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Shark Ballads

Earlier this year we asked our members to come up with a poem on why sharks should be saved around the globe.....

Shooting Seascapes - Underwater Photography with Mathieu Meur

As divers, we often come across majestic or stunning underwater sceneries that we would like to share with others back on the surface. Attempts at capturing images of this beauty are often disappointing....

So you want to be a SCUBA Diving Instructor?

I have worked as an instructor for about 6 years. I absolutely love it. So I thought I would be able to shed a bit of light on the subject for anyone who is interested in becoming one themselves.

Diving Raja Ampat - The Liveaboard Experience

Diving Raja Ampat - an area in West Papua in far Eastern Indonesia – has been on our list of ‘must-do’ trips for a long time....

Winners of the Underwater Festival™ - The Australasia Challenge

From the 2nd to the 11th of September 2011, hundreds of divers from all around the world participated in this 'underwater snapshot of Australasia' in all kinds of ways. They dived their way from Sydney to Cairns in 10 days, circumnavigated Bali, showed off their favourite 'own backyard' dive sites, travelled long distances to participate in one of the organised Fringe Events or created their own.

Palau – sharks, walls, caves and jellyfish…

Travelling to Palau was not as easy as we would have liked as we couldn't get direct flights from Australia. Although this was a pretty long journey, it proved a very worthwhile one as diving Palau is just fantastic.

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Sweetlips School

Sweetlips at Gordon's Mooring, Cairns. Taken by Caroline Swinburne - Photocomp September '04 - Open

What nudibranch is this?

Thought I have to put this one up. I photographed this at Julian Rocks in January 2004. Anybody out there with a name? - please post it in the discussion board or email underwater.com.au.