August 2014

The demonization of whale sharks
Whale sharks are among the least aggressive creatures on earth. They feed on plankton. Yet, it's seems to become fashionable among attention seekers to demonize these gentle giants. A video on whale sharp "attacks" made the rounds a few weeks ago. Now there's another clip that bleats "Insane Shark Crash!" and goes "The scuba diver has to scurry out of the way to not become lunch during shark week!" Yeah, right. [See YouTube video] and ScubaDiverInfo's report on whale sharks] -- Posted Monday, August 18, 2014 by chb

$2 million private pool with cave and scuba
Imagine having a 360,000 gallon 60-foot wide, 26-foot deep pool with a 300-foot river, diving rock, hidden grotto, cave system, bridges, and a kitchen. That's what US$ 2million bought a couple in Utah. [See $2 million scuba pool] -- Posted Sunday, August 17, 2014 by chb

DUI acquires Ocean Management Systems
DUI along with their European partners, BtS Europa AG and CCR Sp. Z o.o. has acquired Ocean Management Systems (OMS), a maker of high end technically-oriented dive equipment. The new company will be called Ocean Management Systems GmbH and will be based in Germany. -- Posted Monday, August 11, 2014 by chb