Now that we are in Bali, yesterday we decided to go the diving some of the close by, classic eastern cost dive site. We headed to Pandang Bai… This place is quite famous for white sand macro, and we knew…
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Secrets Of The Bajau’s Ability To Freedive Comes Down To DNA
The Bajau people of Southeast Asia are commonly called “sea nomads” or “sea gypsies” for their traditional seafaring lifestyle. For generations, the Bajau people have built their homes above the water and spend most of their time at sea. And, from…
Asian Diver Magazine Big Blue Book – Meet The Coral Communicator!
The Coral Communicator Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the ADEX conference in Singapore. And, as many of you could have already guessed my talk was about…. wait for it… CORALS! ReefDivers.io is a website I created…
Aquabotix Releases Revolutionary SwarmDiverTM Micro USV / UUV
Aquabotix, an underwater robotics company with operations in Australia and the U.S., today released SwarmDiverTM, a micro unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that operates in a swarm. Multiple SwarmDiverTM can function simultaneously as a single coordinated…
Fukui Point (Part 2) – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Fukui Point – Bunaken National Park Fukui point is easily one of the best coral dives in the Bunaken National Park. The shallow areas are covered in huge colonies of branching corals, and the reef slopes have some of the…
SoFi Is A Soft Robotic Fish Built For Underwater Exploration
Researchers at MIT unveiled a new take on underwater exploration, with the creation of a robotic fish with a soft undulating tail. The soft robotic fish or SoFi for short, doesn’t rely on propellers or jet-based propulsion instead, a hydraulic pump…
Check Out This Cheap & Easy DIY Underwater Tripod Idea
SCUBA diving is a notoriously expensive hobby to get into and if you want to add underwater photography to the mix, fuggedaboutit! But not everything about diving has to be ungodly expensive with a multitude of zeroes behind the sticker price,…
This Mimic Algae Looks Just Like Branching Acropora Coral!
Mimic Algae Organisms living in the underwater world are masters of camouflage and disguise, all to avoid predation from larger or more aggressive species. Cuttlefish change colors to blend in with their surroundings, trumpetfish drift motionlessly between gorgonian corals and seagrass confusing any would-be…
Will Smith Goes Diving For the First Time!
Will Smith is a world-famous movie star who pretty much couldn’t be any more successful at life. Recently, however, you may have noticed that the ‘Fresh Prince’ started a YouTube style Vlog channel of his life and experiences puzzling content…
Hands On With the Aquatica AGH5 Housing Part 1: The ‘Core’
Selecting a housing can be a very personal decision based on a user’s particular needs so before deciding on the Aquatica AGH5 housing I reviewed many different options. Aquatica, Nauticam and Ikelite are some of the most widely available housings…