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This guide offers spectacular and diverse diving in South Africa and Mozambique.
Dive with sharks, squid and sardines, exploring cold-water kelp forests, pristine tropical reefs and poignant shipwrecks. This guide features 180 of the best dives, with first-hand descriptions and site maps. Key dive information and contact details and a comprehensive marine species identification guide.
Book chapters include
- Cape Peninsula and False Bay
- Southern Cape Coast – Gansbaai & the Garden Route
- Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred & East London
- South Coast – Aliwal Shoal, Landers & Protea Banks
- Durban & North Coast
- Sodwana Bay
- Northern Maputaland – Mabibi & Kosi Bay
- Southern Mozambique
- The Manta Coast
- Vilanculos & the Bazaruto Archipelago
- Nampula – Nacala Bay, Baixo do Pinda, Memba Bay and Ilha de Mozambique
- Northern Mozambique – Pemba & the Quirmbas Archipelago
- Inland dive sites
- Marine species Identification Guide
- Contacts
This guide will give you the information you need to be a responsible diver. Learn to care for the marine environment as well diving culture and gear you would need. This book is a must-have for any diving enthusiast.
Fully updated and revised. Award winning Deco for Divers provides a
comprehensive overview of the principles underlying decompression
theory. Mark Powell has written a book that for the first time
allows the average diver to fully understand the principles behind
this fascinating aspect of diving. This book bridges the gap
between introductory books and source scientific information. What
I wanted was an intermediate overview that went into more detail
but wasn't written for academics or researchers. When I became a
technical diving instructor I started teaching other people about
decompression theory. I tried to give an overview of decompression
theory at this intermediate level to give my students a better
understanding of what was happening during decompression dives.
This was always very popular amongst divers who, like me, had
always wanted to understand more about the concepts and models
underlying decompression theory. I was always being asked if I
could recommend a good book which covered this area but as before,
there was no such text available. Over time I started giving out
notes for the decompression theory portion of my courses and these
notes started building. Initially they were just a few pages but
the notes became more and more comprehensive and started to cover
more and more areas. Eventually they grew into this book. Eurotek
2010 - Winner Publication of Significance Award. TekDive 2014 -
Winner Media Award.
Do you dream of plunging into the big blue to discover the most
exceptional underwater experiences on the planet? Ultimate Diving
Adventures is the best dive buddy imaginable as it guides you
through the depths in search of 100 amazing underwater encounters.
There are classic dives and secret spots, dramatic wrecks and
sites where the marine life has to be seen to be believed. Authors
Len Deeley and Karen Gargani are experienced divers who have spent
many years exploring and taking photographs of the world's ultimate
dive sites. With their expert guidance and stunning images you will
learn where to swim with frog fish and pygmy sea horses as well the
best shark and whale dives.
Stunning images bring each dive site to life and lively writing
helps transport the reader to a world beneath the waves. There is a
wealth of enjoyment and inspiration for armchair divers as well as
plenty of practical advice for those who want to take the plunge
and experience these Ultimate Diving Adventures for
themselves.Wreck dives Shark inhabited reefsTemperate
watersTropical reefsWhales and other mammalsExotic species
This collection of true diving stories makes for compelling reading
for all divers. Enjoy classic tales of this extreme watersport,
from thrilling wreck discoveries to encounters with the bizarre and
the beautiful. There are stories of death and disaster, as well as
bravery and triumph. Tales of the exciting and the extreme rub
shoulders with more poetic pieces about the people and places that
make up the folklore of this fascinating sport. The author's global
tour takes you everywhere, from Indonesia to the Caribbean and from
the chill waters of Northern Europe to the reefs of the Pacific.
Every ocean of the world is explored, making this essential reading
- or a wonderful gift - for divers everywhere.
