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10 Things for Divers/Dive Operators to Avoid

Something we should be more careful, tips from a dive instructor to all divers around the world :

No.1 : Most Commercial Sunscreens
This might seem to go against everything you’ve been told your whole life. But hear me out. There are chemicals in most commercial sunscreens that can have devastating effects on corals.

All About Buoyancy Control

When you first became a certified diver, your instructor probably put a whole lot of focus on achieving neutral buoyancy during your skills practice. These are among the more difficult skills for new divers, and instructors want you to perfect them for a good reason!

Indonesia is massive, same as is its diving potential.

Some 75% of all species in the Indo Pacific are found within Indonesian waters. Smartly, Indonesia has allocated some of this space to Marine Parks, including Bunaken Marine Park which located off the coast of northwest of North Sulawesi.

Just a short ferry ride west of Manado lays a beautiful, serene, underwater paradise...

Bay Of Wonders In Madagascar

The island of Madagascar is home to thousands of unique plant and animal species. Well known for its biodiversity on the land, very few people think of it as a diving destination...yet. But hidden under the water, along the Southwest coast lies the 3rd largest barrier reef in the world.

The Republic of Palau is inimitable, and it is one of the world's most spectacular dive destination in the world, located in the western Pacific Ocean, is geographically part of the larger island group of Micronesia.

Palau has a tropical climate with an average temperature of 28°C. Rainfall is heavy throughout the year, although rain falls more frequently between July and October. However, we can never be sure about the weather today, last week during the so called rainy season, we still had some good sunny days.

The Sea of Cortez is a world class diving destination for many reasons.

Home to all creatures great and small, this area was made famous by oceanographic explorer Jacques Cousteau decades ago. Today, the area continues to thrive and has become a sanctuary for many large marine animals including sharks and rays.

Beginning in 2011, the Mexican government has taken a strong stance against finning and has gone to great lengths to protect these vulnerabe species!

Galapagos - The Destination

"The Galápagos Islands were born from volcanoes erupting violently out of the sea, located about 1000km off the west coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Its isolated terrain shelters a diversity of plant and animal species, many found nowhere else and It's considered one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing.

DIVING WITH BULL SHARKS IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Back in the days, Playa del Carmen used to be a tiny fishing village in the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Those days have long gone. Today, Playa del Carmen is an ever growing tourist heaven and one of the top relocation choices for expats from all over the world.

Lionfish

There are twelve species of lionfish found worldwide. Originally native to the Indo-Pacific, these beautiful and highly venomous fish are an aggressively invasive species now being found throughout the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

The dream of every diver

In early April 2014, we finally went to the wild Socorro Islands, on board with Southern Sport.

This video has been made by our world traveler - Romain and our team member - Shueri. Romain is also who filmed most of the shoot, have a look and you will understand straight how the diving feels like in the amazing Socorro Islands ;-)