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Dive, Travel, Education, Sustainable Business & Conservation return to Orlando in 2019
The Premier Dive Event of the Year The 43rd annual DEMA Show will be held Nov 13 - 16, 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. DEMA Show is the world's ONLY international trade-only event for dive, action watersports, and travel...
Grow Your Dive Business at the Sustainable Diving Think Tank and Dialogue at ADEX Singapore 2019
Dive Businesses and Dive Travelers Come Together for a Sustainable Future Real action, business resources and latest plans will be shared at the 3rd annual Sustainable Diving Think Tank and Dialogue at ADEX - Asia Dive Expo from April 11-14, 2019. The event is free to...
Inspired by Remoras, Underwater Robots Get Sticky
Scientists, architects and engineers have for eons, looked to nature for inspiration to create devices useful to humans. Think of Leonardo’s observations of the construction of a bird’s wings that he incorporated into his drawings for flying craft. Velcro was invented...
Invasive Sea Creatures “Mega-rafting”
The islands of Japan sprawl along the Pacific Rim and earthquakes are a frequent occurrence for the Japanese people. However, the Tohoku earthquake that hit on March 11, 2011 was of a different magnitude entirely. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake was the most powerful...
Ghost Gear Be Gone, Reinventing Fishing Gear
Over the last year we have been following two stories that interrelate. In 2017 the North Atlantic Right Whale, the world’s most endangered whale, suffered 17 deaths. For a population of no more than 450 that was a catastrophic loss. Collisions with shipping accounted...
How Sustainable Fashion Is Impacting Shopping Behaviour
The impact of the fashion industry upon the environment is coming under growing scrutiny as both consumers and governments work to fix the issue. Fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world, falling only behind oil. A large number of retailers are...
4Dive: Challenging Citizen Science Program for Skilled Scuba Divers
Are Scuba Divers Getting Older and Bored? It’s interesting to see that, regardless of where you are in the world, the scuba diving industry calls for renewing commercial offers. This has been highlighted during the first international workshop on Scuba Diving...
Blue Whales and Dugongs in Timor-Leste
The thrill of finding the largest creatures on Earth alongside an outstanding array of coral reef biodiversity. Timor-Leste sits between Indonesia and Australia, well within the so-called Coral Triangle. Once we get there and attempt an easy dive from shore near Dili,...