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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 3h
In the second part of his family snorkelling trip, Andy Torbet looks at must-visit locations above and below the water in the islands of Malta. 🇲🇹 loom.ly/WvKTGTQ
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Malta: Room to breathe
Andy Torbet looks at must-visit locations in Malta, Gozo and Comino above and below the water
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 19h
During summer 2026 the British Sub-Aqua Jubilee Trust (BSAJT) has awarded four grants totalling £6,000 in support of UK diving projects. 💙 👉 Learn more about the recipients' projects and how you can apply for funding by reading the full article: loom.ly/Q3XgBPc
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Grants awarded by the British Sub-Aqua Jubilee Trust during summer 2026
This summer the British Sub-Aqua Jubilee Trust (BSAJT) has awarded four grants totalling £6,000 in support of UK diving projects
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A few more photos from the National Instructor (NI) Exam in Plymouth at the weekend! Well done to all our brilliant candidates and volunteers. 💙 👉 Learn more about what it takes to become an NI and how you can contribute to our worldwide diving organisation at the highest level: bsac.com/ni
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well done to all our volunteers and candidates who took part in the Advanced Instructor Exam (AIE) in Portland at the weekend! 👏 🥳 👉 Want to progress your journey as a BSAC Instructor? Learn more about becoming an Advanced Instructor at bsac.com/aie
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Congratulations to five BSAC members who completed the Accelerated Decompression Procedures course at Stoney Cove on Saturday! 👏 The course was part of a BSAC East Midlands regional event. A big thank you to instructors Chris, Andy and Paul for giving their time and sharing their expertise. 🤿
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An amazing £2200 has been raised for the North West Air Ambulance Charity by this year’s North West Dive Fest! 🥳 A big well done to festival organiser Stephen Dorricott (BSAC North West Regional Coach) and all who helped make the 2026 event possible - from attendees and volunteers to sponsors. 👏
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🎥 The two Sophies (National Diving Officer, Sophie Rennie and head of Diving and Training, Sophie Heptonstall) have an update from this weekend’s National Instructor Exam in Plymouth!🤿
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wembury Marine Centre hosted last weekend’s Snorkel Guide course. Congratulations to 4 new BSAC Snorkel Guides taught by BSAC National Diving Officer (NDO) Sophie Rennie and Julia Branagan from BSAC HQ. 👏 🤿
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's always great to see our members and clubs make the news with their diving activities! Nick Schiller and Anglia Divers have been exploring the underwater remains of Shipden, a village lost to the sea in the 14th century. 🤿
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Divers explore mysteries of Norfolk's 14th Century lost town
Photos from the deep appear to quash a centuries-old tale of a tolling bell from a ruined church.
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
University of Nottingham Sub Aqua Club had a creative way to attract new members at their Freshers' Fair - bring along the club boat! 🚤 Well done to the club who are looking forward to another great year ahead. 👏
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's that time of year again - stalls are up, wetsuits are out, and university dive clubs across the country are throwing themselves into Freshers Week. 🥳 Thank you for all the hard work that's gone into getting ready for this. Signing up new members takes real effort - well done! 👏
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Good luck to all our university clubs this Freshers Week!
