Dear Fellow Diver, The latest “best diving in the world” seems to be Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The greatest marine biodiversity is in the Coral Triangle (Indonesia, Philippines and PNG). No less than the Nature Conservancy has crowned Raja Ampat (RA) the heart of this area and is actively involved in helping form numerous Marine Protected … Read more
Change is sometimes a good thing and sometimes it is not. We elected our current President on a promise of change. I’m sure you have an opinion about how that’s worked out, but I have no intention of going there. I have started writing this on the flight back from a trip to Cozumel. Talk … Read more
After twenty-one years working for a major diving magazine, I decided to retire gracefully. You may wonder why I did that. Many divers thought I had the best job in the world. My family and I love going on holiday. Who doesn’t? My wife went with some girlfriends to the Costa Brava. They had a … Read more
“We want to go Deep Sea Diving in Papua New Guinea”. The lady on the other end of the telephone informed me in a deep Texan drawl. This is terrific, I thought. I was in the early years of running a sport diving business in PNG and was mainly involved with a diving school. Diving … Read more
Since 2004 Raja Ampat and the surrounding areas of the wider Birds Head Seascape (BHS) have been the focus of comprehensive, long-term conservation initiatives. The area’s priority in the world of marine conservation is justified, considering that the Birds Head is home to more marine species than any other area its size on the planet. … Read more
