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18/10/2017

The tail fin of a thresher shark is usually the same length as its body. It often uses its tail fin as a whip when hunting its prey. Want to see how it's done? Here's great footage from PADI: http://bit.ly/2hXj6cH

Researchers have long suspected that Thresher sharks use their tail to stun their prey. This video teaches about how they use this unique hunting method.

16/10/2017

Packing for your scuba diving holiday is a chore but as teleportation has yet to be invented, it’s a necessary one. If you're not sure where to start, here's a great guide by DIVE.in - online Scuba Diving Magazine: http://bit.ly/2y55um1

Going on your first Scuba Diving Holiday - How much of the Dive equipment do I bring? What can I leave at home? Read DIVE.in's scuba Diving packing guide..

13/10/2017

You’ve been looking forward to it for months and certainly don’t want to ruin your scuba diving vacation by getting sick. Keeping yourself healthy on holiday means you can keep logging those dives. Here’s how — http://bit.ly/2goWWMR

Being unwell on holiday is not fun; not being able to dive on a diving holiday is torture. How do you prevent sickness and keep diving?

11/10/2017

There are over 7,000 islands in the Philippines. Visiting all of them would be impossible. PADI has made it easier for you to choose by putting forward six types of diving you can find in the Philippines. Take your pick! http://bit.ly/2fWGvHe

My entire life right now revolves around traveling the world in search of the best dive locations. In fact, I am actively trying to experience and film all of the top 100 scuba diving locations in the world, one at a time, and as difficult as it is to get to them all, I’ve somehow become a sort of a...

07/10/2017

Back to school: Did you know that there's a difference between schooling and shoaling? Schooling is a coordinated, collective behavior — like spiraling and moving in one direction, usually in a constantly changing ball-like mass. Shoaling is when fish stay together socially. Find your shoal here: www.scubanomads.com
© Bo Mancao

06/10/2017

Do the ends justify the means? This image, published by National Geographic has taken the internet by storm. It has highlighted one of the biggest threats that face our oceans today. The awareness it has created is a good thing, yet some people believe the image was staged. What do you think?

Photographer Justin Hofman's image of a seahorse swimming with a discarded cotton swab illustrates the issues of pollution in our oceans.

04/10/2017

We couldn't agree more with DIVE.in - online Scuba Diving Magazine. What are your reasons not to go?

Is diving in the Philippines worth a try? Here's 36 reason to go diving in the Philippines with compelling photos that will convince you to go now.

02/10/2017

Blue Monday. Can you describe your day in a song title?

https://goo.gl/Aytmgq © Sardine storm in the Philippines by Bo Mancao

23/09/2017

Postcards from the Philippine tropics. 29°C, blue skies and visibility is awesome. Hope you're all having a relaxing weekend!

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22/09/2017

PADI instructor Rex Pumon and resident turtle taking their students for a quick spin around Balicasag Island.

20/09/2017

If you've seen one nudibranch, you *haven't* seen them all. There are over 3,000 species of nudibranchs but they don't live very long (a year at best, some only for a few weeks), and their boneless bodies leave no record of their brief existence. Nudibranchs are also hermaphrodites (having reproductive organs of both sexes). Because they can't move too far or too fast, they need to be able to mate with any nudibranch that passes by — male or female. Fun twist: nudibranchs are also cannibals. So if you're a nudibranch and you run into another nudibranch, do you stick around for some sexy time, or do you run for your life?

Nudibranch in the Philippines by © Bo Mancao www.scubanomads.com