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21 May, 2025 - 11:41

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England Faces Critical Shortage of Hyperbaric Chambers for Divers

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20 May, 2025 - 13:28

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Paul Toomer announces split from RAID

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17 May, 2025 - 11:36

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The wreck of a Dutch ship found off Australia nearly 170 years after disaster struck

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11 May, 2025 - 21:43

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Gimbals for Travellers

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11 May, 2025 - 17:27

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Join us at Diving Talks 17-19 October 2025

Posted by Chief minion 11 May, 2025 - 12:28 Dive Industry News and Matters

First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid

Posted by Chief minion 18 April, 2025 - 18:05 Ecology & Science

First Shark Sound Recordings Captured

Posted by Chief minion 03 April, 2025 - 11:22 Ecology & Science

Octopus Is Spotted Riding a Shark

Posted by Chief minion 25 March, 2025 - 15:59 Ecology & Science

Dutch WWII Submarine Located off Australia

Posted by Chief minion 23 February, 2025 - 18:40 Wrecks & Archaeology

IHS Deploys Water and Comms Systems in Remote Atolls and Disaster Zones

Posted by My Minion 17 February, 2025 - 12:51 Ecology & Science

WWII German Aircraft Located in Norwegian Fjord

Posted by Lelle Malmström 08 January, 2025 - 19:47 Wrecks & Archaeology

Five Divers Drifting off Hawaii Rescued by Sailing Boat

Posted by Chief minion 13 November, 2024 - 10:10 Dive Industry News and Matters

Wreck of WWII Submarine HMS Trooper Located in Greek Waters

Posted by Chief minion 29 October, 2024 - 18:21 Wrecks & Archaeology

150-Year-Old Shipwreck of Schooner Margaret Muir Found in Lake Michigan

Posted by Chief minion 02 August, 2024 - 11:04 Wrecks & Archaeology

Introducing the Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt

Posted by Chief minion 03 April, 2024 - 23:10 Equipment

Colossal Coral Reef Discovered

Posted by Chief minion 27 March, 2024 - 17:30 Ecology & Science

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Buddy Dive Resort presents … (NEW) solo travel packages!

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DAN Launches Continuing Education for Dive Professionals Course 2: Boat Diving

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Editorials & Op'eds

Try Something New & Different!

25 Mar, 2025 Chief minion

Our Way

03 Feb, 2025 Chief minion

Treading a Fine Balance

05 Jan, 2025 Chief minion

Learn Their (Body) Language

21 Sep, 2024 Chief minion

Op'eds & Commentaries

“It was always, all about the training”

Farhat 'Raf' Jah

Pundits

Learning To Dive Back in the Day

15 Feb, 2025 Simon Pridmore

Sport Diving in 2025 Is in a Good Place

01 Feb, 2025 Simon Pridmore

Surface Support: The Most Important People in Your World

13 Sep, 2024 Simon Pridmore

Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

The wreck of a Dutch ship found off Australia nearly 170 years after disaster struck

May 11, 2025 Tall & Wooden Ships

Danish Slave Ships Identified – Thanks to Yellow Bricks and Timber Analysis

Apr 29, 2025

All-Steel Freighter “Western Reserve” 1892 Wreck Found in Lake Superior

Mar 11, 2025 Steamships & Cargo

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Tech & Training

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Choose Wisely: How to Spot a Good Dive Instructor

20 Jun, 2016

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Do What You Teach and Teach What You Do

01 Sep, 2022 Training

Matt Jevon

Teamwork

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon Safety Culture

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It’s Probably Not You – It’s the Cylinders

Jul 17, 2024 Training

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All the Trimmings: Tips to Improve Your Efficiency in Water with Good Trim

Oct 10, 2022 Training

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Do What You Teach and Teach What You Do

Sep 01, 2022 Training

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Be a Better Divemaster: Apply Human Factors

Jan 05, 2022 Training

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Bailout CCR Course Standards Outlined

Sep 28, 2021 Training , Sidemount , Rebreathers

Tulum, Mexico. Photo by Pierre Constant

Tulum: DPV Cave Diving Course in Mexico

Aug 01, 2021 Training

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Technical Diving - News

Tragic Incident off the Coast of Orkney: Lessons From a Diver's Fatal Accident

03 Jul, 2024

Technical Diving Features

Dragon’s Breath Cave in Namibia

06 Mar, 2025 Cave Diving and Mines

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Diving the Christine Slate Mine of Germany

08 Aug, 2018 Cave Diving and Mines

Photo by Michael Rothschild

Developing a Scuba Sixth Sense

23 Jun, 2022

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Safety Culture

Gareth Lock

Human Factors in Diving Conference Coming up

Jul 14, 2021 Safety Culture

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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19 Mar, 2025

Latest Travel Features

Wreck Diving in Malta: Reflections on a Wreck Diving Course

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24 Feb, 2025

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Anilao Night Shift: Blackwater Diving in the Philippines

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24 Feb, 2025

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Indonesia’s Pulau Weh: Diving Sumatra’s Far Side

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15 Feb, 2025

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The Visayas: Islands That Never Disappoint

