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The Gloriesof Muck Diving |
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In
recent years, photographers and enthusiastic divers have been
on a quest in search of underwater inhabitants and varying dive
sites. Forget visions of crystal clear water, dancing reef fish
and dazzling colour. No, no I am not narked yet! I’m simply talking
about muck diving.
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Will
we see sharks? Anyone who has worked behind the counter in a dive
shop will have been asked this question. Up until now, although
340 species of shark exist worldwide, really only three fish from
this often maligned genera used to be spotted in the waters around
Koh Tao.
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The Sharks of Koh Tao |
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The
Similan archipelago mainly comprises of nine small granite islands
sitting in the Andaman Sea 92 km (55 nautical miles) north west
of Koh Phuket, is affectionately referred to as the country's
most beautiful and unspoilt Marine National Park.
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DIVING
AROUND
MU KOH SIMILAN
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Mares Comes
to Town
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The
shape of things to come Mares came to Bangkok recently, and Thailand’s
Siam Diving Enterprises (SDE) hosted the launch of the new range
of products.
Distributors from all over the region came for the one day seminar held on the 26th July 2002. more |
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Seated
far left, owner of Planet Scuba, Chee Pok Kang, PADI Asia Pacific's
Paul Morrall and Claus Nimb (centre front) celebrate with the
staff from Planet Scuba after the award presentation at ADEX 2002. |
PADI
MEMBERS RECEIVE INDUSTRY AWARDS AT ADEX 2002 |
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DOCT's
flagship project of training up local residents began in 2001
when The DOCT was formed on Phuket with the intention of trying
to encourage and welcome the participation of Thai Nationals into
the diving industry.
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DOCT Divemaster Program 2002 |
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Continuing Education / Working in a Technical facility |
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I’
ve never have been the type of person to sit around and do the same
thing day in and day out. I used to teach Open Water and Introductory
courses, which was fine for a while, as at least I was working,
and I did get to be on a dive boat quite a lot. more |
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A
leading Thai laboratory, in conjunction with the conservation
group WildAid, recently released a report confirming that many
shark fins on the Thai market may be contaminated with high levels
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MERCURY FOUND
IN THAI SHARK
FIN MARKETS WILDAID TO PRESENT NEW EVIDENCE IN COURT |
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