Scuba Diving Blog for Divers about Diving

12 January 2015

Sipadan Island, A Diver's Heaven

Sipadan Island - a magical little speck on the world map of Scuba Diving.

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1 January 2015

Ocean Acidification: Causes and Consequences

Ocean acidification is having a dire impact on marine organisms and ecosystems in oceans all over the world. Lets take a closer look at how ocean acidification threatens coral reefs, marine productivity, and life as we know it - both in the oceans and on land.

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13 December 2014

10 signs of a good liveaboard

I can’t say I’m the most experienced liveaboarder, but in the last 3 years I have been on 5 – and definitely can identify some seemingly small things, and less obvious things that can really make or break your diving holiday.

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8 December 2014

Save Bangka Island

In Indonesia, North Sulawesi Province, between of two famous diving destination Bunaken and Lembeh Strait, there is an island called Bangka (Regency of North Minahasa).

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7 December 2014

Christmas Eve in Yap Micronesia

Diving the Island of YAP. Unlike the neighboring island of Palau Yap still maintains its anonymity. Maybe that’s the reason for some of the best shark and ray encounters the island can offer

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4 December 2014

A guide to Cleaning Stations

Although the ocean is in a constant swirl of prey and predator interactions, it’s difficult for divers to observe natural behaviour, as animals often flee from our large and intruding presence. However, as any seasoned photographer or naturalist knows, there is one place that is always home to a buzz of activity on the reef: the Cleaning Station!

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30 November 2014

The Yuzen (Wrought Iron Butterfly Fish)

The Yuzen is one of the most unique butterfly fish in the world. Thanks to its healthy appetite, this subtropical marine fish is capable of growing up to around 15cm in length.

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27 November 2014

DEMA 2014 Top 5 Highlights

This past week was the 2014 DEMA (Dive Equipment and Marketing Association) yearly gathering in Las Vegas. The trade-only event for dive professionals is a four day extravaganza of all things diving. Here are 5 highlights of the event for me.

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24 November 2014

Finding Nemo in Raja Ampat

There is no doubt that the movie Finding Nemo has increased the popularity of clownfish. Nemo and his father, Marlin, are just one species from tens clownfish/anemonefish species recognized by far. What I love about the diving in Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia) was: I saw (regularly) at least four species of clownfish in (almost) every dive site I visited.

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22 November 2014

3 Reasons Why Facebook can be your marketing enemy

The facebook mania is rampant. Everyone seems to be saving their best content for facebook, but what implications does that have? What is the opportunity cost of this focus on a single channel?

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