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Marine Park Closes: The Troubling Legacy of Orcas in Captivity

Posted by Ila France Porcher

15 January, 2025 - 10:34

Ecology & Science
Dead Coral Skeletons May Hinder Coral Recovery

Posted by Ila France Porcher

15 January, 2025 - 09:06

Ecology & Science
Mako Sharks in the Mediterranean: Urgent Need for Action

Posted by Ila France Porcher

13 January, 2025 - 10:17

Ecology & Science
Study offers insights into mating capacity of medaka (Japanese rice fish)

Posted by Catherine GS Lim

10 January, 2025 - 10:06

Ecology & Science
Fiji Opens New Hyperbaric Facility to Enhance Dive Tourism

Posted by Chief minion

09 January, 2025 - 12:40

Travel & Trips
WW2 German aircraft located in Norwegian fjord

Posted by Lelle Malmström

08 January, 2025 - 19:47

Wrecks & Archaeology

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The great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature

NSW protects threatened hammerheads

Ecology & Science

Shallow-water coral reef in the Florida Keyes with blade fire coral, boulder coral, soft corals and sponges.

Bacteria can help keep Florida corals healthy

Ecology & Science

A: Moonjelly bloom in the Gulf of Aqaba. Scale bar = 10 cm. B. Lateral view of the mushroom coral feeding on the jellyfish. Scale bar = 5 cm. C: Close up. Scale bar = 2 cm.

Predatory coral photographed eating a jellyfish

Ecology & Science

The Maritime Museum in Stockholm is excavating an area of great importance, connecting the dots with the past.

Travel through centuries – Excavating Stockholm

Wrecks & Archaeology

Editorials & Op'eds

Treading a fine balance

05 Jan, 2025 Chief minion

Learn Their (Body) Language

21 Sep, 2024 Chief minion

Press Releases Received

ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2025 Competition Launched

14 Jan, 2025

Explorer Ventures Fleet Launches the 2025 Year of Savings

13 Jan, 2025

DIVING TALKS 2025

05 Jan, 2025

Introducing the Maldives Master

02 Jan, 2025

Upcoming Events & Expos

9 Jan, 2025 ➢ 12 Jan, 2025

Salon de la Plongée (Paris)

Exhibition Park - Pavilion 5 1 place de la Porte de Versailles 75015 - Paris (France)

18 Jan, 2025 ➢ 26 Jan, 2025

Boot 2025

Düsseldorf, Germany

1 Feb, 2025 ➢ 2 Feb, 2025

Duikvaker

Houten, Netherlands

7 Feb, 2025 ➢ 9 Feb, 2025

Scandinavian Dive Show

Gothenburg, Sweden

1 Mar, 2025 ➢ 2 Mar, 2025

Go Diving Show 2025

Coventry, UK

Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

WW2 German aircraft located in Norwegian fjord

Jan 08, 2025 WWII Wrecks , Aircraft

Ancient Artefacts Rescued from Seabed Looters in Alexandria

Dec 25, 2024 Antiquity

USS Edsall

USS Edsall Wreck Discovered After 82 Years

Dec 05, 2024 WWII Wrecks

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Tech & Training

Simon Pridmore

The Lone Wolf

21 May, 2019

Mark Powell

The Evolution of Dive Planning

12 Jun, 2018 Theory

Matt Jevon

The Role of Ego in Technical (and Recreational) Diving

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon Safety Culture

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Tech & Training

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

Jul 17, 2024 Training

Scuba diver

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

Oct 10, 2022 Training

NASA Johnson / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0

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

Diver wearing a sidemounted rebreather

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

US Coast Guard Report: Rob Stewart

29 Apr, 2024

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Revisiting Deep Air Diving

26 Feb, 2019 Technical Diving

Sidemount Workshop – a matter of comfort

15 Jan, 2012 Sidemount

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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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Latest Travel Features

Indonesia: An Underwater Photographic Journey

Lureen Ferretti

17 Sep, 2024

Travel & Trips

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Graciosa: Delectable Diving & Dining in the Azores

Brandi Mueller

27 Aug, 2024

Travel & Trips

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Banda Sea & Forgotten Islands

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18 Jul, 2024

Travel & Trips

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Madeira: Atlantic Island of Adventure

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28 Jun, 2024

Travel & Trips

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Pierre Constant

31 May, 2024

Travel & Trips

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Porto Santo: Relaxation, Great Food & Fantastic Diving

Brandi Mueller

31 May, 2024

Travel & Trips

Southern Europe

Portugal

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Dive Travel News

Airlines Start Dropping Pandemic-Specific Rules

03 Apr, 2021 Travel & Trips COVID-19

Salomons Atoll in the Chagos Archipelago

UK Hands Over Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

04 Oct, 2024 Travel & Trips

Travel News & Advisories

Fiji Opens New Hyperbaric Facility to Enhance Dive Tourism

09 Jan, 2025 Travel & Trips

Captain Ordered to Pay $32K for 2019 Dive Boat Fire

02 Aug, 2024 Travel & Trips

Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara: Liveaboard Safari to Komodo, Flores & Alor