The mutilated body of a diver is found in the Yucatan peninsula,
far from the coast. In Europe a deadly illness is sweeping through
the continent. When cave diving expert Mike Summers returns to
Mexico and crosses paths with maverick government agent Raphael
Rodriguez, he soon finds himself plunged into a world of intrigue
and terror. Rodriguez has been sent to monitor drug movements along
the Yucatan coastline, Mike is trying to unravel the mystery of his
friend's death, but both find their investigations linked to the
area's ancient subterranean cave systems and to events which shook
the local Maya civilisation some 500 years previously. "Steve
Turley's second adventure thriller is another polished page-turner,
written by an expert in the undersea world of sub-aqua, and an
adventurer in his own right. A classy and enjoyable read."
An exciting and thoroughly well-written adventure from Steve
Turley.. When a U-boat is sunk off the coast of Corsica in 1943, it
takes with it a mysterious cargo which was being secretly
transported under SS guard. Mike Summers, a technical diving
expert, has his life thrown into chaos when he accidentally
discovers wreckage from the U-boat and crosses swords with a
notorious Corsican nationalist leader, resulting in the death of
his friend. The race to discover the motive for the killing takes a
deadly turn when Monica, a beautiful Swiss marine archaeologist, is
kidnapped by the gang. Mike knows they are both likely to die
unless he can use his superior knowledge of deep wreck diving to
save them both and bring the perpetrators to justice. Another
quality read from CheckPoint Press..
This book gives a comprehensive overview of island history, Indian
Ocean maritime history and famous shipwrecks of the Maldives. Dive
Maldives includes a useful diver information section, resort names
and new atoll maps, as well as an index of fish, invertebrates and
dive sites that await scuba divers in the Maldives. First published
in 1996 and reprinted with updated information in 1998 as the 2nd
edition. Translated into English, French, Italian and German.
Reprinted with additional information in 2006 and again in 2018 as
the 3rd Edition.
This work aims to familiarize the reader with the natural beauty of
the seabeds, from Brittany, Holland and Germany to Great Britain,
Norway, Denmark and Sweden. It explores environments in the Irish
Sea, the Baltic and the last reefs of Scotland.
Ant developed a fascination for the natural world at an early age,
becoming especially passionate about fishing and diving. It has
been a constant theme throughout his life and so, when he was
diagnosed with Parkinson's at the early age of 48 years, it was
devastating. However, he was fortunate enough to be offered
ground-breaking brain surgery which enabled him to continue to
enjoy life. From the thrill of catching bass and the excitement of
diving for lobster and bull huss to the humour of marauding gerbils
in the biology lab and his childhood love for a pet crow - this
book will appeal to any reader who shares a passion for life.
This book uses an innovative concept to allow easy retrieval and
identification of species. It includes a systematic classification
and detailed description for each fish and describes points of
interest and differences between similar species. Updated with
corrections 2018.
This comprehensive book is the diver's key to this rich variety of
diving. Based on the author's experience over a period of almost
twenty five years, it is a clearly laid out, A4-sized, full-colour,
224 page guide which takes you on a trip around the seas of Malta.
The book features 45 shore dive sites, each illustrated with an
aerial photograph and easy-to-follow 3D map. The most favourable
entry and exit points, depths and underwater landscapes are shown,
helping to make each dive as stress free and safe as possible. And
there is a selection of 52 boat dives with information and history
for each site. Hundreds of supporting photographs cover the marine
life, wrecks, artificial reefs, local knowledge and places of
interest. A book for all, Scuba Diving Malta Gozo Comino is
suitable for experienced independent divers, those who require
accompanied diving and beginners. Highly illustrated as well as
informative, this guide makes an ideal coffee table book as much as
it does a reference book or beautiful souvenir. **A FREE printed
insert included with the book updates some key changes to dive
sites which happened post-publication: Tugboat 2 at Exiles (St.
Julian's Point), Sliema has moved into the reef; and the Azure
Window, Dwejra (Gozo), which collapsed in 2017, changing several
classic dive routes in that area.
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