Wananavu Beach Resort has joined its resources with Crystal Blue Reef Safari Ltd Fiji.

The new dive operation will be located at Wananavu under the management of PADI Instructors Jeremy and Kristen David from Colorado USA, who bring with them direct Fijian dive management experience from Dive Kadavu and before that at a PADI 5 Star IDC dive centre in Durango, Colorado USA.

The new operation will offer the full range of dive courses from Open Water to Dive Master Certification. Also available will be the introductory dive courses and guided snorkelling excursions.

Reef Safari employs its own Marine Biologists and all guides are trained by them in order to provide the level of knowledge required for even the most inquisitive of client! The Marine Biologists will also be on hand to monitor the reefs & to recommend any reef management measures.

The main dive boat will be a purpose built 11.4m / 37ft long x 3.1m / 10ft wide single aluminium hull beauty with twin 250hp outboards. This will have a very comfortable capacity of 16 divers for up to 3 tanks.

With the arrival of the second boat the comfortable operation capacity will be 26 divers.

A Fiji-wide tourism promotion for the week 2-8 November, 2008 is being organised to raise awareness of Fiji's amazing marine environment and to strengthen Fiji's national identity in the minds of holidaymakers. Supported by the Fiji Visitors Bureau and the Ministry of Tourism, the event marks Fiji's participation in the 2008 International Year of the Reef. For more information login to Fiji Butterfly Fish Count website.

Also view information about Fiji Diving Resorts.

Viti Water Sports is a 5 Star PADI dive operation, selling a large range of diving and snorkelling equipment in Fiji. They also offer a Fiji travel service, with or without diving. Repair and maintenance of dive equipment is their speciality. They are conveniently located in Martintar, half way between Nadi Town and Nadi International Airport.

Viti Water Sports also run diving operations out of Matamanoa Island Resort in the Mamanucas and Waisalima Beach Resort on Kadavu, where divers can experience diving on the world famous ' Great Astrolabe Reef '.

Taveuni Island in Fiji is renowned the world over for its scuba diving, primarily because of its proximity to the world-class Rainbow Reef. These Taveuni dive sites include the Great White Wall, the Cabbage Patch and more.

The island is blessed with great natural beauty and is large enough to combine your diving days with dive-free days visiting waterfalls, Fijian villages, hiking etc. The new coast road in Taveuni is fantastic for those interested in mountain biking. The road is sealed, winds along the coastline providing fantastic views, and best of all - little traffic!

One new resort that is perfectly sited for all the above activities is sunset-facing Nakia Resort and Dive Taveuni. Offering three bures with panoramic views, a pool, restaurant and great food, Nakia is owner-operated. This ensures you get the very best of service and hospitality on your well-earned Fiji Diving Vacation.

Fiji's Wild Beauty!! Don't miss out on this brand new fish ID book by Nimmerfroh Productions!!! 317 Pages of Fiji's most interesting sea creatures! For a limited time only the authors of the book are available every Thursday evening at Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat. Discussions, add-ons you would like, changes or your own experiences or just buying the books ..... Can't make it? Contact Dolphin Divers direct here.

In the fringing reefs off Fiji's Tokoriki Island Resort, divers could - up to 40-50 years ago - marvel at the unique and fascinating giant clams there. However, like many reefs around the world, stocks of this unique marinelife had sadly been depleted for many decades.

In an effort to regenerate giant clams in this area, and in conjunction with PADI's Project AWARE and Fiji's Ministery of Fisheries, Dive Tropex Tokoriki have commenced "The Tokoriki Island Giant Clam Regeneration Project", by planting three species of the clams on the reef. The clams, will be carefully protected and monitored by the dive operation in a bid to once again introduce the Giant Clams to the reefs they once inhabited.

Twenty-five participants are expected to attend the annual Dive Fiji Fiesta, which brings together key dive wholesalers to experience diving in the Yasawas, Mamanucas, the Sunshine Coast and Sonaisali. This will be the fourth such fiesta and is a joint sponsorship between local dive operators, Fiji Visitors Bureau and Air Pacific.