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Giants in the Deep

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Where Have All the Sharks Gone?

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USS Yorktown Explored After 82 Years Underwater

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X-Ray Magazine & Diving Talks 17-19 October 2025

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Where Adventure Meets Knowledge

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Meet Alex Dawson at Diving Talks 2025!

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From sardines & festas... to shipwrecks & science

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Latest Press Releases

Shark Angels annual charity auction is live!

Shark Angels

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Explorer Ventures Goes BIG: Up to 50% Off Select Trips

Explorer Ventures

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Second Underwater Awards Australasia Imaging Competition Launching in June 2025

Underwater Awards Australasia

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Dynamic Nord – Diving Fashion Must-Have for Divers!

Dynamic Nord

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Emperor Divers Launch Brand-New Solomon Islands Dive Centre

Emperor Divers

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DAN Introduces 2025 Interns

DAN

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Upcoming Events & Expos

1 Aug, 2025 ➢ 2 Aug, 2025

Scuba Diving Show Brazil

São Paulo. Brazil

17 Oct, 2025 ➢ 19 Oct, 2025

Diving Talks

Lisbon, Portugal

11 Nov, 2025 ➢ 14 Nov, 2025

DEMA 2025

Orlando, USA

20 Nov, 2025 ➢ 23 Nov, 2025

Galathea Photo Festival 2025

Hyéres, France

17 Jan, 2026 ➢ 25 Jan, 2026

Boot 2026

Düsseldorf, Germany

20 Feb, 2026 ➢ 22 Feb, 2026

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Bologna, Italy

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

2024 NOGI Recipient for Education Acceptance speech

“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

USS Yorktown Explored After 82 Years Underwater

Jun 27, 2025 WWII Wrecks

Shipwreck and Treasure Found in Namibian Desert

Jun 27, 2025 Tall & Wooden Ships , Marine Archaeology

New Shipwreck Discoveries in Lake Ontario Expand Sanctuary's Underwater Heritage

Jun 24, 2025 Tall & Wooden Ships , Steamships & Cargo

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Tech & Training

Simon Pridmore

Photo illustration by G. Symes compiled with public domain Pixabay images

Just Like Riding a Bike: Diving After a Break

18 Jun, 2021

Mark Powell

But I want one... Switching to rebreathers after diving open circuit scuba

07 Nov, 2012 Rebreathers

Matt Jevon

Analysis and Reflection as Learning Tools

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon Training

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Tech & Training

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

Photo courtesy of Michael Mason

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

Drowning From the Inside: The IPO Threat

29 May, 2025

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Pushing the Altitude: The Quest to Document the SS Tahoe

27 Jun, 2017 Deep Wrecks

Opening Up Closed Circuit

05 Sep, 2013 Rebreathers

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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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02 Jul, 2025

Emperor Adventure Announces A Culture & Cuisine Expedition

27 Jun, 2025

Latest Travel Features

Indonesia's Halmahera: An Unforgettable Underwater Paradise

Claudia Weber-Gebert

18 Jun, 2025

Travel & Trips

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

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Magical Anda: Diving Bohol's Pristine Reefs in the Philippines

Matthew Meier

30 May, 2025

Travel & Trips

Southeast Asia

Philippines
Milne Bay: Liveaboard Odyssey in Papua New Guinea

Pierre Constant

08 Apr, 2025

Travel & Trips

Southeast Asia

Papua New Guinea
Saint Lucia: A Caribbean Quest

Pierre Constant

31 Mar, 2025

Travel & Trips

Caribbean
Wreck Diving in Malta: Reflections on a Wreck Diving Course

Ally Wybrew

24 Feb, 2025

Travel & Trips

Malta & Gozo
Anilao Night Shift: Blackwater Diving in the Philippines

Don Silcock

24 Feb, 2025

Travel & Trips

Philippines

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

La Jolla: Classic Southern California Diving

By Brent Durand

23 May, 2020 - 18:16

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Underwater Nanaimo

By Barb Roy

01 April, 2015 - 15:30

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Japan's Miyakojima

By My Minion

19 July, 2020 - 13:23

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Newfoundland: Cold Water, Warm People & Endless Adventure

