The Marshall Islands government has created the world’s largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly two million sq km (750,000 sq miles) of ocean. The Pacific republic will ban trade in shark products and commercial shark fishing throughout its waters. Tourism, including diving, is a staple of the Marshall Islands archipelago, which is home to just 68,000 [...]
After a 4 week intensive course at a Muay Thai training camp, Joe Newitt decided it was time for a bit of fun in the water so he decided to do his SSI Open Water Diver Course. A good decision. Because of Joe’s motivation and natural curiosity, the course was quite easy for our instructor [...]
King crabs have been found on the edge of Antarctica, probably as a result of warming in the region, scientists say. Writing in the journal “Proceedings B”, scientists report a large, reproductive population of crabs in the Palmer Deep, a basin cut in the continental shelf. They suggest the crabs were washed in during an [...]
The Sea Bees Team would like to congratulate Anousheh and Alex on completing their Junior Open Water Diver Course. Their positive attitude, superb mask clearing and big Big BIG smiles ensured that everyone on the boat had a great time! Julie has still not stopped talking about you and is really proud to have been [...]
Marine scientists have discovered strange new species, but their census also reminds us how little we know about the creatures of the deep… Holidaymakers forced out of the water on the Costa Blanca by an “invasion” of jellyfish will probably not have had time to admire the creatures’ bright purple hue or the way their [...]
Here I am again with my next article on the Mantis Shrimp also known as Stomatopoda. Once you have read to the end, I am sure you will agree they are amazing creatures. Read on about their amazing vision. The eyes of some groups of mantis shrimp are probably the most complex in the animal [...]
Well, Matthew disappeared for 3 weeks and, whenever we asked after him, his instructors said that he was ” busy at the moment”. Suddenly, Matthew seemed to have several instructors, each putting him through his paces in their own style. And, finally, on the day he was leaving to return to England, he was told [...]
Mantis shrimps are mere inches long but can throw the fastest punch of any animal. They strike with the force of a rifle bullet and, with the aid of super-speed cameras, we can truly appreciate how powerful this animal is. (And the online administrator is OBSESSED WITH THEM!) A few years ago, an aggressive creature [...]
It is Low Season again – time to ask what the difference is between “High” Season and “Low” Seaon apart from the fact that it’s summer in Europe? The answer is quite simple: there is (almost) no difference. The weather is pretty good most of the time, although the humidity is much higher than normal. [...]
…20 years in business. And we want to share our success with you. We have created some very special “all-inclusive” packages covering airport transfers, accommodation and, of course, diving! To offer our guests a whole range of services, we created a variety of packages covering: – liveaboards – liveaboard/dive packages either in Phuket or Khao [...]
