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Grey Nurse Shark rescued from fishing gaff in Byron Bay: I joined Sue and big Mark (from the Byron Bay Dive Centre) and (to avoid missing anyone) the Seaworld crew, Marine Parks and Fisheries aboard the Seaworld boat this morning for a rescue attempt. My job was videographer for the underwater part of the operation. All of the shark wrangling was done by Seaworld staff.

Clean-up of the Tweed River 2008: The PADI Project Aware International Clean-up Day activities up at the Tweed River went well.

Southern exposure - Commercial diver training in New Zealand: This article will hopefully be of interest to divers considering a career in commercial diving or wishing to complete a commercial course for other reasons. Hopefully it will give you a bit of an insight into what to expect.

Hotsuit heated kidney belt - First impressions: The Hotsuit kidney belts come with a neoprene belt that goes around the abdomen and separate chemical heat packs that slides into the belt and sits in the small of the back. They generate heat through a chemical reaction that is started by pressing a small button in the middle of the pack.

This shot was taken near the bubble cave on the western side of North Solitary Island. The fish is obviously a red rock cod I'm not sure what species of nudibranch (maybe a member of the family elysiidae or stiligeridae?). If you're that small you want to be pretty sure you're not on the menu before wondering around on a fishes upper lip!