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Very sad news. Deepest sympathies to friends and relatives of Aksel Isaksen.

It is rumoured that there is a growing shark population in Kamanga marine protected area, Celebes Sea, Sarangani Province, Mindanao. This is great news for divers and environmentalists alike. Please could John, Chris or Paul fill us in. Thanks

Rules and Regulations Governing the Business of Sport Scuba Diving in the Philippines. Current as of 29 January 2009, Dive Congress, Intramuros, Manila. Attached as .pdf

Very sad news that a diver is missing in Davao after a morning dive today. Another diver was taken to hospital suspected to be suffering from DCS.

Attached is a photo of two spanish dancers in what we think is a mating position. The spanish dancers are in a fairly unusual colour phase - blue (we have seen red, yellow and orange). Note that the spanish dancers were both releasing a mustard coloured cloud of liquid from the area of their...

We're in the stage of carefully planning a dive expedition to Tawi-Tawi in the next few weeks. Duration of trip likely to be for max 7 days (but can be shorter). I'm a stills photographer and would be interested to know if there is a good and experienced u/w videographer that might like to...

In the 1980's, Monty Python and travel journalist Michael Palin travelled from Zamboanga (Phillipines) to Sandakan (Malaysia) on the Danica Joy as part of his 'Full Circle' tv documentary. We are now travelling the same route and want to post up to date information for travellers regarding...

Has anybody else seen this article regarding a major tourism development in Coron? Coron islet to be next Asian tourism jewel - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos Be interested to know what people's opinions are. When we were there, we found that the reefs were in gererally very poor...

Yesterday, March 8 2009, a Filipino spear fisherman failed to surface after a dive at White Rock, Samal, Davao (name withheld). Fellow spearfishers on the banca, tourist divers and sports divers waited for two hours before a rescue/recovery attempt was made. The body of the spearfisher was...

Congratulations to the Philippine Coastguard 11 Indonesian, 2 Taiwanese poachers fall - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos Note that yellowfin tuna seem to be returning in good numbers in the Davao Gulf and along the coast off Sarangani - a very good sign. Catching these people also...

This thread is to promote the best and lesser known pristine reefs and marine life of Southern Mindanao. After 3 years diving many areas in Southern Mindanao, we consider that the best reefs here lie in the area stretching from the city of General Santos to the border of Palimbang (West of...

A bit unusal is this........... An unmanned expedition vessel will be launched from Mindanao to follow the wind direction to the East. Please see: WINDVINDER.COM: construction of the vessel This makes quite interesting reading. The expedition team need the help of people to record...

On December 8 1941 two Catalina PBY-4s were attacked and sunk in Malalag Bay, Davao del Sur. The attack came less than 8 hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. A U.S. pilot - Ens. Robert George Tills - was killed in the attack. He was the first U.S. serviceman to be killed in...

There is presently a Draft Executive Order sitting on President Arroyos desk to ban the catching, sale, purchase, possession, transportation and exportation of all sharks and rays in the country, including possession and sale of any part thereof. It is dated October 2008. If the Order is...