Swimming with Whales and Cruising Above the Arctic Circle - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

An Ocean Quest Adventure guest close-up with a Humpback WhaleDEBBIE STANLEY, OCEAN QUEST ADVENTURES One of my greatest adventures has been snorkeling with humpback whales in Newfoundland, Canada, one of the few places in the world where visitors have the opportunity to swim with these Leviathans. Humpbacks lack any fear around boats, so the chances …

NE Australian marine heatwave shakes up coral reef animal populations - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

Part of the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off NE Australia. Credit: Rick Stuart-Smith Research published today in Nature describes upheaval among fish and invertebrate communities after a marine heatwave hit Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea in early 2016. The IMAS-led study analysed data collected across these areas by the Reef Life Survey …

‘It felt amazing’: Kona man sets new US freediving record - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

LONG ISLAND, BAHAMAS (Hawaii News Now) — A Big Island man has broken a record for freediving. This month, Daniel Koval, of Kona, set a new USA Men’s National freediving record in the discipline of constant weight. “It was a great dive, I don’t remember much of it,” Koval said. “It was all a blur. …

Reasons Why Whale Sharks Gather - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

A whale shark basking in the Maldivian shallows  By Joshua Copping and Bryce Stewart The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, but much of its lifecycle remains shrouded in mystery. These giants gather in just a handful of places around the globe – something which has long baffled scientists – but our …

Can We Create Sunscreen That Protects Both Humans and Coral Reefs? - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

Sunscreen is vital for skin protection. But researchers are finding that even ‘reef-friendly’ versions may pose serious environmental threats The link between sunscreen and skin protection is watertight. Unfortunately, many common sunscreens may be devastating for the health of coral reefs. (RuslanDashinsky / iStock)   Earlier this month, Hawaii banned sunscreen. Not all sunscreen—just the kind …

Entangled whale shark seen off Maui - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

An entangled whale shark swims near Molokini on Thursday. — JENNIFER MEYER photo An entangled juvenile whale shark reported on the backside of Molokini, off of Maui’s south shore, was spotted Thursday for the second time last week, state Department of Land and Natural Resources officials reported Saturday morning. Witnesses saw the whale shark ensnared …

Dolphin sanctuary gains steam thanks to ‘The Cove’ director push - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

Photo by Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images This month, along the misty coastlines of Cascadia, a place where the Pacific Northwest blurs into the green Canadian wilderness, Louie Psihoyos—the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove—will be scouting out locations. It won’t be for a new film, however. Since the release of his 2009 …