You will be working with the Conservation and Fisheries Team to deliver the objectives of the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area.
It is essential that you have a BSc (Hons) in marine biology or a related subject, or significant relevant experience in this field. In addition, you should be a qualified scuba diver with a minimum of 200+ logged dives and hold an advanced SCUBA qualification (PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent).
On 24 June 2020, I woke up to the news that after 84 years, Olympus was selling off its camera division. As an underwater photographer and long-time user of Olympus camera gear, my feelings were that of betrayal, again. Here is some history on my experience with Olympus, and my thoughts about the future.
The new Extreme Pro CFexpress cards by SanDisk and Western Digital offer transfer speeds of up to 1700MB/s to read and up to 1400 MB/s to write.
The judges were tasked with selecting 1st, 2nd and 3rd place images from hundreds of entries in 10 categories. A 2020 World Oceans Day Theme winner was also selected by the organizers.
The 'Medical Statement' form' is currently used by the majority of divers undertaking training. It was first published in 1989.
The new NA-1DXIII underwater housing by Nauticam is designed for the Canon 1DX Mark III SLR camera, which is considered the flagship of the CANON EOS
series.
When we learn to scuba dive, we are given a little knowledge and taught some basic skills. We take a theory test and demonstrate that we can perform the skills and that’s it, we get a licence.
The Supercharger is an add-on for the Prime and PRO series of underwater flashguns made by the Slovenian manufacturer Retra.
Greece has lifted diving restrictions eliminating depth limits and allowing diving at archaeological sites and sunken ships without an escort. The move follows a passed 2019 bill easing scuba diving laws and is part of a larger group of incentives to encourage the return of international tourists following the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
Designed for PRO level image, video and 3D editing, the ColorEdge CG319X 31.1-inch (79cm) monitor from Eizo supports 99 percent of the Adobe RGB and 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color spaces.
John Lautermilch, an award-winning American artist from Saint Louis, Missouri, and graduate of the Washington University School of Fine Arts, has created paintings for 60 years, which have been shown in numerous solo exhibitions and include commissions for individual collectors and institutions. Among his plethora of paintings of the natural world are artworks featuring vivid and dynamic underwater scenes with divers and coral reefs.
It was a close competition and as always a difficult one to judge but Tanya’s image captured the essence typifying the experience encountered on our minke expeditions.
https://www.mikeball.com/photo-gallery/photo-year-competition-2019-2020/
Mike Ball Dive Expeditions run expeditions to the Coral Sea and the far northern Great Barrier Reef between Cairns and the Cape York peninsula.