University clubs should join the conference call on Monday 28th September
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Well done to Whiston and Prescot Sub Aqua Club (WAPSAC) on their recent beach clean! 👏 It's always great to see clubs organising events like this and making a difference in their local communities. 🙌 #BSACMarineChampions #beachclean #litterpick
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Prince and Princess of Wales Foundation has introduced #OnYourSide, a new framework for helping those involved in sports organisations to recognise those at risk of suicide and take practical steps to help prevent it. 💙 👉 Learn more here: loom.ly/-0gEKpo
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On Your Side: a new suicide prevention toolkit for sport
Prince and Princess of Wales introduce initiative for helping those involved in sports organisations to recognise those at risk of suicide and take practical steps to help prevent it
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Go Isla! At just 13 years old, Isla Robinson is already showing that age need not be a barrier to becoming a confident, capable and enthusiastic scuba diver. 👏 Isla completed her Ocean Diver in 2025 when she was 12 and now aims to complete her 50th dive in the Red Sea! 🥳
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Young scuba diver targets 50 logged dives aged just 13
Isla Robinson is already showing that age need not be a barrier to becoming a confident, capable and enthusiastic scuba diver
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We've revised our Twin-set Diver course to reflect the latest techniques and practices, which gives students the option of new eLearning theory modules. 🤿 👉 Learn more about the changes here: loom.ly/xHSSBf0
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Twin-set Diver course revised with new eLearning option
The course forms part of the suite of complementary courses to introduce divers to the world of technical diving
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Fab news from one of our #BSACMarineChampions! Ali Mayor and the Project Portunus team have been completing more survey dives in Langstone and Chichester Harbours, and remarkably saw a spiny seahorse! 🤿 The sighting was reported to the Seahorse Trust and added to the British Seahorse database. 💙
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Come join our Two Sophie's webinar this evening at 7:30pm! Head to bsac.com/twosophies to join the webinar on: 👉 Project Diving - highs and lows 👉 Top Tips for Dive Management 👉 Regionally Rewarding - getting involved with BSAC outside your club See you there! 👋
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Kirsty Andrews’ crawfish preconceptions have undergone a paradigm shift, thanks to a revealing dive in the Mull of Kintyre... 🦞 loom.ly/dtJ04L8
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How big is a crawfish? That depends on your preconceptions...
Kirsty Andrews’ crawfish preconceptions have undergone a paradigm shift, thanks to a revealing dive in the Mull of Kintyre.
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Congratulations to Flintshire Sub Aqua Club who have been awarded a £2k grant to establish a citizen science project researching sponge species in the Menai Strait. 👏 The boost will be used to upskill club divers in underwater surveying techniques. 💪
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Marine Champions: Flintshire SAC awarded grant to study sponge populations
Funds will be used to establish a club-focused citizen science project researching sponge species in the Menai Strait
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The world of sport is coming together behind one shared goal: suicide prevention. 💙 BSAC is proud to be supporting this and our CEO, Mary, was representing our sport at the launch event today along with heads of other sports governing bodies from across the UK. 🙌
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The world of sport is coming together behind one shared goal: suicide prevention.
The Royal Foundation
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BSAC stands with the RNLI. 💙 Any abuse to their staff and volunteers is completely unacceptable. The RNLI is a charity that exists to save lives at sea, without judgement, fear or favour - and doing so whenever, wherever and whoever they are. That's pretty amazing.
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
✍️ Ever dived the iconic Brixham Breakwater? Sam Files goes back to his rewilding roots with a visit to Torbay’s iconic dive site in another entry from SCUBA magazine's 2025 writing competition, A Dive to Remember. loom.ly/SUWJPGw
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A Dive to Remember: shore dive at Brixham Breakwater
In another entry from SCUBA magazine's 2025 writing competition, A Dive to Remember, Sam Files goes back to his rewilding roots with a visit to Torbay’s iconic Brixham Breakwater.
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🤿 From briefings and dry runs to essential shore cover and logistics, there's a lot that goes into a successful training day beyond time underwater. 📸 Thanks to Olga Rigazio and Sam Brodie for providing shore cover and taking this pics from the Deeper Diver experience dives we ran recently!
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
⚓️ Ever heard of the Po, off Albania? In 1941, this 135m-long WWII ship was sunk by a British bomber. 👉 Italian researchers exploring the wreck have found a flourishing artificial reef, home to a wide variety of wildlife, potentially including critically endangered Mediterranean monk seals.
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In 1941, a massive WWII ship sank off the coast of Albania. Divers just went down there – and found a rare mammal living among the wreck | Discover Wildlife
The wartime shipwreck has become an artificial reef, home to groupers, wrasse, lionfish and critically endangered Mediterranean monk seals.
