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Dive guide of the Maldives |
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Dive Show news
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DEMA Show 2009
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Travel news
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2009 Scuba Diving Symposium Bahamas |
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Equipment news
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Mares
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Education news
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Industry’s First-ever Online Dive Computer Training Class Set to Launch
Web based seminars from DAN |
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Marine Conservation
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Hawaiian Monk Seals face extinction |
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New offers from the last minute board
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7 days diving, full board in the Philippines,
1'195$
Liveaboard diving in Costa Rica, 2'700US$
3 months Scuba training in Vietnam, 500$ |
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Novelties in the Scuba Diving Portal:
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New
Dive Guide, the Maldives
The Maldives diving guide
now counts
more than 22 information filled pages. The Maldives has dive site descriptions with highlights about
what to see underwater.
A map showing the situation and depths has been
included making it easy to see the area with the best potential
for diving.
The
photo gallery shows the type of fauna and flora to be seen
while diving in the Maldives. All the photos are shot by
professional or semi-professional photographers. The gallery is constantly growing and being
updated regularly with new photos.
Also incorporated is a list of the diving centers, liveaboards,
shops and schools of the Maldives.
This is a great tool for the Maldives diving society and for
people coming from abroad to plan their vacation and for travel
agents, tour operators, instructors traveling with their groups
to find the best locations and diving centers on place. Dive
professionals located in the Maldives can also find useful
contacts and information here.
Take a tour of the guide: http://www.gooddive.com/maldives-diving/ |
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Show News |
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DEMA Show 2009 is
the international trade-only event for the diving, action water
sports and travel industries.
Join the thousands of dive industry
professionals that will discover the POWER of DEMA
Show this November 4-7 in Orlando, FL.
Here
is what you will find at DEMA Show 2009:
- Hundreds of exhibits featuring the leading dive equipment
manufacturers, travel destinations, water sports apparel,
and services.
- DEMA Sponsored Seminars on state-of-the-industry and
current economic topics.
- DEMA Retailer Resource Center (RRC) -- an interactive
display area and educational program that provides retailers
with the latest tools and industry best-practices.
- Image Resource Center (IRC) -- an exclusive area of
the show floor featuring photo- and video-related exhibitors as
well as seminars on how underwater photography and videos can
be powerful selling tools for the dive retailer.
- Dive Training Agency and Exhibitor Sponsored Seminars
- DEMA Awards Party, the premier industry networking event
of 2009.
- The exciting after-hours socializing and networking
opportunities that Orlando offers.
DEMA Show is produced by
DEMA, The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association. For more
information about DEMA visit www.dema.org.
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| Travel
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Come along and join us for the 5th annual Coromandel Dive
Festival.
Off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, the Coromandel Dive
Festival is a refreshing chance to escape the summer heat. Scuba
fans can immerse themselves in underwater photography
competitions, chocolate scallop hunts, the Scuba Olympics and a
Roman Toga Ball. The venue is Whitianga Beach, Various,
Whitianga in Waikato, New Zealand.
To read more: http://www.nzlive.com/nzlivecom/coromandel-dive-festival
2009 Scuba Diving Symposium
Nov 8th to 12th, Nassau, Bahamas
Diving Association jointly with the
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has announced a
POST-DEMA FAM trip. This 3 day trip will focus
on meeting our dive operators and learning about
diving in The Islands of The Bahamas. It's open for diving
professionals, media and travel trade (dive retailers, dive
travel sellers, travel agents, wholesalers, and media). The
price is set at 99US$ and includes hotel accommodation,
Meals, Diving and Round Trip Airfare from Orlando (A $200
airfare allocation will be offered for those not wanting to
depart from Orlando (MCO).
Please note that
attendance is by invitation only. Space is limited to 50
attendees. Therefore if you would like to
attend you may request an invitation on the Bahamas Diving
Association’s website at this special location:
Read more: http://www.bahamasdiving.com/bahamasdivesymposium/
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| Equipment
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ICON HD is now available!
• TFT LCD color display.
• Double diving mode options, Extend and Profile
• Stores images and dive site maps.
ICON HD is a True full-color display computer. Its screen is
made using LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) with TFT (Thin Film
Transistor) technology.
An intuitive software, the use of large characters, and the
contrast created by using different colors, makes the on screen
information easy to read, immediate and clear.
During the dive besides the standard navigation mode EXTEND,
divers can switch to a second dive mode PROFILE. ICON HD
processes and shows the full dive curve in real time. The
computer’s memory allows the storage of images and photos,
including digital maps of diving spots.
For more information please click here:
http://www.mares.com/product_detail.php?id=496®ion=ALL
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| Education
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Industry’s First-ever Online Dive Computer Training Class Set to Launch
New program, spearheaded by Oceanic Worldwide, is designed to help new divers and student divers to learn how to use the
Veo 100 dive computer in a simple, interactive and effective way
Oceanic, together with its online training development partner DiveNav, unveils the first online dive computer course, specifically highlighting the Oceanic Veo 100 dive computer. The Veo 100 Specialty Class is the FIRST ever available online dive computer class designed to teach divers how to use a SPECIFIC dive computer. Professionally made, interactive and effective multimedia audio / visual packaged in a cost effective online class that will make for an enjoyable user experience.
Once taken, the Specialty Class doubles as an online multimedia Operating Manual that can be consulted from anywhere around the world.
