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Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

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The Insidious Threat of Hypoxic Blackout in Rebreather Diving

22 Apr, 2012

Mark Powell

Skills for Technical Diving

23 Feb, 2012 Technical Diving

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Teamwork

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Tech Diving: A Late in Life Guide

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Controlled Ascent, Hidden Risk

Aug 03, 2025 Training

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Jul 17, 2024 Training

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18 May, 2026

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Safety Culture

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Divers Adrift – Surviving Being Lost at Sea

Jan 09, 2021 Training, Rescue, Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

Jan 09, 2021 Training, Safety Culture

Avoiding Bad Gas – Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

Jan 05, 2021 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 2

Oct 31, 2020 Training, Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

Jun 19, 2020 Training, Safety Culture

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Carry-On Limits Tighten for Dive Travellers with Camera Gear

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May 13, 2026 DAN

New research suggests scuba diving may support mental well-being and emotional resilience in young adults.

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Dive into Taiwan book cover

Dive into Taiwan

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Song of Silence cover

SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

Jul 03, 2018 Rico Besserdich

The Third Dive cover

The Third Dive

Sep 30, 2020 Robert Osborne

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The Diver Who Fell from the Sky

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Hidden Realms

Jun 07, 2023 Martyn Farr

Shark Watcher's Manual cover

The Shark-Watcher’s Manual

Apr 27, 2026 Austin Gallagher

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Oxygen Measurement For Divers

Mar 02, 2017 John Lamb

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Saltwater Cure

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Marine Mammals

Southern Right Whale

Southern Right Whales Face Growing Pressures

Apr 08, 2026 Whales

Pacific white-sided dolphins

Orcas and Dolphins Hunt Together

Mar 08, 2026 Dolphins, Orca

Pacific white-sided dolphins

Orcas and Dolphins Hunt Together

Mar 08, 2026 Dolphins, Orca

Adult male Bigg’s and Resident killer whales

Evidence Suggests Rare Orca Cannibalism in North Pacific

Mar 08, 2026 Orca

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Double Your Impact for the Shark Conservation

Apr 24, 2026 Sharks

Shark fins drying

Major Seizure of Illegal Shark Fins

Apr 22, 2026 Sharks

Great White Shark

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Apr 21, 2026 Sharks

Global shark bites

Global Shark Bites Return to Average Levels

Apr 08, 2026 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

Conscious fish

Conscious Fish?

May 14, 2026 Sentience, Self-awareness

Conscious fish

Conscious Fish?

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Cuttlefish

Masters of Light: From Forest Canopies to Coral Reefs

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Whispering Seahorses and Pipefish

Jan 19, 2026 Sentience, Fish

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Dolphin Intelligence: Do They Talk?

Oct 24, 2024 Self-awareness

Understanding the Octopus: A Dive Into Its World

Aug 23, 2024 Sentience, Octopus & Squid

Blue-ringed octopus

Sentience or Consciousness?

Aug 02, 2024 Sentience

Can Clownfish Count?

Feb 04, 2024 Sentience, Fish

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Photo & Video

Hypselodoris infucata nudibranch with eggs

Photography: The Art That Makes the Invisible Visible

Jan 29, 2026 Still photography

Wild dolphins. Photo by Anita George-Ares.

Blue-Water Images: Photographing Subjects in the Water Column

Jan 19, 2026 Still photography

Sought-After Subjects: Contributors’ Picks

Oct 15, 2025 Still photography

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Ticking Off Your Bucket List: Understanding Your Subject

Sep 17, 2025 Still photography

Rico Besserdich's tutorials

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Fibonacci Numbers in Underwater Photography

Apr 23, 2019 Still photography

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021 Equipment

Developing the Mindset of a Successful Image Maker

Apr 12, 2018 Still photography

UW photography gear under $500

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021 Equipment

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