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    Scorpionfish ID assistance plz

    Tasseled, Papuan or Poss's, that is my problem. The stonefish was photographed while snorkeling the house reef off Bobacha, Siladen island, Bunaken NP, N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, September 2015. 1 metre water depth. Tasseled: According to Fishbase/Aquamaps, Siladen is out of the range. But are...
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    Pedro's ID problems

    This little fellow was in 1m shallows at Brayka Bay near Marsa Alam, over gritty sand near to algae-encrusted coral. One of a pair. It was also considerable smaller (hardly reaching 20 cm) versus the 30cm quoted for the'flagtail' by Collins. Dived into a hole under a small piece of 'dead' coral...
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    Marine life identification resources?

    I was somewhat surprised not to find a section on this on this forum .... or am I just myopic? :) During my 2 weeks at Brayka Bay (Marsa Alam Red Sea, Egypt) I used an Intova Sport Pro to assist my feeble memory as an aid to fish (and other) identification. It was a MOST helpful little...
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    Superman at Banc Veillheu, Gran Comore, Mozambique Channel

    This dates back to July 2001, but I hope that it is still topical enough to warrant this write up. Our family was on the Comoros Islands in the Mozambique channel, between the African mainland and Madagascar, staying at Le Galawa and diving with Island Ventures. Since then local politics and...
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    Marsa Alam - Brayka Bay dive school

    I will be spending 2 weeks at the Royal Brayka from 14th to 28th November. Closer to the time I will need to book a Refresher course and a dive package. The obvious choice is the on-site Extra Divers shop at the sister Brayka hotel (I think). HOWEVER, I try to be diligent and came across a very...
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    Preparation for starting to SCUBA again - what videos?

    In November I will be hopefully immersing myself in warm tropical waters with abundant marine life. However, I have only dived twice in the last 7 years, so obviously I need a refresher course. I also have a new U/W video camera and will have a new Oceanic Veo 100 dive computer, which sums up to...
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    Another New Old Guy

    I am a South African, live in Spain and am a 65 year-old pensioner. My general interests include non-fiction literature, nature (in particular bird watching), on-line computer games, travel, current affairs, gardening, photography, cooking, wining and dining, and anything interesting that my...
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    How can one apply gentle sympathetic persuasion to a non-diver

    OK, here's the issue. I (65) dive. My wife (56) snorkels. She tried once in a pool some 30 years ago and was uncomfortable. I didn't push the issue and for 3 decades we have made mutual allowances. Now we are planning trips to Egypt and Indonesia plus thinking of Thailand and Australia over the...
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    65 year old wants to start again - advice plz

    I am 65 years old, AOW PADI certified, have 115 logged dives. I am retired, and am active and well-occupied; little lounging in front of the TV. Vacation planning is in full swing, focussed on value-for-money travel. I have dived only twice in the past seven years. In November we go to Marsa...
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