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Six-armed octopus discovered at sea life centre
There are many types of octopuses that divers can encounter, but marine experts in Blackpool's Sea Life Centre in England believe they recently discovered a creature previously found only in movies. Henry, as the unusual octopus was dubbed, is in fact a hexapus....
Our new Indo destination – The Banda Sea
Introducing the Banda On drums…Not wanting to miss a beat we decided that it was not fair to only offer liveaboard trips in North Sulawesi, Komodo and Raja Ampat. As a result of our continuous fact-finding missions, we concluded that Banda was not just another...
Fighting chance: green turtle has flipper amputated
CAPE PANWA: A green sea turtle rescued from a fishing net in Satun last week had a badly inflected flipper amputated at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) this afternoon. PMBC veterinarians led by Sontaya Manawattana said that the “flipperectomy” was the only...
Tui Tai – making a difference in Fiji
We at Dive The World are keen to promote diving operators that offer a high quality service to their guests but those that go the extra mile deserve special credit. Read below about the valuable contributions the Tui Tai is making to the lives of ordinary Fijians......
Turtles found stranded on boat freed.
The discovery of four large live turtles in a stranded boat early yesterday morning has shocked Trinity Beach residents, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is investigating whether the indigenous hunters who caught them were exercising their...
Orangutans go fishing in Borneo
In a sight never previously witnessed an orangutan uses a sharpened stick to try and spear fish. Orangutan translates from the Indonesian language into "Man of the Forest". The beguiling creatures are great imitators and having seen local people fishing with sticks...
Relief starts to get through to cyclone victims
As stocks of relief supplies reach the victims of the recent cyclone in Burma we are pleased to pass on to you the latest news courtesy of the Phuket Gazette: CAPE PANWA: Stocks of donated food and emergency-shelter supplies today finally began their journey from the...
Turtle Fun Run in Phuket
The 1st of June 2008 sees an event being hosted to highlight the plight of leatherback turtles in Thailand with a Turtle Fun Run in Phuket. As everybody knows, turtles worldwide are under threat and the leatherback turtle is perhaps the closest to extinction and funds...
New discoveries in Ambon and Raja Ampat
Check out some of these great images captured by RHK UW productions (Rodger Klein) taken on a recent trip on boat the Archipelago Adventurer II. These destinations are becoming more and more celebrated throughout the world as being among the world's top destinations...