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29 Jan, 2025

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19 Jan, 2025

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18 Dec, 2024

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Dive Travel News

Airlines Start Dropping Pandemic-Specific Rules

03 Apr, 2021 Travel & Trips COVID-19

Europe’s New Travel Rules for 2025 and Beyond

16 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Travel News & Advisories

Updated US Travel Restrictions and Advisories: Implications for Dive Travellers

25 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Changes to Carry-On Rules

16 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Underwater Nanaimo

By Barb Roy

01 April, 2015 - 15:30

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Malaysia's Tioman Island

By My Minion

15 March, 2017 - 13:31

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Grenada: Spice Isle of the Caribbean

By Scott Bennett

17 January, 2018 - 18:17

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Japan's Izu Peninsula: Diving the Southern & Western Coasts

By Chief minion

01 August, 2019 - 21:48

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Anilao: Best of Both Worlds

By Chief minion

31 December, 2014 - 17:56

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South Africa

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

DAN Launches Continuing Education for Dive Professionals Course 2: Boat Diving

May 12, 2025

IANTD and SEI Adopt “Powered By DAN” First Aid Programs

Mar 27, 2025

DAN Launches The DANcast, a Podcast To Inspire Safer Diving

Jan 22, 2025

Connect With DAN at DEMA: Member Social, Appointments, Seminars, and More

Nov 12, 2024

DAN Launches “Every Diver” Campaign Featuring Member Testimonials

Oct 29, 2024

DAN Reminds Dive Pros to Avoid a Gap in Their Liability Coverage

Jun 19, 2024

DAN at 2024 Scuba Show

May 24, 2024

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Portfolios

Tony Fredriksson Portfolio

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06 February, 2023

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Portfolio: Alan Williams

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14 October, 2023

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Paul Fearn Portfolio

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27 April, 2023

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Marguerita Hagan Portfolio

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10 October, 2023

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Nate Wilson Portfolio

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Grace Marquez Portfolio

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07 August, 2023

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Olivier Leger Portfolio

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Books & Media by our contributors

Elysium Coral Triangle

Michael Aw

Diving Through the Decades

Eric Hanauer

Scuba Confidential

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The World Beneath

Richard Smith

Books & Media by others

Coral Triangle Cameos

Alan Powderham

Shark: The Illustrated Biography

Daniel Abel and Sophie A. Maycock

Ecology of Marine Fish

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When Sharks Defend Themselves

By Ila France Porcher

April 26, 2025 - 11:55

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How Shipwrecks Become Living Labs

By Ila France Porcher

April 24, 2025 - 13:32

Posted in: Ecology & Science
The Kraken: A True Monster

By Ila France Porcher

April 22, 2025 - 15:35

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Some Sharks May Bite in Self-Defense Rather Than Aggression

By My Minion

April 21, 2025 - 17:41

Posted in: Ecology & Science
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid

By Chief minion

April 18, 2025 - 18:05

Posted in: Ecology & Science
DolphinGemma: Google’s AI Dives Into Dolphin Communication

By Chief minion

April 16, 2025 - 11:40

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Marine Mammals

DolphinGemma: Google’s AI Dives Into Dolphin Communication

Apr 16, 2025 Dolphins

Narwhal's Tusk Not Just for Show

Mar 09, 2025 Whales

Elephant seal

Elephant Seals as “Smart Sensors” of Fish Populations

Feb 28, 2025 Seals & Sea lions

Pinnipeds: Is It a Seal or a Sea Lion? That Is the Question

Feb 24, 2025 Seals & Sea lions

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Dive With Purpose: The Manta Trust Launches Transformative Volunteer Time Expeditions

May 05, 2025 Mantas & Stingrays

When Sharks Defend Themselves

Apr 26, 2025 Sharks

Some Sharks May Bite in Self-Defense Rather Than Aggression

Apr 21, 2025 Sharks

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Mako Sharks Hit an Invisible Wall

Apr 11, 2025 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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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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Sharks as Social and Sentient Beings

Aug 28, 2023 Sentience

Fish Recognises Itself in Photographs

Jun 30, 2023 Behaviour , Self-awareness

Giant Pacific Octopus - photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Do Octopuses Have an Emotional Life?

Jul 30, 2022 Sentience , Octopus & Squid

Their apparent problem-solving ability has led cephalopods to be recognised as intelligent.

Do Octopuses Dream?

Apr 01, 2021 Sentience , Octopus & Squid

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Photo & Video

Rico Besserdich - tutorials

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

Photo & Video

Sunny & Citrus: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

White as a Design Element in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Romanticism & Romantic Elements in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

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Gem Tones in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Story Behind the Picture: Whale Whispers

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Gimbals for Travellers

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Check Your Batteries

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Sunny & Citrus: Contributors’ Picks

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March 31, 2025 - 16:44

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Sea&Sea LX Snoot

By My Minion

March 12, 2025 - 12:04

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Bigblue TL4000P Canister Light for Technical Divers

By My Minion

March 12, 2025 - 11:42

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52 Assignments: Underwater Photography by Alex Mustard

By My Minion

February 25, 2025 - 16:27

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