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The Plastic Diet keeping Seabirds Quiet
uw360 Posted On March 19, 2020


Shearwater birds are ocean predators, primarily feeding on seafood. But when there’s plastic added into the water, it means that the birds cannot differentiate plastic from food. And thus, they end up eating it. 


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ADEX Pixel Expo 2020 – Asia’s Biggest Digital Underwater Photo Gallery
uw360 Posted On February 12, 2020


We invite you to submit your wonderful collection of images in Asia’s largest digital ocean gallery. These pictures can capture any category  — ranging from various forms of marine life, habitats, sceneries, conservation efforts, equipment, so on and so forth. Click on the mentioned link to submit your pictures and stand a chance to be featured!


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Born in Asia: Tracing the Paths of Scuba Inventions
Selina Tan and Dennis Yew Posted On August 9, 2019


TOM ELDRED, born in Melbourne in 1920, invented the Porpoise – the world’s first single-hose open-circuit scuba set. Early prototypes of the Porpoise found international praise in Arthur C. Clarke’s 1955 book Coast of Coral. Clarke had replaced the two […]


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Beyond Limits: Meet the Record-Breakers
uw360 Posted On April 30, 2019


HERBERT NISCH “The Deepest Man on Earth” with a No Limit freedive to 253m/831ft, Nisch has set 33 world records, across all of the freediving disciplines. Underwater360: How has breaking records changed you? Herbert Nisch: Breaking records made me understand […]


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Scuba 101: Did Life on Earth Start in the Oceans?
uw360 Posted On April 28, 2019


Would you believe that scientists are still not 100 percent in agreement on the possible location for the origins of life on our planet! However, they know that water is a key component in the development and propagation of life […]


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The Evolution of Freediving
uw360 Posted On April 11, 2019


The Primordial Form of Underwater Diving Mention underwater diving and images of compressed air tanks, air regulators, wet suits and snorkels inevitably come to mind. With the constant innovation of diving gear enabling us to go deeper and longer underwater, […]


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Revisiting the Technical Diving Revolution
uw360 Posted On April 11, 2019


Do you know how technical diving got its name, its history and evolution to its present status as the vanguard of diving? Read on to find out. Though still regarded as crazy by some in the military and commercial diving […]


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