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Divers Adrift – Surviving Being Lost at Sea

Jan 09, 2021 Training, Rescue, Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

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Avoiding Bad Gas – Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

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Defensive Diving, Part 2

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Technically Speaking: Talks on Technical Diving, Volume 2 book cover

Technically Speaking: Talks on Technical Diving, Volume 2

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Pearl Harbor's Revenge

Aug 05, 2024

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The True Nature of Sharks

Apr 11, 2017 Ila France Porcher

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Scuba Professional

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Light in the Underworld: Diving the Mexican Cenotes

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Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness

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Hidden Realms

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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

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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)

Global shark bites

Global Shark Bites Return to Average Levels

Apr 08, 2026 Sharks

Shark or ray egg case

Divers Asked to Help Map Shark Nurseries

Mar 30, 2026 Sharks, Mantas & Stingrays

Shark or ray egg case

Divers Asked to Help Map Shark Nurseries

Mar 30, 2026 Sharks, Mantas & Stingrays

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A Shark in the Coldest Sea on Earth

Mar 17, 2026 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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Conscious Fish?

Apr 17, 2026 Sentience, Self-awareness

Lion fish

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Apr 17, 2026 Sentience, Self-awareness

Cuttlefish

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Feb 24, 2026 Behaviour, Self-awareness

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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

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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

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020 Still photography

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Colour in Post Production

Feb 18, 2020 Tutorials

Black and White Underwater Photography

Jun 12, 2018 Still photography

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021 Still photography

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