Newest entries in the dive spot library
Newest entries in the underwater Life Library
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08.01.2012
Interesting dive movie
Fishing under ice
Have a look at this movie, filmed by ice divers from finland: "Fishing under ice" Nice playing with unusual perspectives and setups. The wheelbarrow was saved from the bottom of the lake and according to the film makers, the divers had a lot of fun while filming :) Enjoy!
22.05.2011
Your Divebook News
Sharks are more valuable alive, than dead
In Palau, a shark is worth about 2 million dollars. But only, if it is alive and healthy and divers can marvel at it under the sea…
Australian scientists found out, that sharks are much more valuable when they are living underwater tourist attractions, than compared to the price their meat would get, if the sharks would be caught, killed and sold.
Mark Meekan, main author of the scientific survey hopes, that the analysis helps building up a "shark economy", based on tourism, instead of killing and eating them.
Palau was the first country, that declared all its territorial waters as shark sanctuary - followed by Honduras and the Maldives.
Read the whole article (in german) here
Australian scientists found out, that sharks are much more valuable when they are living underwater tourist attractions, than compared to the price their meat would get, if the sharks would be caught, killed and sold.
Mark Meekan, main author of the scientific survey hopes, that the analysis helps building up a "shark economy", based on tourism, instead of killing and eating them.
Palau was the first country, that declared all its territorial waters as shark sanctuary - followed by Honduras and the Maldives.
Read the whole article (in german) here
12.01.2010
To all Divecenters out there:
Represent your dive center here!
Your Divebook invites all dive centers worldwide to register and represent themselves here.
Attract new customers in a steadily growing community of scuba divers.
Enter contact details, show us your exact location, upload pictures, add all dive spots you offer, tell us your details about your equipment, staff, special offers and much more.
Register as a single person,
login and go to Dive Atlas / Dive Center
and create a new entry.
It's easy and completely for free.
Attract new customers in a steadily growing community of scuba divers.
Enter contact details, show us your exact location, upload pictures, add all dive spots you offer, tell us your details about your equipment, staff, special offers and much more.
Register as a single person,
login and go to Dive Atlas / Dive Center
and create a new entry.
It's easy and completely for free.
09.04.2009
Upload additional pictures
Wanted: Underwater photographers
If you have beautiful photos of underwater life, it would be nice to add them to our library. Even if there is already one of according species, every animal can have multiple pictures and yours can still become main picture!
If many members click on it, it will become the representant of this animal in all dives and list displays.
And: You can also link your uploaded pictures to your webpage and thereby show all members more of your underwater photography skills.
If many members click on it, it will become the representant of this animal in all dives and list displays.
And: You can also link your uploaded pictures to your webpage and thereby show all members more of your underwater photography skills.
