Everybody knows the legendary wrecks of the Egyptian Red Sea from the Thistlegorm to the Salem Express. But there are stories of rarely dived remains of ships that rest in the shallow waters up north in the Gulf of Suez.
No matter how well you look after your equipment, there will invariably be the odd moment when you need to tweak, replace or tighten something up. And that's when you need to have your tools handy.
Lisbon, Portugal
The organisers expect to have 450+ attendees at the venue and 50.000+ viewers online from all over the world attending eight panels with 22 world-leading divers, explorers, scientists, researchers – individuals related to the subaquatic world.
The first book in the Wise Divers eBook series, 101 Tips for Underwater Photographers is written and photographed by longtime, professional underwater photographer, Marty Snyderman, and designed and edited by Eric Riesch.
The tips provide suggestions for underwater photographers of all experience levels and offer valuable reminders and guidance regarding a variety of concepts and techniques.
We are honoured to share with you the story of our second hero Noam Har-Tzvi, who wins a free Maldives liveaboard trip. Noam was nominated by her brother Adi for the following reasons:
“During the Corona in Israel, Noam founded a voluntary initiative called "Staying Together" - Connecting corona patients and their families. She couldn't stand the thought of elderly people dying alone in hospitals isolated from their families, so she decided to take action.
DIVING TALKS; (PROBABLY) THE MOST IMPORTANT DIVING EVENT IN 2021
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DIVING talks is the opportunity to spend three fantastic days at one of the most extraordinary places in Portugal; the Tróia Peninsula.
The two Canadian universities are currently collaborating on the world's first large-scale study of lionfish stings. At present, there is no scientific data that has been collected on a broad scale, as to what happens to a human after they have been stung by a lionfish.
Been stung? The scientists would like to collect the pain and symptoms you experienced after you were stung.
Using mercury and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to obtain such information, the team were able to also analyse how the ice cover and the impact of potential toxic compounds have evolved over time.
Their findings were published in the Current Biology journal.
The tusks of the ten narwhals involved in the research were 150 to 248 cm long, and contained data from the time period 1962 to 2010.
The completely redesigned DAN.org is your one-stop destination for dive safety information, dive accident insurance, travel insurance and much more. Whether you’re a new diver, an experienced diver, a dive professional or a dive operator you’ll find everything you need to know about safe diving. Take a video tour of the new site.
The popular dive spot is southeast of the Philippine capital, Manila.
BBC Philippine correspondent Howard Johnson joined dive professionals from Anilao Scuba Dive Centre as they resumed diving, following the national lockdown. The dive centre is affiliated to the United Nations Environment Programme’s Green Fins, which promotes sustainable marine tourism in South-East Asia.
The North American-based, not-for-profit professional honour society advised that the grant was made possible, thanks to a US$5,000 donation from the Netherlands fashion brand 'Scotch & Soda'.
Scotch & Soda states "we give the same love and attention to the sustainable production of our garments, as we do to their design."
We strive to make issues surrounding the environment, animal welfare and safe working conditions a priority. Scotch & Soda
Operators are required to use best efforts to make sure that any person on the vessel wears a mask when getting on, getting off and during travel. Best efforts include:
