Japan’s Ama Women Divers0

May 31st, 2007 by admin in Stories

SHIRAHAMA, Japan. Japan’s legendary ama women shellfish divers, immortalised on stamps and in the 1967 James Bond film “You Only Live Twice”, have grown older and their numbers have declined but they still enjoy their work and earn enough to carry on.
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Sharm bridge plan shelved0

May 30th, 2007 by admin in Conservation

Plans to build a bridge linking Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh with the Saudi Arabian mainland have been postponed, following a refusal by Egypt’s President Mubarak.
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Claims sunken warship HMAS Sydney finally found0

May 30th, 2007 by admin in Wrecks

A BRITISH maritime researcher claims to have solved one of Australia’s greatest wartime mysteries by locating the wreck of HMAS Sydney.
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sport-dive.com - the new community on the internet for divers!0

May 29th, 2007 by admin in General

The site is for everyone who loves water and especially those who like recreational diving, technical diving and free diving.

If you become member of this community you can meet other divers over the whole planet and seek dive places that you only could dream of.
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Recall - Apeks Yoke Screw potential fault0

May 27th, 2007 by admin in RECALLS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

British dive equipment manufacturer Apeks has announced a recall on a batch of first-stage regulator yoke clamp screws.
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Diving-Industry.com Newsletter Mai 20070

May 22nd, 2007 by admin in General and NEWS

1 - New listings in the “Directory”
2 - New listings in the “Dive Centers”
3 - Intoducing the new section “Gallery”
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Divers Meeting Organized by the Abyss Club, Greece0

May 22nd, 2007 by admin in Scuba diving and NEWS

The cosmopolitan and picturesque town of Loutraki will host the second nation wide divers meeting organized by the Abyss Club.
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Environmental groups sue US Navy over sonar exercises off Hawaii1

May 18th, 2007 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

HONOLULU (AP) - Environmental groups sued the US Navy on Wednesday to compel steps they believe would protect marine mammals when sailors use sonar to practice submarine hunting off Hawaii.
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Japanese boy finds shark tooth dating back 135 mil. years0

May 18th, 2007 by admin in Marine biology and NEWS

A 9-year-old boy in Wakayama Prefecture has discovered a fossilized lamniformes shark tooth believed to be the oldest ever found in Japan, dating back as far as 135 million years, the Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History said Wednesday.
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WHO Says Fighting Global Warming a Win-Win To Prevent Health Problems0

May 12th, 2007 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

BANGKOK, Thailand — Countries that start battling global warming now won’t have to wait generations to see the rewards: burning cleaner fuels can yield immediate health benefits that save lives and money, world health experts say.
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