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So here is my dilemma. I got PADI OWSI qualified in Thailand late last year and fell in love with the sport. Id like to get out and do like a backpack/diving (possibly get DM/instructor work here and there) trip for a few months approximately Sept-Jan. Im seriously considering Central America...

Thresher shark Thresher sharks come inshore where they interact with small fish, research suggests Sharks make a big effort to be hygienic and swim to shallower waters to attract small fish which will remove parasites and tissue, research has found But this is viewed as risky because it...

Bad! These people should realise that 40 percent of people come to thailand to dive, and therefore a big percentage are shark lovers or fans! Why??

BBC - Earth News - Two new species of stingray discovered in Amazon Bull sharks in the amazon, now stingrays! What else from our oceans have crawled up!?

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Well sadly, I have just seen this one in our local dive news letter: A 42 yr old diver died after he performed the world record for diving without oxygen under the ice. It happened at Davos in Switzerland. The man was no longer up to breathe. Another scuba diver, (with an oxygen tank)...

Sharks navigate using 'mental maps' Richard Black By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Tiger shark Tiger sharks can navigate on scales of many kilometres - perhaps aided by internal maps Some shark species make "mental maps" of their home ranges, allowing them to pin-point...

The Bajau people of South-East Asia live in stilt houses and fish underwater for up to five minutes on one breath. What does this do to the body?Take a deep breath in - how long until the urge to gasp for air becomes too much? Perhaps it comes after 30 or 40 seconds. But the bodies of...

That seems pretty scary! Imagine getting attacked on the surface! That is the danger point for sharks and diver - generally diver are pretty safe under the water because there is mutual communication between diver and shark (as they can both see eachother)

Yea they say its getting quite bad! I agree with the article 100 percent. In thailand the coral bleeching is so bad in some places that the dive sites now look like grave yards. No joke

There is a good video report of the story here 'Experienced' diver taken by sharks - Yahoo!7

OK thanks for that. Yea id say this whole story with Gabe has put a lot of our wives off diving - or ever starting to dive!

have you got a link to the threads please? cheers

An Australian court has sentenced a man to four-and-a-half years in prison over the death of his bride on their scuba-diving honeymoon on Great Barrier Reef.Christina Watson, 26, drowned while diving with her husband, David Gabriel Watson, an experienced diver, 11 days after their wedding in...

Really good thread! I wish i could dive the wreck! you can read this article here too : 'Moby Dick' captain's ship found -- BBC News - 'Moby Dick' captain's ship found

When it comes to enjoying the ocean, many of us worry about encountering a shark or a barracuda. But it seems that the long, sleek fish that punctured the lung of a Florida kayaker last Sunday was a fish of a different kind. Karri Larson, 46, was paddling in shallow waters among the mangrove...

Frog kicking instead of the usual fin stroke is very good for not getting cramps.

I agree and think that Turks, Aggressor is really worth it from what collegues have told me on previous experiences ! Good luck and I hope you both have a great trip

Congrats - i remember that feeling getting my first certs! Now im an instructor and still love getting extra certifications !

Yup! Basic laws of physics - they also teach you stuff like this and buyancy rules when you take a divemaster or instructor course