By Scott Bennett

10 October, 2023 - 12:00

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Cala Joncols, Costa Brava

By Larry Cohen

15 January, 2013 - 23:09

Posted in: Travel & Trips
The Incredible Australian Leafy Seadragon

By Don Silcock

08 September, 2017 - 12:24

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Dive into Taiwan: Northeast Coast Treasures

By Simon Pridmore

01 September, 2022 - 12:00

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Muck Diving: It’s a Small, Small World on Guam

By Simon Pridmore

22 May, 2023 - 14:50

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Chuuk: Wreck Junkie Heaven

By Brandi Mueller

20 May, 2015 - 13:21

Posted in: Travel & Trips

News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

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

DAN Introduces Continuing Education for Dive Professionals

May 22, 2024

DAN Celebrates 15 Years of Dive Safety Seminars in Cozumel

Dec 20, 2023

DAN Receives NAUI Innovation Award

Dec 14, 2023

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Portfolios

Portfolio: Alan Williams

By My Minion

14 October, 2023

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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Grace Marquez Portfolio

By My Minion

07 August, 2023

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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Olivier Leger Portfolio

By My Minion

20 June, 2023

Posted in: Portfolios
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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Paul Fearn Portfolio

By My Minion

27 April, 2023

Posted in: Portfolios
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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Tony Fredriksson Portfolio

By My Minion

06 February, 2023

Posted in: Portfolios
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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Nate Wilson Portfolio

By My Minion

19 January, 2023

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Marguerita Hagan Portfolio

By My Minion

10 October, 2023

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Setsuo Hamanaka Portfolio

By My Minion

01 August, 2022

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Books & Media by our contributors

Diving with Sharks

Nigel Marsh & Andy Murch

Underwater Museums: What Remains of WWII in the Pacific by Brandi Mueller

Brandi Mueller

An American Immersion

Jennifer Idol

Cave Diving: Everything you always wanted to know, by Stratis Kas

Stratis Kas

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Matteo Ratto

Books & Media by others

Dolphin Way

Mark Caney

Dangerous Shallows

Eric Takakjian and Randall Peffer

Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Erich Hoyt

The Ocean Speaks

Matt Porteous & Tamsin Raine

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Ecology

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Marine Park Closes: The Troubling Legacy of Orcas in Captivity

By Ila France Porcher

January 15, 2025 - 10:34

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Dead Coral Skeletons May Hinder Coral Recovery

By Ila France Porcher

January 15, 2025 - 09:06

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Mako Sharks in the Mediterranean: Urgent Need for Action

By Ila France Porcher

January 13, 2025 - 10:17

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Study offers insights into mating capacity of medaka (Japanese rice fish)

By Catherine GS Lim

January 10, 2025 - 10:06

Posted in: Ecology & Science
The Secret of the Greenland Shark’s Remarkable Longevity

By Ila France Porcher

January 07, 2025 - 10:11

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Newly described species of moray eel prefers dark, murky environments

By Catherine GS Lim

January 02, 2025 - 16:28

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Marine Mammals

Dolphin show in Marineland

Marine Park Closes: The Troubling Legacy of Orcas in Captivity

Jan 15, 2025 Dolphins

Studying energy demands of pregnant humpback whales during migration

Dec 14, 2024 Whales

Whales vs. Ships: A Global Collision Crisis

Nov 22, 2024 Whales

Real-Time Camera Systems Can Reduce Whale Collisions

Nov 12, 2024 Whales

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

A shortfin mako shark

Mako Sharks in the Mediterranean: Urgent Need for Action

Jan 13, 2025 Sharks

Greenland shark

The Secret of the Greenland Shark’s Remarkable Longevity

Jan 07, 2025 Sharks

New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered

Nov 11, 2024 Sharks

angular roughshark

The Angular Roughshark: A Unique Deep-Sea Predator

Sep 18, 2024 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

dolphins leaping

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

Gem Tones in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Story Behind the Picture: Whale Whispers

Still photography

Ornate & Ornamental: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

ornate amphipod

Black as a Design Element: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Signature Traits: Contributors' Picks

Still photography

Gem Tones in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

By Chief minion

December 17, 2024 - 19:22

Posted in: Photo & Video
Story Behind the Picture: Whale Whispers

By My Minion

October 23, 2024 - 16:14

Posted in: Photo & Video
Ornate & Ornamental: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

September 17, 2024 - 08:09

Posted in: Photo & Video
Black as a Design Element: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

July 17, 2024 - 20:38

Posted in: Photo & Video
Manfrotto Carry-On

By Chief minion

July 10, 2024 - 20:41

Posted in: Photo & Video
AOI M67 Flip Adapter

By Chief minion

July 10, 2024 - 12:06

Posted in: Photo & Video

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