Please sign the petition and let your voice be heard for the scuttling of the Ex-HMAS Adelaide to go ahead 1.8km off Avoca Beach, south of the Terrigal Skillion as planned.
A small group of...
Not sure if this is good news or disturbing news - exploration vs exploitation - Here's the scoop:
Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his new toy - an underwater "plane" for a voyage to the bo...
Just before Christmas the crew from South West Rocks Dive Centre saved a Grey Nurse Shark in a quite amazing rescue mission.
from the article:
'Divers had reported the day before seei...
Great Whites may be loners but the ocean's most feared predators also hang out together between Mexico and Hawaii at a deep sea watering hole known as the "White Shark Cafe", a study released on We...
What were they thinking? The massive Great Keppel Island Resort Pty Ltd proposal included a 300-room hotel and day spa, 1700 resort villas, 300 resort apartments, a 560 berth marina and yacht club,...
The long awaited scuttling of the HMAS Canberra is very close. After a number of postponed dates due to bad weather, the forecast looks good for her to go down on Sunday the 4th of October at 9:00 ...
We love publishing good news for the ocean and this certainly is one, especially if you have been to Palau's Blue Corner, congratulations on making the first step:
The President of the tiny ...
They called the shark Julian ...
When rescuers found Julian the grey nurse shark off Byron Bay, he was 25kg underweight and dragging his bottom jaw along the sea floor.
The 2.5m preda...
Posted by
Tim Hochgrebe
Added: 18 Sep 2009, 2:13 pm GMT
1 comment Reply added: 19 Sep 2009, 3:35 pm
underwater australasia is very excited to announce our 1st annual Video Competition that gives underwater australasia members the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes and have their videos judg...
It comes to no surprise to us to hear today that Asian Diver has acquired the Asian Dive Expo (ADEX) and will take over from TMX Productions in 2010. And since Asian Diver was only just taken over ...
underwater australasia is very excited to announce the BIG WINNERS of our 5th annual Photo Competition. In a tough year of competition we have seen some amazing entries from all over the world. 100...
Now I am not sure if it is a good thing ... but there was a new Guiness World Record set when 2486 divers participated in a mass simultaneous dive off the coast of North Sulawesi in Indonesia. ...
We had to post this - it seems quite unbelievable but read but check out this youtube clip.
Does the S in iPhone 3GS Stand for Submersible? Does it mean we all need to buy one ?
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Tim Hochgrebe
Added: 26 Jun 2009, 10:42 am GMT
1 comment Reply added: 01 Feb 2010, 11:19 pm
Good news for the ocean and for sustainable fishing.
The EU requires all fishery imports from Indonesia to be certificated from January 2010 as part of its sustainable fisheries policy, to c...
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Tim Hochgrebe
Added: 11 Jun 2009, 2:04 pm GMT
1 comment Reply added: 11 Jun 2009, 2:37 pm
Today marks a major turning point for the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef, with the Queensland Government introducing legislation to prevent dangerous run-off of farm pollution, the conserva...
For those that have followed my ramblings over the years, you will know that I have a varied scuba career and now find myself tinkering on the dark side ~ learning technical diving...
What happens when 5 landlubber geeks go diving at one of the worlds most beautiful dive locations? Lots of salty water, the smell of fear and plenty of fun! I know because I’m a self confessed computer geek and I take breathing for granted every day of my life. I’m told Julian Rocks where we went diving, is one of the worlds best dive spots ...