September 2019

2019 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition Announced

Los Angeles – September 9, 2018 08:00 AM PST – The Underwater Photography Guide is proud to announce that it is accepting entries for the 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition. Ocean Art is one of the most prestigious underwater photo competitions in the world. A long list of prizes valued at over $80,000 also makes it one of the best endowed, attracting amateur to pro photographers across the globe.

2019 Registration Open for NAUI Workshops at DEMA Show

• Are you interested in teaching and administering First Aid courses to your students? Or, have you met all the prerequisites to become a First Aid Instructor Trainer in the NAUI First Aid – Powered by DAN curriculum?NAUI is offering two, two-day workshops: First Aid Instructor Workshop (FAIW) and First Aid Instructor Trainer Workshop (FAITW).

Bahamas Diving Association Member Update after Hurricane Dorian

All 32 members of the association offer our condolences to the families of those lives lost during the storm.

We have in fact heard from all our operators, and the only adversely affected areas are sadly the Abacos and portions of Grand Bahama Island. All the rest of the country’s 32 resorts, dive operators and liveaboards are up and running on their normal dive schedules.

River Treasures: Freshwater Biodiversity in Italy

The trench live in freshwater lakes and streams. Photo by Marco Colombo.

When considering underwater photography, we usually think about images of wonderful coral reefs, colourful fish, clear waters and undersea landscapes. In fact, 70 percent of our planet is covered by water on its surface, and, even though 97 percent of this is saltwater, the remaining three percent is freshwater in rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, marshes and groundwater.

One Space Available on the Arenui's South Forgotten Islands Cruise

There is one female share space available on the Arenui's South Forgotten Islands 13 Days/12 Nights Maumere-Saumlaki Cruise from October 8-20, 2019. This unique itinerary combines Alor and Forgotten Islands and is very rare and in demand. The next available cruise will be in April 2024. Please click on the following link for a sample itinerary of the trip. https://www.thearenui.com/cruise_schedule/forgotten-islands-ms-13d12n_20191008 For more information, please contact the Arenui at info@thearenui.com or visit their website at www.thearenui.com

AIDA Introduces First Aid Course Designed for Freedivers

While traditional first aid/CPR courses contain useful information for daily medical incidents such as basic first aid, CPR, and AED use, they do not include sufficient material on specific freediving-related injuries that can occur whilst training. AIDA Education Officer Brian Crossland realized the importance of this and decided to make a change. After attending a dive medic course run by Chantelle Newman, Brian approached her and asked her to collaborate on a first aid course that is specifically for freedivers.