Australia’s Unique Frogfish

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Ecology & Science
Crucible, Part II: The Technical Diving Revolution

Simon Pridmore

26 August, 2026

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Six Foreign Dive Instructors Arrested on Koh Tao

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23 August, 2026

Dive Industry News and Matters
The Invisible Influence of Ocean Life

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Ecology & Science
Historic Diving Gear Reaches England's Highest Summit

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20 August, 2026

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Mexico's Camera Customs Problem Sparks Growing Backlash

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Thinking of bringing a back-up housing to Mexico? Think again, as it may cost you a pretty penny.

Bringing Camera Equipment Into Mexico May Cost You

Apr 06, 2022 Travel & Trips

Adélie penguins with chicks on a nest of stones at the Yalour Islands

Antarctica: Expedition to the Frozen Continent

Dec 13, 2025 Travel & Trips

Upcoming Events

23 Oct, 2026 ➢ 26 Oct, 2026

Diving Talks

Lisbon, Portugal

3 Nov, 2026 ➢ 6 Nov, 2026

DEMA 2026

New Orleans, Lousiana

21 Nov, 2026 ➢ 22 Nov, 2026

Baltictech Conference 2026

Gdynia, Poland

5 Dec, 2026 ➢ 6 Dec, 2026

Dive-Expo

Antwerp Expo, Belgium

16 Mar, 2027 ➢ 19 Mar, 2027

Aqaba Blue: Ocean Future in Action

Aqaba, Jordan

Editorials

Mexico risks turning precisely the visitors it ought to welcome into disgruntled critics.

Mexican Malady

22 Aug, 2026 Chief minion

We have agency

We Have Agency

14 May, 2026 Chief minion

CopOUT30

08 Dec, 2025 Chief minion

Pundits

Learning To Dive Back in the Day

15 Feb, 2025 My Minion

Sport Diving in 2025 Is in a Good Place

01 Feb, 2025 My Minion

Surface Support: The Most Important People in Your World

13 Sep, 2024 My Minion

Michael Menduno and Peter Symes

Thank you, Michael

05 Oct, 2025 Chief minion

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Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

Roman Shipwreck With Hundreds of Amphorae Found off Sicily

Aug 14, 2026 Antiquity

Divers documenting the bow section of HMS Tiger

HMS Tiger Found 118 Years After Fatal Collision

Aug 11, 2026 Older Warships

Bottle of 162-year-old Guinness

Divers Find 162-Year-Old Guinness in Shipwreck off the English Coast

Aug 07, 2026 Tall & Wooden Ships

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New Equipment

Seacam Optical Precision Port

Seacam OPP: Rethinking the Underwater Dome Port

Aug 20, 2026 Seacam

Java Sidemount

Java Sidemount

Jul 08, 2026 Java sidemount

UK Divers Reminded to Register PLBs

Jun 27, 2026 BSAC

Tern TX Limited Edition

Tern TX Limited Edition

Jun 26, 2026 Shearwater Research

Fourth Element Technical Shorts

Technical Shorts

Jun 26, 2026 Fourth Element

Dive Rite Nomad Mini

Nomad Mini Sidemount System

Jun 25, 2026 Dive Rite

Synchron Ti300M Poseidon

Synchron Ti300M Poseidon

May 27, 2026 Poseidon

Shearwater Perdix 3

Shearwater Perdix 3

May 20, 2026 Shearwater Research

Odyssey Full Face Mask

Northern Diver Odyssey Full-Face Mask

May 03, 2026 Northern Diver

Tech & Training

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Simon Pridmore

Converted! Jacket to Wing BCD

15 Oct, 2025

Mark Powell

NASA Johnson / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0

Do What You Teach and Teach What You Do

01 Sep, 2022 Training

Matt Jevon

Analysis and Reflection as Learning Tools

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon Training

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Tech & Training

Author on sidemount at 45m

Tech Diving: A Late in Life Guide

Apr 11, 2026 Training , Technical Diving

Controlled Ascent, Hidden Risk

Aug 03, 2025 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

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Tech - News

Italian prosecutors seek GoPros, dive computers and equipment as investigations continue into the Maldives cave-diving disaster.

