http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/ Scuba diving news from around the web en Copyright 2006 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:38:39 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. We picked seven of the most popular computers that retail for under £250 (one is just over £250), and took them for a couple of days' diving off Land's End to find out. All of them performed remarkably well.... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/computers/seven_dive_computers_compared.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/computers/seven_dive_computers_compared.php Computers Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:38:39 +0000 I make a few dives with the spear gun and soon find myself drifting along the wall in the current. Some fish cross my path, but now that I am hunting, I don’t seem to find the fish as... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/conservation/british_columbia_spear_fishing.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/conservation/british_columbia_spear_fishing.php Conservation Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:33:01 +0000 The flamboyant cuttlefish is pretty small - about the length of a hand - but its intense colours and spearing proboscis make it utterly mesmerising. This vid does a great job of showing off its colours, even more so... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/animals/flamboyant_cuttlefish_footage.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/animals/flamboyant_cuttlefish_footage.php Animals Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:30:17 +0000 Developed by OceanWorks International from Vancouver, British Columbia, the Hardsuit 2000 was designed to withstand underwater pressure at 2,000 feet. Current models have only been able to go down as far as 1,200 feet. “The suit worked incredibly,” said... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/archaeology/navy_diver_reaches_2000_feet.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/archaeology/navy_diver_reaches_2000_feet.php Archaeology Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:24:34 +0000 We thought we'd seen everything, but oh no: Phuket Diving Park, as the site is now known, features sculptures including Thai demons ( yak ), traditional decorative arches, a sala, two elephants and a giant pearl oyster. Over time... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/phuket_builds_underwater_statu.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/phuket_builds_underwater_statu.php Dive Sites Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:18:17 +0000 Oil platform Grace has had a checkered history and was the source of a large oil spill in it's early years. Now the company that owns it has opened it to divers for PR purposes and to publicize that... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/atlantic/diving_oil_rig_grace.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/atlantic/diving_oil_rig_grace.php Atlantic Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:14:23 +0000 The best time to take underwater photos is usually mid-day because the sun is overhead and will illuminate underwater subjects clearly. Rookie underwater photographers are often surprised how quickly light and color get lost as you plunge just a... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/education/underwater_photography_tips_fr.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/education/underwater_photography_tips_fr.php Education Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:56:53 +0000 The sting of a jellyfish has been shown to be one of the fastest processes in the whole of biology. Using a super-fast camera technique German researchers have found it can fire off in just 700 nanoseconds. Via The Register... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/animals/jellyfish_sting_timed_at_700ns.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/animals/jellyfish_sting_timed_at_700ns.php Animals Wed, 10 May 2006 00:49:15 +0000 An astonishing 5,000-mile journey by the first giant turtle to be caught and tagged off the British Isles has excited scientists studying the endangered creatures. For eight months marine biologists have been tracking a 65st [413kg - Ed.] leatherback sea... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/animals/leatherback_walkabout_5000_mil.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/animals/leatherback_walkabout_5000_mil.php Animals Thu, 04 May 2006 00:05:47 +0000 We headed west off the dive boat (towards open sea) and followed the bottom until we reached a rock outcrop. There was some beautiful coral around there, along with some very big fish. The visibility here was even better than... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/diving_in_tonakijima_okinawa_j.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/diving_in_tonakijima_okinawa_j.php Dive Sites Wed, 03 May 2006 23:48:28 +0000 In Malta a dive is of exceptional quality - at 20, 30, 40m, every ripple could be spotted on the surface, and underwater life went on. Octopuses scurried over the reef. Morays with their ever-opening and closing jaws eyed us... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/dive_the_maltese_islands.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/dive_the_maltese_islands.php Dive Sites Wed, 03 May 2006 23:42:02 +0000 The sixth dive was done at Chebeh, a rock formation a bit far away from the main island of Tioman. Went in at 1501hrs to a depth of 16.1m. Swam through the caves… literally understood what does it mean by... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/diving_tioman_island_malaysia.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/dive_sites/diving_tioman_island_malaysia.php Dive Sites Wed, 03 May 2006 23:26:47 +0000 Divers are generally united around one thing: that the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is one of the finest places in the world to dive. That said, it's a hard place to reach (it's on the other side of the... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/australia/guide_to_the_great_barrier_ree.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/australia/guide_to_the_great_barrier_ree.php Australia Wed, 03 May 2006 02:10:38 +0000 Although it is quite possible to do deeper and more advance level dives as one gets more experience in diving without taking another course, it is much more ideal to introduce yourself to more difficult dives with an instructor. Deep... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/education/advanced_open_water_courses_ar.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/education/advanced_open_water_courses_ar.php Education Wed, 03 May 2006 02:07:52 +0000 Anyone familiar with the diving industry is aware that PADI, the US-based diver certification agency, is often criticized for introducing programs based more on marketing objectives than educational ones. Some of that criticism is justified; much of it is nothing... http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/discussion/padi_scuba_diver_course_comes.php http://www.scubascoop.co.uk/discussion/padi_scuba_diver_course_comes.php Discussion Wed, 03 May 2006 02:02:05 +0000