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The Whale Navigators: A Mystery

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12 June, 2025 - 14:44

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Ghosts Beneath the Waves: The Mystery of Lost and Wrecked Ships

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07 June, 2025 - 14:41

Wrecks & Archaeology
Light in the Darkness: The Mystery of Bioluminescence

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Into the Abyss: The Mysteries of the Mariana Trench

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04 June, 2025 - 12:13

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World War I US Submarine rendered in 3D

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Join us at Diving Talks 17-19 October 2025

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Michael Menduno Reports from the 2025 International Cave Diving Conference

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Upcoming Events & Expos

1 Aug, 2025 ➢ 2 Aug, 2025

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17 Oct, 2025 ➢ 19 Oct, 2025

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Lisbon, Portugal

11 Nov, 2025 ➢ 14 Nov, 2025

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20 Nov, 2025 ➢ 23 Nov, 2025

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Hyéres, France

17 Jan, 2026 ➢ 25 Jan, 2026

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20 Feb, 2026 ➢ 22 Feb, 2026

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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

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

Greece Introduces Legal Protection for Aegean Deep-Sea Corals

Jun 18, 2025

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Ghosts Beneath the Waves: The Mystery of Lost and Wrecked Ships

Jun 07, 2025

10 Years of Underwater Archaeological Research in Fournoi Korseon

Jun 02, 2025 Marine Archaeology

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Tech & Training

Simon Pridmore

Look After Your People

20 Nov, 2020

Mark Powell

Lessons from Technical Diving

13 Oct, 2011 Technical Diving

Matt Jevon

Peer Pressure in the Dark Side

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon

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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

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

Dragon’s Breath Cave in Namibia

06 Mar, 2025 Cave Diving and Mines

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Ordinskaya Cave

13 Oct, 2011 Cave Diving and Mines

Skills for Technical Diving

23 Feb, 2012 Technical Diving

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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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Saint Lucia: A Caribbean Quest

Pierre Constant

31 Mar, 2025

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Wreck Diving in Malta: Reflections on a Wreck Diving Course

Ally Wybrew

24 Feb, 2025

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

Don Silcock

24 Feb, 2025

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

Pierre Constant

15 Feb, 2025

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The Visayas: Islands That Never Disappoint

Lorenzo Moscia

29 Jan, 2025

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Philippines
Bagnara & Costa Viola: Vivid Reefs & Mystical Caverns in Calabria, Italy

Francesco Turano

19 Jan, 2025

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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

Vis, Croatia

By Chief minion

13 October, 2011 - 23:18

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Solomon Islands — Diving in the South Pacific

By Chief minion

14 December, 2009 - 12:00

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Mexico's Sardine Run: Marlins & More in Magdalena Bay

By My Minion

01 June, 2022 - 10:00

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Stingrays: Winged Wonders of the Canary Islands

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13 April, 2010 - 12:00

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Garden of the Gods in Bali

By My Minion

14 October, 2023 - 14:06

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Denmark: Slåensø – Freshwater Diving

By Peter Symes

18 May, 2021 - 12:54

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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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Olivier Leger Portfolio

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20 June, 2023

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07 August, 2023

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Nate Wilson Portfolio

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19 January, 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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Tony Fredriksson Portfolio

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06 February, 2023

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Paul Fearn Portfolio

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27 April, 2023

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Nansi & David Gallup Portfolio

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18 March, 2022

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Books & Media by our contributors

My Sunset Rendezvous: Crisis in Tahiti

Ila France Porcher

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

Simon Pridmore

Scuba Confidential

Simon Pridmore

The World Beneath

Richard Smith

Books & Media by others

Dolphin Way

Mark Caney

Oxygen Measurement For Divers

John Lamb

My Life With Sea Turtles

Christine Figgener

Sharks Don't Sink

Jasmin Graham

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Ecology

The Whale Navigators: A Mystery

By Ila France Porcher

June 12, 2025 - 14:44

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Light in the Darkness: The Mystery of Bioluminescence

By Ila France Porcher

June 05, 2025 - 13:56

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Into the Abyss: The Mysteries of the Mariana Trench

By Ila France Porcher

June 04, 2025 - 12:13

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Clicks from the Deep: Scientists Record First-Ever Shark Sounds

By Ila France Porcher

May 26, 2025 - 11:56

Posted in: Ecology & Science
When Sharks Defend Themselves

By Ila France Porcher

April 26, 2025 - 11:55

Posted in: Ecology & Science
How Shipwrecks Become Living Labs

By Ila France Porcher

April 24, 2025 - 13:32

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Marine Mammals

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

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Elephant Seals as “Smart Sensors” of Fish Populations

Feb 28, 2025 Seals & Sea lions

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

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

Some Sharks May Bite in Self-Defense Rather Than Aggression

Apr 21, 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

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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

Still photography

Gem Tones in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Story Behind the Picture: Whale Whispers

Still photography

Gimbals for Travellers

By Chief minion

May 11, 2025 - 17:27

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Check Your Batteries

By Chief minion

May 09, 2025 - 16:57

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Sunny & Citrus: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

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

Posted in: Photo & Video

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