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Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

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One for all or all for one?

23 Apr, 2013 Training

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Analysis and Reflection as Learning Tools

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Tech Diving: A Late in Life Guide

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Controlled Ascent, Hidden Risk

Aug 03, 2025 Training

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

Jul 17, 2024 Training

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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

Closed-circuit rebreathers, DPVs and technical diving systems were used by the Finnish recovery team to search the cave.

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26 Feb, 2019

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Safety Culture

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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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An American Immersion book cover

An American Immersion

May 03, 2016 Jennifer Idol

Scuba Physiological, Cover

Scuba Physiological

Dec 13, 2017 Simon Pridmore

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SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

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Marine Life of the North Sea and English Channel

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The Secret History of Sharks

Jul 08, 2024 John Long

A Snorkeller’s Guide to the Mediterranean by Keith Broomfield

A Snorkeller’s Guide to the Mediterranean

Oct 08, 2024 Keith Broomfield

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The Ocean’s Menagerie

May 13, 2025 Drew Harvell

Book cover Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Jan 06, 2025 Sean Kingsley

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Marine Mammals

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

Adult male Bigg’s and Resident killer whales

Evidence Suggests Rare Orca Cannibalism in North Pacific

Mar 08, 2026 Orca

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Shark Trust Great Shark Snapshot

The Shark Trust Great Shark Snapshot is back!

Jun 26, 2026 Sharks

Oceanic whitetip shark, Red Sea

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Jun 12, 2026 Sharks

Great White Shark in the Mediterranean

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May 30, 2026 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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Conscious Fish?

May 14, 2026 Sentience, Self-awareness

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Conscious Fish?

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Whispering Seahorses and Pipefish

Jan 19, 2026 Sentience, Fish

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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

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Photo & Video

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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

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Ticking Off Your Bucket List: Understanding Your Subject

Sep 17, 2025 Still photography

Rico Besserdich's tutorials

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020 Still photography

Simulation image by Rico Besserdich.

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021 Still photography

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020 Still photography

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Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021 Equipment

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