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Well done to Steve Barnard with BSAC Wales and BSAC North West ran the first regional Deeper Diver depth experience dives at Dorothea this weekend! 👏 6 members completed their 45m and 50m experience dives - including BSAC Chair Andy Shenstone. Congratulations and well done to all involved! 🥳
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Is your club making a difference in your community? The Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2026 are here, and you could win £500 for your club! 🏆 👉 It's free to enter, with eight different award categories - find out more: loom.ly/U1dgCPA
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Strong clubs aren't built on one or two heroic volunteers. They're built on shared effort, a steady flow of new leaders and a culture where people feel valued. 💪 👉 Check out our practical tips for building a resilient club that lasts: loom.ly/fmyUIEg
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Volunteer resilience: building a club that lasts
Volunteer resilience is about making sure the effort is shared, renewed and recognised, so clubs stay healthy long after any individual steps back
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Congratulations to Ipswich Sub Aqua Club - now known as iDive - who are celebrating 70 years this year as one of Suffolk’s most active and enduring BSAC branches. 🥳 Founded in 1956 by Ray Marshall and four fellow enthusiasts, the club now has over 60 active members. 💪
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
With 30 November the closing date to register for the Heinke Trophy 2027, previous award winners have offered their own personal experiences to inspire your club to enter. 🏆 👉 Read what they have to say here: loom.ly/sUkX3mA
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good luck to Wigan Scuba Divers who will be swapping scuba diving for skydiving this Sunday in order to raise funds for essential equipment servicing (and members are covering the skydiving costs themselves). 👏 If you'd like to donate, please head to: loom.ly/wh2x53I
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Donate to Wigan Scuba Divers Sponsored Skydive, organized by Wigan Scuba Divers
We’re Wigan Scuba Divers, a volunteer‑run club dedicated to opening the underw… Wigan Scuba Divers needs your support for Wigan Scuba Divers Sponsored Skydive
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wondering where your diving is going to take you now that this long summer dive season is starting to slow down? ☀️ 👉 If you've ever considered taking that first step towards becoming a BSAC Instructor, then the Instructor Foundation Course (IFC) is for you! 🤿 Learn more: loom.ly/ozEJVrc
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Over the summer, our BSAC Marine Champions network has been very busy doing amazing work engaging in a series of Action Weekends - coordinating and delivering marine environmental and citizen science projects. 👏 👉 Check out what they've been up to here: loom.ly/C3Prdko
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August's a bumper month for Marine Champions
Marine Champions get active for August Action Weekends
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A litter-strewn beach in the Cayman Islands which is home to three turtle nests has been cleaned up, thanks to the efforts of the local BSAC club. 🚮 Big well done to everyone who helped out! 👏 Read more 👉 loom.ly/7hXmXz8
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Marine Champions: Turtle nests protected thanks to Cayman Islands Divers clean-up
Beach strewn with litter in a sensitive area was cleaned up thanks to the efforts of local BSAC club
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📸 There’s still time to enter them into the Shark Trust’s Shark Photographer of the Year 2026 competition! Closing date for submissions is 31 August, and you could win a shark diving trip of a lifetime in Aliwal Shoal, South Africa! 🇿🇦 👉 For more information and to enter go to:
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Shark Photographer of the Year
Enter the Shark Trust photography competition here
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Nautical Archaeology Society have released a fantastic video to celebrate the 1st UNESCO International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage a few days ago. 🎥 The film feature the 17th century wreck of the Klein Hollandia, off the coast of Eastbourne. It's well worth a watch! ⚓️
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NAS marking UNESCO International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage.