A video demonstrating the Veo 100 Online Specialty Class may be seen now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RZc5UXM3Qu8
"Together with DiveNav, we have designed this class specifically for retailers", said Doug Krause of Oceanic Worldwide. "to better allow them to incorporate the Veo 100 into their Open Water Training. While this specific class highlights the Veo 100,
it will certainly NOT be the last online dive computer training program Oceanic will be involved with.”
"The Veo 100 is an easy to use, affordable and robust dive computer specifically designed for the new diver and the student
diver", said Alberto Mantovani, President and CEO of DiveNav, "and we are honored to have collaborated on this project
with Oceanic, one of the most innovative companies in the scuba industry.", he concluded...
The Veo 100 Online Specialty Class is available at: http://www.divecomputertraining.com
Web based seminars
from DAN:
DAN offers web-based seminars to allow you to learn about diving and dive medicine in the comfort of your home. This is ideal as you can pick the seminars you're interested in and do them at your own pace. Below is a list of the seminars offered:
Breathing Underwater is an Unnatural Act
Diving is easy under ideal conditions, but life on dry land doesn’t prepare us for the underwater environment where conditions can be far from ideal. How these conditions affect respiration and consciousness is the subject of this presentation.
Diabetes & Recreational Diving: History and New Guidelines
Learn about diabetes and the new guidelines for diving with it in this presentation by Neal W. Pollock, Ph.D., a research physiologist with DAN.
Inert Gas Exchange, Bubbles, and Decompression Theory
Learn about inert gas exchange in the body and the affect those bubbles can have on your dive in this online seminar, based on a presentation by Dr. Richard Vann, Vice President of Research at DAN.
Pathophysiology of Decompression Illness
Learn about what goes on in the body when bubbles form in this online seminar, based on a lecture delivered by Dr. Richard Moon, Senior Medical Consultant to DAN.
Ears and Diving Seminar
Learn about your ears and how to take better care of them when you are diving in this online seminar, based on a presentation by Dr. Frans Cronje...
See full list of seminars: https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/training/seminars/seminars.aspx |
| Marine Conservation |
Hawaiian Monk Seals face extinction
The Hawaiian monk seal has thrived for the past 13 million
years in the oceanic waters and coral reefs of the Hawaiian
Islands. Today, the Hawaiian monk seal is critically endangered
and headed toward extinction. Hawaiian monk seals are the most
endangered endemic marine mammal in the USA and one of the most
endangered marine mammals in the world. Over the last 50 years,
the Hawaiian monk seal population has declined by more than 60%
and is now at its lowest level in recorded history. Fewer than
1200 Hawaiian monk seals remain in the wild. Reasons for the
decline of the monk seal include: overfishing, limited food
availability, entanglement in marine debris, habitat loss, shark
predation, competition for food, aggressive male behavior,
deaths of pups, an aging population, harmful algal blooms, and
global climate change.
Most Hawaiian monk seals can be found around the Northwest
Hawaiian Islands in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Monument, but a small, but growing number now live in
the main Hawaiian Islands. Hawaiian monk seals spend the vast
majority of their lives at sea, but do come to shore to give
birth, molt, and to find shelter in large storms. They forage on
the coral reefs and sandy bottoms and eat fish and invertebrates
including: reef fish, flatfish, eels, octopus, and lobsters.
They mature at 5-10 years of age and can live for 25-30 years,
although many new seal pups fail to reach adulthood.
It’s essential to move forward with Hawaiian monk seal
recovery now. Every year we wait brings the Hawaiian monk seals
closer to extinction. Survival rates of monk seal pups have
dropped from 80-90% in the 1970s to lower than 15% today. As the
older breeding females begin to pass away, there are fewer
younger animals maturing, which could lead to a catastrophic
collapse of the entire population. Unless major actions are
taken toward recovery in the next 5 or 10 years, the population
of Hawaiian monk seals will continue to decline. Hawaiian monk
seals need our help now. With adequate public and private
support and effective state and federal management we will be
able turn this situation around. MCBI is working to save the
monk seal by encouraging federal and state governments and
agencies to increase the amount of money and support that goes
toward monk seal recovery and management, by raising awareness
of the plight of the Hawaiian Monk Seal, and by building
partnerships between public and private agencies to work
together to recover this amazing species
Learn more: http://www.mcbi.org/what/monk_seals.html
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Philippines
Price: 1195US$
Price per diver includes 7 nights accomodation,all meals
and unlimited diving.La Laguna Beach Club & Dive Center
www.llbc.com.ph
Precise date of beginning: July 2009
Precise date of ending: December 2009
http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php?a=2&b=407
Costa Rica
Price: 2700US$
Enjoy a trip where you can share with marine wonders have Cocos
Island, Costa Rica. Aboard the boat and met with all the
friendliness of our crew. We have all the amenities to make this
an unforgettable experience
Month of trip: December
http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php?a=2&b=408
Vietnam
Price: 500US$
Fancy diving or training for up to 3 months in Vietnam? Rainbow
Divers are a well established PADI centre in Vietnam and a
PADI CDC, IDCs & National Geographic centre. DM internships
from $500 and IDC internships from $750. Limited spaces for free
diving & training in exchange for working with us!
http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php?a=2&b=409
Check the board http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php regularly for new great deals.
If you have a great offer don't hesitate to post it. This service is free!!
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