About Whale Shark Tourism - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

Whale shark viewing at Oslob, a popular tourism site in the Philippines, is facilitated by hand-feeding the animals with shrimp. The long-term impacts of this provisioning are not well understood. Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic In the Philippines, whale shark tourism is a booming business. But questions have arisen about how this activity could …

Red Sea Corals in ‘Serious Danger’, Egyptian NGO Warns - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

The HEPCA (Hurghada Environmental Protection & Conservation Association) NGO warned on Sunday that coral reefs in Hurghada, Red Sea are in serious danger as a result of fishing with explosives and throwing waste in the sea, according to a recent statement. The statement added that coral reefs are some of the richest natural habitats provide …

Diverse family of algae could help corals survive warming seas - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

    Scientists have found that some algae that associate with corals are much more diverse and much older than previously thought. The origin of certain algae occurred at around the same time corals began building reefs on a grand scale around the world, the researchers showed. The diversity of these algae could boost corals’ …

Entangled: Making the sea safer for whales - Freediving in United Arab Emirates. Courses, Certificates and Equipment

More than 30 times this year, the federal government has received reports of whales tangled in fishing gear along the West Coast. Sometimes the whales manage to wriggle free. Other times you see heart-rending pictures on the news or a rescue mission. The culprit often involves Dungeness crab pot lines. Now Oregon crabbers are working …