens-indonesias-marine-tourism.html