Wetlands International, WWF and Aquaventures PNG supported the recent official recognition and hand-over ceremony for four new Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in Papua New Guinea’s Madang Lagoon — Sinub, Tabad, Laugum and Tab. The four WMAs comprise over 1085 hectares of islands and reef in the Madang Lagoon. Read more…
Have a hankering to get up-close and friendly with a great white shark or two in nice clear waters?
Join FiNS Magazine friend Eric Cheng and acclaimed film maker and photographer Norbert Wu for a special great white shark trip from 25-30 August.
This trip to Isla de Guadalupe, which is about 200 miles southwest of San Diego, has just been announced due to popular demand, so hurry and reserve your place for an experience of a lifetime!
To read more, see the trip details here.
Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace are preparing to lead a fleet of four ships to confront whaling vessels this year. Japan’s chief whaling negotiator cautions that the ever-escalating confrontations lead to potential safety concerns. More here.
How do you feel about commercial whaling? Weigh-in with your view on our poll.
An underwater adventurer with a passion for researching and diving the deep shipwrecks of the world, John Chatterton joins the growing cast of internationally renowned diving celebrities giving presentations and talks at OZTeK’07, to be staged at Australian Technology Park in Sydney, Australia on the 17-18 March 2007. Read more…
Want to dive PNG but need a bit of motivation? Well, this should help. Some of the dive operators in this pristine destination are offering fantastic specials.
Lissenung Island Resort’s 10th Anniversary Special: Stay three nights and book three days of boat dives, and you’ll receive a free Lissenung Island Resort T-Shirt, a free bottle of wine and a free night dive! Total value is US$82 per person!! Valid through 31 December 2006. Read more…
Norwegian whalers killed a whale in front of a boat of whale-watching tourists. Read more…
The world’s population of big fish is rapidly disappearing. Read more…
Want to see pristine waters with unspoiled scenery, big animals and new species of macro critters waiting to be discovered? Then Papua New Guinea’s got to be at the top of your “must-visit” destinations. It certainly is for everyone at FiNS Magazine.
And if you’re contemplating a trip to this treasure of the Asia-Pacific region, you’re in luck!
If you’re a subscriber to our e-Newsletter, you will have already received an email from us with links to fantastic travel packages to some of PNG’s hottest destinations, as well as a chance to win one of three fabulous free trips! Just click the links in our e-Newsletter for more details.
And if you’re not a subscriber to our e-Newsletter yet, see the banners on the FiNS homepage for more details. But seriously, it’s much easier to subscribe to the e-Newsletter and have great opportunities like this delivered directly to your inbox!
A group of 14 divers from Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan recently visited Loloata Island Resort in PNG. The common bond? Dive instructor and trip organiser Maritta Maferbure (front, center, who’s logged more than 20,000 dives!), who worked in the Phuket dive industry years ago, and has maintained and grown many of the friendships she made with divers and guests.
Each year, she gets a group of divers from around the world to travel together and have fun. Irrespective of the mish-mash of languages and their different backgrounds, this year’s participants had a great time at Loloata, and will also be visiting Milne Bay and Tufi.
This is what diving should be about — good friends, good fun.
Sam’s Tours in Palau is announcing a new website, devoted entirely to Wreck Diving. The new website will soon have lots of information for wreck enthusiasts, and feature specials on Sam’s Tours Wreck Diving. So bookmark the site now and stay in touch!
