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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for December, 2007 « Previous Entries Next Entries » Remote controlled manta ray Thursday, December 13th, 2007 A remote-controlled 'fish', whose form is modelled on the movement of the manta ray, has been developed by a German pneumatic drive specialist. The 'Aqua ray' provides a manoeuvrable, remote sensing platform with potential applications in the inspection of undersea pipelines and cables. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Diving the Galapagos Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 New page on the SCUBA Travel site is dedicated to the diving at the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. "Hundreds of hammerheads, black tip, white tip, silky and Galapagos sharks. Large schools of eagle rays floating in the currents. Huge morays...The most amazing sea life I've encountered with whale sharks, huge schools of other sharks, turtles etc." Posted in Diving | Comments Off Voyeurs put male fish off their ideal mate Monday, December 10th, 2007 Mating fish don't like an audience, it seems. When another male spies on them they change their mind about which female they prefer. The findings may alter the way we think about mate choice driving evolution, researchers say. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Conservation work starts on Thistlegorm Friday, December 7th, 2007 Conservation work has now started on the SS Thistlegorm off the Red Sea coast of Egypt. The intense operation to install moorings and air-escape outlets on this legendary wreck is being undertaken by Red Sea NGO Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA). Members of the HEPCA diving and mooring team are currently working alongside volunteer divers from the Red Sea community to preserve the SS Thistlegorm for the future. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Red Sea mega-dam would be irresponsible Friday, December 7th, 2007 A plan to build a gigantic dam across the mouth of the Red Sea that could generate huge amounts of clean, renewable energy has been condemned by experts who say it would wreak untold ecological ruin. The scheme would literally part the Red Sea with a massive wall more than 150 metres high, one kilometre thick and 100 km long, stretching between Yemen in the north and either Eritrea or Djibouti in the south. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Conservation work starts on Thistlegorm Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Conservation work has now started on the SS Thistlegorm off the Red Sea coast of Egypt. The intense operation to install moorings and air-escape outlets on this legendary wreck is being undertaken by Red Sea NGO Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA). Members of the HEPCA diving and mooring team are currently working alongside volunteer divers from the Red Sea community to preserve the SS Thistlegorm for the future. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries Next Entries »

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