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Hola Crissy, There are a load of different organisations out there for training and what you will find is it depends on your area for what options you have. I don't know where in the states you are but if you look up Scuba Diving Lessons | Scuba Diver Training | Adventure Dive Trip and talk to...

What are your thoughts on Conservation organisations and the issue of unity between them all? This is a subject I am very interested in and would like to have some opinions to get a general picture from within this diving community. Thanks folks, I look forward to your replies.

Hi Superhawkgirl, As an old Aussie instructor I would have to give our friend Deuchlar credit for some great tips. A couple of other spots worth researching would be Sydneys Shelly beach,a really easy dive from the shore with loads of weedy sea dragons...amazing creatures. Also Osprey reef which...

Hi Mike, We lived in Honduras for nearly a year and saw groups of paralysed divers where we were..extreme exploitation!!! In the restaurants we saw lobster tails that were not much bigger than a tiger prawn tail(shrimp tail ,yeh yeh yeh..throw another shrimp on the barby mate!!!) So i am...

What a subject to be discussing folks, so many variables, so many opinions and so many damn problems!!! What is the common problem ,apart from lack of education, that all these issues share? Government inability to honesty and properly run their individual countries? I dont know, I am just a...

Hi Folks, As a new resident in Mallorca I too have been amazed at the type of systems they have in place here in regards to some of their marine reserves..a little mind boggling to say the least!!! However, there are marine reserves around the island that are protected all year round and I must...

Hi Laura, Sharks are amazing creatures mate!!!I have had the pleasure of working and diving with sharks in Australia for many years.Awesome!!! I now live in Mallorca, Spain running a small business with my wife Bea. Ondine Escape S.L. is the name of the business. If you are interested in sharks...

Hello Folks, It seems I have jumped the gun and not introduced myself to all you lovely bubble blowing people or soon to be bubble blowers!!! I am an Australian diver living in Mallorca, Spain with my amazing wife Bea. I have been teaching divers for around 7 years and still have a huge...

Non divers are also the key to change, children are the key to change,but let the divers be the ones who teach these young non diving minds how important our oceans really are...

Marine Education and Dive Training, in my view should go hand in hand.All levels of training should include local marine education.This doesn't have to be school like mundane teaching but can be delivered in such a way that the divers attention is kept...with some good old fashioned humor...

Hello folks, I have been a diver and ocean lover for a few years now and have just created a PADI distinctive specialty called shark discovery.With the goal of using these funds to instigate education and conservation programs here in Balearic Islands Spain. There are soooo many issues facing...

Shark Discovery PADI Distinctive Specialty created by Ondine Escape S.L. Mallorca with the view of increasing divers understanding of sharks, shark diving and the fight for survival these awe-inspiring creatures are facing. This course is a one day course with PADI certification, an interactive...

Hello Ocean lovers!!! There is a new PADI distinctive specialty being taught in Mallorca, Spain. This course will hopefully help people understand sharks and their fight for survival in our oceans and also help initiate new education and conservation programs here in the Balearic Islands...