Diving News August 2008

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MONDAY, 11 AUGUST 2008
	Oxygène Opens Dive Center on The Manta Resort
	Oxygène Diving opened its first dive center in the Indian Ocean on 1st August 2008, on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, Tanzania. The dive center will be the first PADI five star IDC facility on the island, and is located next to The Manta Resort. Pemba is the northernmost of the three Spice Islands, and stand out from the others with a richer wildlife and vibrant sea life. "Pemba ha Read Full Story
	Not Seen, Not Heard, But Felt Moves to Long Beach
	San Diego, CA - With masterful skill, San Diego Environmental Artist James Stone, 56, fused hot glass and metal into a 14-foot sculpture to raise awareness about the degradation of our oceans. Formerly on exhibit at the Port of San Diego, "Not Seen, Not Heard, But Felt" will move to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach in August 2008. The sculpture depicts sea life under the thin veil of Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST 2008
	Body Glove Founder Dives for His 80th Birthday
	Redondo Beach, CA - July 31th, 2008 marked the 80th birthday for Body Glove founder Bob Meistrell, and to celebrate his birthday, all he wanted to do was surf and SCUBA dive a wreck off the California coast. This is fitting for the watersports legend who, with the help of his twin brother Bill, created the first practical wetsuit and whose Los Angeles County Underwater Dive License is 0001. L Read Full Story
	China Dive Exhibition 2008 (CDEX 2008)
	China Dive Exhibition is the ONLY international dive expo in the largest consumer market of the world. Returning to Shanghai in 2008, CDEX takes you on a further ride on the Chinese dive industry after a successful CDEX 07 in Beijing. Eye on China 2008! While Beijing is preparing to host the largest sports event (Olympic) in the history of humankind, Shanghai will host the ONLY dive event for Read Full Story
MONDAY, 4 AUGUST 2008
	Legendary Divers to be Honored at Legends Festival
	Bowling Green (OH) - The annual legends of SCUBA diving festival in northwest Ohio is having its biggest expansion this year - more featured legends, more prizes from sponsors, and an off-shore sister location on Grand Bahama Island in the Caribbean. Announced this season for the August 8-10 event are legends Nick Icorn and Robert Croft. Nick Icorn is a Hall of Fame legendary diver and has be Read Full Story