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- RED EPIC underwater housing available for hire
- Rescued pygmy killer whale released into the wild
- BBC ‘Wonders Of Life’ with Professor Brian Cox
- Win a Scubazoo ‘reef’ T-shirt or DVD!
- Maldives Photography Trip with Scubazoo’s Jason Isley
Dropping Into The Gomantong Caves
In March of 2009 Scubazoo welcomed the UK presenter Steve Backshall and his BBC Deadly 60 Team to Sabah to film 2 programs for the globe trotting series.
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For series producer James Brickell it was his first time to this beautiful and biodiverse East Malaysian state and it wasnt long before he was having the experience of a lifetime. Read up on his personal account of filming within one of Sabah’s famous guano filled caves and coming into close contact with millions of cockroaches and poisonous centipedes. Scubazoo were location managers for the shoot which also visited Pulau Mabul.
Monty Halls on Sharks & Lions
Monty Halls shares his many exciting and humorous adventures with Sharks & Lions in South Africa along with official expedition cameraman Simon Enderby.
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Monty reminds Sport Diver readers that Simon continually urges him to jump into the water with big scary things to see what will happen! Click here to download the article in PDF format or visit the magazine website here.
‘reef’ Paperback Edition
Scubazoo are proud to announce the US release of our hardcover coffee table book ‘reef’ in a new smaller paperback format. Published by Dorling Kinderlesy it’s easier on your pocket at a low price of $24.95 and is available to buy online and at all good bookstores Stateside. The original hardcover version is still available worldwide and comes with a free DVD. Click here to buy online.
ABC Catalyst – Borneo Live Reef Fish Trade
Take a look at ABC’s report on the Southe East Asian Live Reef Fish Trade. Scubazoo underwater cameraman Simon Enderby filmed on this 2008 production which was broadcast in Australia. Stock footage was provided by scubazooimages.com. Click here to watch the show.
Brunei Rapid Marine Bio-Diversity Survey
Simon Enderby, Chris Tan and Seok Au Yong recently returned to Brunei to complete filming and photography for the rapid marine bio-diversity survey commissioned by the Brunei Department of Fisheries.
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The survey involved some of the worlds best known marine biologists, namely Dr Gerry Allen, Dr Mark Erdman, Dr Lyndon Devantier, Emre Turek and Markus Ruf, all experts in their specific marine fields.
Over the course of the three weeks the survey team explored and documented a further 16 dive sites cataloguing a total of 513 fish species, 478 coral species and 475 species of mollusks with several new species added to science. Two books on Brunei’s coral reef life will soon be forthcoming – “Coral Reef Fishes of Brunei” by Dr Gerry Allen and “Coral Reefs of Brunei – an introduction” by Dr Lyndon Devantier and Emre Turek with underwater photography by Scubazoo.
August Edition Of Splash Is Out
The August edition of ‘Splash’ is out now….. This month Scubazoo’s Simon Enderby provides a resort report from Seaventures Dive Resort featuring the incredible diving around Sipadan. Click here to watch it on now.
Deadly 60 Borneo Episode Airs On Thursday 6th August
Scubazoo’s Simon Enderby and Chris Tan carried out underwater filming and location managed the Borneo shoot for Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60 series earlier this year and now you can witness the fruits of their labours.
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In this deadliest of episodes, camouflage, stealth and some serious weaponry are the order of the day as Steve comes face-to-face with a highly venomous scorpion fish and witnesses the formidable spear-mantis impaling its supper with its retractable spear-like arms.
Just when Steve thinks he has seen it all, he finds himself surrounded by a gigantic shoal of barracuda in one of the most awesome animal encounters of the series. The episode was filmed in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo with Scubazoo acting as local fixers and underwater camera operators. UK viewers can tune in to CBBC on Thursday 6th August @ 1715 to watch the show.
Third Umberto Pelizarri Webisode Released
The third of three extraordinarily beautiful and breathtaking underwater webisodes has just been released. The webisodes were filmed by Scubazoo underwater cameramen Roger Munns and Chris Tan and feature freediving legend Umberto Pelizzari exploring the stunning Coral Reefs of the Maldives. Watch Umberto’s websiode here.
SDAA/MIDE ’09 Photo Competition
Big Congrats from all the Scubazoo Team to our very own Christian Loader who’s portfolio placed second in the SDAA/MIDE ’09 Photo Competition. Christian is just about to board a plane to the Maldives to start up our new island operation at Kandooma resort in South Male. Good luck C and keep up the good work :)
Roger & Chris Film Umberto Pelizzari With Manta Rays
The second in a series of three webisodes featuring freediving legend Umberto Pelizarri is now live on the Underwater Channel. This time underwater cameramen Roger Munns & Chris Tan from Scubazoo filmed Umberto freediving with a school of huge Manta Rays at a cleaning station, enjoy ….