By Brandi Mueller

01 July, 2023 - 12:00

Posted in: Travel & Trips
St. Abbs & Eyemouth

By Lawson Wood

31 December, 2014 - 18:36

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Utila: Jewel of Honduras

By Scott Bennett

13 October, 2011 - 23:36

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

DAN Introduces 2025 Interns

Jul 02, 2025

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

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Culture & Lifestyle

Portfolios

Tony Fredriksson Portfolio

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06 February, 2023

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Grace Marquez Portfolio

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07 August, 2023

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Portfolio: Alan Williams

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14 October, 2023

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Marguerita Hagan Portfolio

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10 October, 2023

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Olivier Leger Portfolio

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20 June, 2023

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Paul Fearn Portfolio

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27 April, 2023

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Nate Wilson Portfolio

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19 January, 2023

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Curtis Atwater Portfolio

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01 June, 2022

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Books & Media by our contributors

Elysium Coral Triangle

Michael Aw

Scuba Compendium: The Scuba Series Books 1 to 4, by Simon Pridmore

Simon Pridmore

Technically Speaking – Talks on Technical Diving Volume 1: Genesis and Exodus

Simon Pridmore

Technically Speaking

Simon Pridmore

Books & Media by others

Nudibranchs of Britain, Ireland and Northwest Europe

Bernard Picton and Christine Morrow

Ecology of Marine Fish

Held Hostage: Search for the Juncal

Eric Douglas

Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 1: Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises

Edited by Dr. Thomas Jefferson

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Ecology

Giants in the Deep

By Ila France Porcher

July 09, 2025 - 19:44

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Where Have All the Sharks Gone?

By Ila France Porcher

July 07, 2025 - 18:43

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Eleven Nations Sign Historic Pledge to Safeguard Climate-Resilient Reefs

By My Minion

June 19, 2025 - 14:03

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Tanzania Establishes Two Marine Reserves Near Pemba

By My Minion

June 19, 2025 - 13:59

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Shark Tales: An Unusual Nurse Shark

By Chief minion

June 19, 2025 - 13:07

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Greece Introduces Legal Protection for Aegean Deep-Sea Corals

By Chief minion

June 18, 2025 - 15:42

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Marine Mammals

Orcas Observed Mutually Grooming Each Other With Kelp

Jun 25, 2025 Orca

Mother and baby sperm whale

The Whale Navigators: A Mystery

Jun 12, 2025 Whales

DolphinGemma: Google’s AI Dives Into Dolphin Communication

Apr 16, 2025 Dolphins

Narwhal's Tusk Not Just for Show

Mar 09, 2025 Whales

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Vanishing sharks

Where Have All the Sharks Gone?

Jul 07, 2025 Sharks

A rig shark

Clicks from the Deep: Scientists Record First-Ever Shark Sounds

May 26, 2025 Sharks

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

May 05, 2025 Mantas & Stingrays

When Sharks Defend Themselves

Apr 26, 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

social sharks

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

Camera Housing Drifts Across the North Sea, Gets Reunited With Owner

Seeking Darkness: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

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

Still photography

Camera Housing Drifts Across the North Sea, Gets Reunited With Owner

By Chief minion

June 15, 2025 - 14:20

Posted in: Photo & Video
Seeking Darkness: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

May 30, 2025 - 11:39

Posted in: Photo & Video
Gimbals for Travellers

By Chief minion

May 11, 2025 - 17:27

Posted in: Photo & Video
Check Your Batteries

By Chief minion

May 09, 2025 - 16:57

Posted in: Photo & Video
Sunny & Citrus: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

March 31, 2025 - 16:44

Posted in: Photo & Video
Sea&Sea LX Snoot

By My Minion

March 12, 2025 - 12:04

Posted in: Photo & Video

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