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Great news! Apparently Bamboo Beach in Fiji has re-opened under new management and a new name, the Nananu Beach and Dive Resort. Has anyone been there and can anyone give it a definitive :D or :shakehead . What dive operator does it use, how are the accommodations/food, etc. It's supposed to be...

While I do consider myself an optimist, this seems a bit too much: http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20041112235853data_trunc_sys.shtml Is there any truth in this? I'm a firm believer in the resiliance of nature, but imho it's a bit too optimistic to think that coral reefs could actually...

This has been a topic that's always interested me. Pick any country with that's the home of a major jet airline that has a separate domestic carrier (example: Fiji with Air Pacific as their jet carrier and Air Fiji as the main domestic/ regional airline). Would the jet company and the...

I've heard that Bimini is considered a unique destination because of its non-diving activities, namely wild dolphin encounters. For some reason though, I've never heard of Bimini being billed as a big dive destination. How is the diving in Bimini compared to the rest of the Caribbean (say, Grand...

I've already posted this question on the general dive forum, and someone suggested making it region-specific, so here goes: I'm going to Anacapa on August 9th, a full moon, and a really strong shift between daytime low and high tides predicted. I know that some dive desinations are really...

I have a boat dive booked for the Northern Channel Islands off California. Only after I booked the boat dive did I find out that I'm going on what looks like a spring tide (August 9). Do most divers check the tides before going out on a dive boat? Are spring tides as much a concern for boat...

I'm considering a trip to Anacapa this August, but I've heard that it's considerably colder there than most places in SoCal. I've dove Catalina with a 6-7mm suit and hood, but no hooded vest. Does Anacapa diving require more?

Thing is, I'm a diver and am looking for a trip in 07. I'm considering Little Cayman, among many others (I've yet to narrow it down), but the main thing I'm concerned about is finding a place where the snorkeling matches the diving, so a non-diving relative of mine doesn't feel left out. That...

I'm in the market for a one-day trip to the Channel Islands this summer. I've read that Santa Barbara is a great dive spot because of the sea lion colony there, but that the best time to dive there is October because that's when the juvenile sea lions are taking to the water. Is the sea lion...

I'm thinking of a possible South Pacific trip in 07' and am looking for somewhere accessible from LAX that would be good for a not-just-diving trip. I've heard both really good an really bad reviews about Moorea. Just out of curiosity, does anyone think Moorea (or anywhere else in the Society...

A lot of tropical destinations that mean taking commuter plane flights to outlier islands/ areas to get to the best diving, like the Cayman Islands (Little Cayman/ Cayman Brac) Fiji (Taveuni), Belize (Placencia), and Papua New Guinea. Do you think the commuter plane companies have the same...

According to their website, the Dive Bliss now runs weekly day trips to San Clemente/ Catalina. Can anyone confirm this and does anyone realize how awsome this is? :D

Hi everyone, I've just booked a trip to Grand Cayman for this April, after that I found out that everyone who dives Grand Cayman that time of year gets hit with sea lice, badly. I'm planning on both diving and snorkeling, and on ditching the wetsuit. Has anyone had any experience with sea lice...

Hi everyone, Sorry for bothering, again. I've been looking for my next dive trip for a while (I'm pretty indecisive) and someone suggested Grand Cayman. Anyway, I have a quick question about Grand Cayman. I have hemophillia C (the lighter form). This doesn't stop me from diving, but I strickly...

There's been a lot of talk about a newly discovered jellyfish found in Australia that has caused two human fatalities. I was thinking of a dive trip to Fiji, but after reading that there's a chance that Irukanji aren't limited to Australia, I've been having second thoughts about diving anywhere...

Sorry to bug everyone, but I have a quick add-on to my previous post and I'm having a bit of trouble with the edit feature. I've heard that there's a luxury resort that opened on Beqa Island called Kulu Bay. Has anyone heard of that property? Do they have dive facilities and is there good diving...

Hi all, I'm still searching for that illusive perfect trip, and have kind of a specific question. I myself am an avid diver, but have non-diving relatives. I've heard so many great things about Wananavu Beach Resort in Raki Raki as a base for dive trips into the Bligh Water, but I'm interested...

I was planning my second Catalina trip this season some time later this month or in October. I was really hoping to see black sea bass, but didn't on the previous trip. Does anyone who dives Catalina regularly know whether you can find the big guys there year round, or whether the sea bass are...

I was diving off of Catalina, California this sunday when I had a disturbing experience. The first dive of the day was at a site called Ship Rock. It was an exciting pinnacle dive complete with schooling fish and a shark encounter (okay, so it was a three foot horn shark, still a shark). I...

I've been reading a lot of articles about what drugs do or don't affect diving. Anyway, I've over a very mild respiratory infection (shouldn't affect diving in any way), and have a dive trip coming up in a few days. Just out of curiosity, would an antibiotic like Amoxicillin (or something like...