Nautical Archaeology Society
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Big congratulations to Steve Slater, who has been awarded the prestigious BSAC National Instructor (NI) qualification - the fourth and highest level of BSAC’s scuba instructor pathway. 🥳 Steve has become National Instructor number 284 - passing with Merit. 👏 👉 loom.ly/lZ_9qr0
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Steve Slater becomes BSAC National Instructor
Steve has been awarded the prestigious BSAC National Instructor (NI) qualification, becoming National Instructor number 284
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Well done to Exeter Sub Aqua Club who have been busy conducting another beach clean and underwater litter pick at Babbacombe. 👏 14 divers and some of their family got involved, finding the usual fishing line as well as sunglasses, clothing and even towels in the sea! 🌊
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
👉 Kickstart your bank holiday weekend with the BSAC North West Dive Fest at Capernwray this Friday (28th Aug)! 🎟️ Get your tickets here: loom.ly/kjpDfts
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What a fintastic day! We met the Mayor, got lots of good snorkel sessions in, saw plenty of crabs, anemones, tompot blennies and corkwing wrasse and enjoyed the sunshine... ☀️ We also put Snorkelology's Snorkelling Britain book to good use! 🤿
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🌊 Twiddling your thumbs tomorrow? Join us for a snorkel down at the iconic Swanage Pier! 👉 The BSAC Snorkelling Festival will be kicking off at 10am and wrapping up around 4pm, plenty of time to get in the water and enjoy a bimble. 🤿
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🤿 Join us tomorrow for the BSAC Snorkelling Festival in Swanage! 🤿 All ages and abilities are invited for a relaxed, family-friendly day of casual snorkelling at the iconic Swanage Pier, optional training sessions, and a chance to meet fellow BSAC members from clubs across the country. 💙
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🎥 To help celebrate the first ever #UnderwaterCulturalHeritageDay, there is a 24 hour shipwreck livestream from UNESCO Accredited NGOs. 👉 Watch the trailer and the livestream here: loom.ly/q2FlDQo
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International Day of Underwater Cultural Heritage 2026 Trailer
UNESCO 2001 Convention Accredited NGOs
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Today marks the first ever UNESCO International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage! 🥳 ⚓️ From shipwrecks and artworks to everyday objects, the day celebrates the essential contribution of underwater cultural heritage to science, education and the cultural identity of peoples. 👌
unesco.org
International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage
21 August
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Great photos from York Sub-Aqua Club's trip to Gozo, Malta! 🇲🇹 👉 Have you dived the famous Blue Hole site on the Mediterranean island? #BSACdivers #VisitMalta #DiveWithUs
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🤿 Do you remember your first dive as a fully qualified instructor? ✍️ In another entry from SCUBA magazine's 2025 writing competition, A Dive to Remember, Iain Tindall recalls his first, which took place off Brighton.
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A Dive to Remember: Brilliant bimbles, marvellous milestones
In another entry from SCUBA magazine's 2025 writing competition, A Dive to Remember, Iain Tindall recalls his first dive as a fully-fledged BSAC Instructor, which took place off Brighton.
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🎥 Fantastic video from Panaga Sub Aqua Club's recent new initiative with Reef Check Brunei to monitor the health of their local reefs. 👏 It's always great seeing how BSAC clubs can have a positive impact on their local area. 💪 💙
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🧭 How are your underwater navigation skills? Karen Boswarva looks into the invisible electromagnetic fields of energy that marine animals use to navigate the vast expanse of the ocean.
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Natural magnetism and how marine animals navigate
Karen Boswarva looks into the invisible electromagnetic fields of energy that animals and humans use to navigate the sea
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Recent warmer sea temperature are pushing native species to cooler waters farther north, whilst normally less common sightings of sunfish and octopus are becoming more prevalent. 🥵 👉 Here's a great article on how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas, and why we need to take them seriously
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‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas
As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BSAC has welcomed its new Council member David George, who has been co-opted onto the Board as a Director until the 2027 AGM. 👏 David brings a wealth of experience as a National Instructor and the South West Regional Coach. Congratulations, and welcome, David! 💪
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David George welcomed to BSAC Council
New Council member is a BSAC National Instructor, currently the South West Regional Coach and has held club committee positions
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British Sub-Aqua Club @bsacdivers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yo-Han Cha makes a long overdue return to the Isles of Scilly, one of his favourite UK dive spots. 🤿 👉 Read his trip report here: loom.ly/ufiivMs
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Scuba diving in the Scilly Isles
Yo-Han Cha makes a long overdue return to the Isles of Scilly, one of his favourite UK dive spots.
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