HMAS
BRISBANE - QUEENSLAND'S CORAL WARSHIP
Nigel Marsh
28 pages
Soft cover, size - 297mm x 210mm
ISBN: 978-0-9871194-0-7
Published by Nigel
Marsh Photography
A photographic exploration of Australia's most colourful artificial reef, HMAS Brisbane. Queensland's Sunshine Coast is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Australia, but until the former Australian Navy guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane was scuttled off Mooloolaba in July 2005 very few people knew about the spectacular diving located off this section of the Queensland coast. The sinking of the 133m long HMAS Brisbane has certainly put the Sunshine Coast on the top of the list of places to dive in Australia, and each year the ship is on the bottom of the ocean it keeps getting better and better. In the few years since the ship was scuttled it has been transformed and is now covered in colourful corals and home to a spectacular array of tropical marine life. This visual guide to HMAS Brisbane gives the reader a brief history of the destroyer, its retirement, the sinking and explores the artificial reef today - highlighting the features of the ship and the marine life divers will encounter on Queensland's Coral Warship.
HMAS BRISBANE is now available from the two dive shops in Mooloolaba - Sunreef and Scubaworld, and other selected dive shops in Australia, and also on-line from Dive Log , Neville Coleman's World of Water and Underwater Australasia
Bulk orders for Dive Shops and Dive Clubs are available, email Nigel at nigel@nigelmarshphotography for rates.
DIVING AUSTRALIA (3rd edition)
A Guide to the Best Diving Down Under
Neville Coleman and Nigel Marsh
352 pages
Soft cover, size - 140mm x 225mm
ISBN: 962-593-311-5
Published by Periplus Editions
The most comprehensive four colour guide to diving in Australia every produced. Over 200 full colour photographs illustrating scenes and creatures around the entire coastline of Australia. Over 85 colour maps and charts in superb detail. A state by state guide to Australia's top dive sites. Practical detailed information on accommodation, travel details, dive prices, marine hazards, best times to visit and a complete list of dive operators and charter boats. Plus a wealth of educational essays on the marine environment and its inhabitants.
"This is a great book I brought with me all over Australia and found invaluable. This book gives detailed info on more sites than you could ever hope to dive, and even if you don't dive the pictures are great. Top book!" Review from Amazon
Diving Australia is available from all good book stores or online from Neville Coleman's World of Water
THE
DIVE SITES OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF AND THE CORAL SEA
(Out of print)
Neville Coleman and Nigel Marsh
177 pages
Soft cover, size - 165mm x 240mm
ISBN: 1 86436 095 X
Published by New
Holland
An indispensable guide for divers and snorkellers of all levels of qualification and experience. Enhanced by magnificent full colour photographs, this practical book offers detailed information on the best places to witness the wonders of the underwater realm and provides excellent coverage of the dive sites of one of the world's most exciting dive areas as well as the regions topside attractions. Individual site entries are star rated and cover location and access, condition, depth and marine life. Detailed colour maps show dive site locations, access points, major shipwreck sites and reef areas.
"This book does a nice job of detailing major dive sites throughout the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. Dive sites are rated for both scuba and snorkeling. The book also has information on resorts, dive operators and facilities servicing the various dive sites. Information on various types of underwater life is also sprinkled in throughout the book. If you plan to dive the Barrier Reef or the Coral Sea this is an excellent guide to lay out your diving plans." Review from Amazon
The Dive Sites of the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea is no longer available in book stores but copies can be purchased online from Amazon