Maldives Cave Tragedy Probe Widens

01 Jun, 2026

Tech - Features

Captain Billey Deans on USS Wilkes-Barre in 1982

Crucible, Part II: The Technical Diving Revolution

26 Aug, 2026 Technical Diving

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Psych Skills for Diving

05 Nov, 2019

Belgian Mines of Mons

06 Jan, 2015

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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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26 May, 2026 Emperor Divers

Emperor Divers Introduce Temporary Booking Changes To Give Travellers Added Peace of Mind

09 May, 2026 Emperor Divers

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Dive Travel News and Advisories

A long-running customs issue affecting underwater photographers travelling to Mexico is attracting renewed scrutiny

Mexico's Camera Customs Problem Sparks Growing Backlash

20 Aug, 2026 Travel & Trips

Aqaba port and coastline

Middle East Airspace Disruption Begins to Affect Dive Travel and Events

31 Jul, 2026 Travel & Trips

Dive boat capsize

Dive Boat Capsizes in Cayman Islands Amid Safety Focus

08 Apr, 2026 Travel & Trips

Liveaboard at anchor

Dive Boat Safety Under Scrutiny After Series of Incidents

04 Apr, 2026 Travel & Trips

Garden of the Gods in Bali

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Orchid Island: Dive into Taiwan, Part 5

Simon Pridmore

Posted in: Travel & Trips
El Dorado - A Superb House Reef with its own Mermaid

Chief minion

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Brazil’s Ilha Grande

Arnold Weisz

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Lake Malawi

Scott Bennett

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Sudan Safari

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

Divers Alert Network Releases Statement About Legal Filing

Jun 27, 2026 DAN

DAN Announces Support for Rescue Diver Ready Initiative

Jun 17, 2026 DAN

DAN Announces 2026 Interns

Jun 06, 2026 DAN

DAN Debuts Continuing Education for Dive Professionals – Course 3: Barotrauma Legal Drama

May 13, 2026 DAN

New research suggests scuba diving may support mental well-being and emotional resilience in young adults.

Study by DAN Europe Explores Diving’s Potential for Young People’s Mental Well-being

May 12, 2026 DAN

DAN Launches Psychological First Aid E-Learning Course

Apr 29, 2026 DAN

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Culture & Lifestyle

Portfolios

Books & Media by our contributors

Lusitania: The Underwater Collection

Lusitania: The Underwater Collection, by Vic Verlinden

Jan 02, 2023 Vic Verlinden

Technically Speaking

Technically Speaking

Apr 16, 2023 Simon Pridmore

Scuba Fundamental cover

Scuba Fundamental

Aug 23, 2016 Simon Pridmore

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

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

Oct 24, 2024 Brandi Mueller

Books & Media by others

Book cover

The Secret History of Sharks

Jul 08, 2024 John Long

Counterstrike & Other Musings cover

Counterstrike & Other Musings

Apr 08, 2022 David Strike

Ultimate Dive Sites book cover

Ultimate Dive Sites

Dec 11, 2024 Todd Thimios

Oxygen Measurement For Divers book cover

Oxygen Measurement For Divers

Mar 02, 2017 John Lamb

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Marine Mammals

Resting sperm whales blowing bubbles

Sperm Whales Blow Bubbles To Sleep Soundly

Aug 07, 2026 Whales

Southern Right Whale

Southern Right Whales Face Growing Pressures

Apr 08, 2026 Whales

Pacific white-sided dolphins

Orcas and Dolphins Hunt Together

Mar 08, 2026 Dolphins, Orca

Pacific white-sided dolphins

Orcas and Dolphins Hunt Together

Mar 08, 2026 Dolphins, Orca

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Particular male and female bull sharks apparently reproduce together repeatedly.

Bull Sharks Keep It in the Family

Aug 16, 2026 Sharks

Shark Trust Great Shark Snapshot

The Shark Trust Great Shark Snapshot Is Back!

Jun 26, 2026 Sharks

Oceanic whitetip shark, Red Sea

Egypt Moves to Protect Red Sea Sharks

Jun 12, 2026 Sharks

Great White Shark in the Mediterranean

Ghost-Net Divers Film Rare Great White Shark

Jun 08, 2026 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

Conscious fish

Conscious Fish?

May 14, 2026 Sentience, Self-awareness

Conscious fish

Conscious Fish?

May 14, 2026 Sentience, Self-awareness

Cuttlefish

Masters of Light: From Forest Canopies to Coral Reefs

Feb 24, 2026 Behaviour, Self-awareness

Hippocampus_hippocampus

Whispering Seahorses and Pipefish

Jan 19, 2026 Sentience, Fish

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

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Photo & Video

Hypselodoris infucata nudibranch with eggs

Photography: The Art That Makes the Invisible Visible

Jan 29, 2026 Still photography

Wild dolphins. Photo by Anita George-Ares.

Blue-Water Images: Photographing Subjects in the Water Column

Jan 19, 2026 Still photography

Sought-After Subjects: Contributors’ Picks

Oct 15, 2025 Still photography

myzostomid worm

Ticking Off Your Bucket List: Understanding Your Subject

Sep 17, 2025 Still photography

Rico Besserdich's tutorials

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020 Still photography

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020 Still photography

UW photography gear under $500

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021 Equipment

Black and White Underwater Photography

Jun 12, 2018 Still photography

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