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Fertilizing Phuket’s Seagrass For Dugongs
Bangkok Hospital Phuket and the Mekawanich Foundation are launching a seagrass fertilization project on 19 Dec 09 in Pa Khlok near Phuket. This project will see the long-term release and monitoring of 20,000 ‘effective micro-organisms’ (EM) balls into the ocean, in...
Photoworkshop cruises with Bruno & Ondina
Updated: 12 Feb 10 Are you a keen underwater photographer? Join Bruno Vanherck aboard SMY Ondina for 1 of her special photoworkshop cruises to Raja Ampat, where a world of tranquility and unhurried peacefulness awaits you beneath the waves. Raja Ampat, a.k.a. Irian...
Ondinesia wins at North Sea Film Festival
The documentary 'Ondinesia' has won the Independent Category at the North Sea Film Festival, which took place 6 - 8 Nov 09. Starring SMY Ondina, 'Ondinesia' is a collaboration between Enrique Rubio of SMY Ondina, Bruno Vanherck and Tommy Vuylsteke from Aquacam....
Could Red Sea Capsize Have Been Averted?
There are conflicting accounts of the weather conditions on the day the Coral Princess sunk, but divers onboard report she had been listing for 3 days prior to the accident. One might wonder, if this is the case, whether the trip ought to have been aborted? The...
SIMCA’s Nightmare As 7 km Net Kills Marine Life!
Calling on all scuba divers and tourists who care about the preservation of our marine life to support Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area (SIMCA) following a severe violation of their protected area on 14 Nov 2009. Many of you have experienced the crystalline blue...
Sipadan Permits Guaranteed on Celebes!
Updated: 07 Jan 10 Do you want to explore Sipadan by diving there 4 out of 7 days? Then we are delighted to offer you a NEW liveaboard option in Malaysia: the MV Celebes Explorer. The best news is that your Sipadan diving permits are guaranteed! Carrying a maximum of...
Protect Our Coral Seas? You Bet Your Wrasse
Have you ever dived Australia's Great Barrier Reef? Then you will be in awe of the biodiversity of the Coral Seas, sporting everything from seahorses to humpback whales. A new campaign has been launched to Protect Our Coral Seas by declaring this spectacular area as...
Phang Nga’s New Coral Reef to Return Nemo?
Fishermen have discovered a new jewel for the Andaman diving crown - a coral reef about 9 km west of Kho Khao Island in the Phang Nga region north of Phuket. “We found mostly encrusting corals, tabulate corals, several species of fish and four or five octopi,” said a...
1st Giant Stingray Captured On Video
For the first time ever, a giant stingray has been captured on video! You can watch the clip right here, or you might have been lucky enought to catch it on BBC Two broadcast of 'Andrea: Queen of the Mantas'. Growing up to 2.2m the smalleye is the biggest stingray and...