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Cairns, Australia is a great dive destination and has many topside attractions including rainforest tours and hot-air ballooning. But the Great Barrier Reef has been suffering from coral bleaching. Many divers now see bright white corals. However, there may be some good news.
Shark tagging enables scientists to study the abundance and movements of sharks around the world. This also helps determine where sharks need the most protection. The tagging practices provide useful data to scientists.
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The volunteer program at the Oregon Coast Aquarium exemplifies a culture of safety. Members of this dive program volunteered to take part in a DAN research study on irregular heartbeats.
DAN member Ian Koblick is a science teacher, aquanaut, hotel manager, diver and much, much more. Read more about Koblick’s passion for diving.
Oxygen units include various delivery systems, including oronasal masks, nonrebreather masks and bag valve masks, so divers should know the appropriate mask to use in each situation.
Legislation was proposed that could lead to the degradation of marine environments through overfishing and limiting transparency. Read more about how divers can help save the oceans.
In attempt to find larval fishes and invertebrates, two divers attempt to dive at dark. After several foiled attempts and an onslaught of minnows, they were able to find one cephalopod.
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