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

Posted by Chief minion

02 August, 2024 - 14:18

Travel & Trips
Wreck of Ocean Liner Arcadian Located in Aegean Sea

Posted by Chief minion

01 August, 2024 - 12:38

Wrecks & Archaeology
Importance of Deep-Sea Oxygen Production

Posted by Ila France Porcher

31 July, 2024 - 10:55

Ecology & Science
Champagne Cache Discovered in 19th-Century Baltic Shipwreck

Posted by Chief minion

29 July, 2024 - 12:40

Wrecks & Archaeology
Cocaine Found in Sharks Off Brazilian Coast

Posted by Chief minion

24 July, 2024 - 20:36

Ecology & Science
Oxygen Being Produced in Deep Ocean

Posted by Chief minion

22 July, 2024 - 20:01

Ecology & Science

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Resurfaced content

Conception Dive Boat on Fire

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

Arcadian sinking after being torpedoed

Wreck of Ocean Liner Arcadian Located in Aegean Sea

Wrecks & Archaeology

Sea, atmosphere, life

Importance of Deep-Sea Oxygen Production

Ecology & Science

Champagne bottles on the Baltic shipwreck

Champagne Cache Discovered in 19th-Century Baltic Shipwreck

Wrecks & Archaeology

Editorials & Op'eds

An Innate Connection

25 May, 2024 Chief minion

For the Love of Our Families

05 Apr, 2024 Chief minion

Press Releases Received

SeaLife's New Sea Dragon Duo 10K+ Color Boost Underwater Photo-Video Light Set

02 Aug, 2024

Buddy Dive Academy presents the 2025 PADI Instructor Development Course dates

31 Jul, 2024

Emperor Divers introduce ‘Ladies Dive Cruise’

24 Jul, 2024

Explorer Ventures Pre-DEMA Group Travel Specials 2024

16 Jul, 2024

Upcoming Events & Expos

18 Jan, 2025 ➢ 26 Jan, 2025

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

Wreck of Ocean Liner Arcadian Located in Aegean Sea

Aug 01, 2024 Liners & Ferries

Champagne Cache Discovered in 19th-Century Baltic Shipwreck

Jul 29, 2024 Tall & Wooden Ships

Archaeologists Unearth 2,700-Year-Old Roman Port in Parion, Turkey

Jul 20, 2024 Antiquity

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Tech & Training

Simon Pridmore

The Future of Scuba Diving in a Flat World – Part II

18 Jul, 2017

Mark Powell

Technical Diving Equipment

13 Oct, 2011 Technical Diving

Matt Jevon

Analysis and Reflection as Learning Tools

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon Training

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Training

Scuba diver

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

10 Oct, 2022 Training

NASA Johnson / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0

Do What You Teach and Teach What You Do

01 Sep, 2022 Training

Photo courtesy of Michael Mason

Be a Better Divemaster: Apply Human Factors

05 Jan, 2022 Training

Diver wearing a sidemounted rebreather

Bailout CCR Course standards outlined

28 Sep, 2021 Training , Rebreathers , Sidemount

Tulum, Mexico. Photo by Pierre Constant

Tulum: DPV Cave Diving Course in Mexico

01 Aug, 2021 Training

Mixed OC & CCR dive team. Photo by Michael Rothschild

Tips for Mixed Teams of OC & CCR Divers

01 May, 2021 Training , Rebreathers

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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

Diver at bow of SS Justicia, located off Malin Head in Donegal, Ireland, shot from the port side. Photo by Pete Mesley.

From Rust to Rock

19 Apr, 2020 Deep Wrecks

Richard Lundgren: The Man From Mars

17 Feb, 2014

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Safety Culture

Gareth Lock

Human Factors in Diving Conference Coming up

14 Jul, 2021 Safety Culture

Divers Adrift - Surviving Being Lost at Sea

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Avoiding Bad Gas - Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

05 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 2

31 Oct, 2020 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

19 Jun, 2020 Safety Culture

Travel

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24 Jul, 2024

Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving Fleet

Explorer Ventures Pre-DEMA Group Travel Specials 2024

16 Jul, 2024

Jane Morgan - SS Breda

BSAC Clubs Open to Qualified Divers for Thrilling UK Diving this Summer!

10 Jul, 2024

A mandarinfish amongst coral reef

Yap Hosting the Pacific’s Premier Dive Photography Events

31 May, 2024

Latest Travel Features

Madeira: Atlantic Island of Adventure

Brandi Mueller

28 Jun, 2024

Travel & Trips
Cuba: Escapade in the Caribbean

Pierre Constant

31 May, 2024

Travel & Trips
Dhofar: Diving Oman’s Monsoon Sea

Paul Flandinette

23 Apr, 2024

Travel & Trips
Yap: Seven Perfect Days Diving with Mantas & More

David Fleetham

20 Mar, 2024

Travel & Trips
Vanuatu: Pacific Island Adventure

Pierre Constant

16 Mar, 2024

Travel & Trips

Pacific

South Pacific & Oceania

Vanuatu
Southern Right Whales of Peninsula Valdés

Don Silcock

19 Jan, 2024

Travel & Trips

South America

Argentina

Dive Travel News

Airlines start dropping pandemic-specific rules

03 Apr, 2021 Travel & Trips COVID-19

Boracay to Open New Hyperbaric Facility

12 Jun, 2024 Travel & Trips

Travel News & Advisories

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

02 Aug, 2024 Travel & Trips

Egyptian Dive Operators Affected by Regional Unrest

28 Mar, 2024 Travel & Trips

Papua New Guinea: B17 Black Jack Wreck

By Don Silcock

21 December, 2011 - 23:42

Posted in: Travel & Trips
The Wit Artificial Reef in Belize

By My Minion

18 July, 2022 - 08:00

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

By Simon Pridmore

01 September, 2022 - 12:00

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Kas, Turkey

By Chief minion

17 June, 2012 - 00:38

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Riviera Maya

By Andrey Bizyukin

13 October, 2011 - 23:18

Posted in: Travel & Trips
Papua New Guinea: Manta Rays

By Don Silcock

01 February, 2016 - 17:44

Posted in: Travel & Trips

News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

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

Party with DAN at DEMA Show 2023

Nov 03, 2023

DAN announces DEMA party, seminar schedule and more

Oct 27, 2023

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Culture & Lifestyle

Portfolios

Portfolio: Alan Williams

By My Minion

14 October, 2023

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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

Posted in: Portfolios
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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Grace Marquez Portfolio

By My Minion

07 August, 2023

Posted in: Portfolios
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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
Marguerita Hagan Portfolio

By My Minion

10 October, 2023

Posted in: Portfolios
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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Rico Besserdich Portfolio

By Peter Symes

05 January, 2022

Posted in: Portfolios

Books & Media by our contributors

Scuba Exceptional

Simon Pridmore

The True Nature of Sharks

Ila France Porcher

Marine Life of the Mediterranean

Lawson Wood

The Third Dive

Robert Osborne

Books & Media by others

Hidden Realms

Martyn Farr

Dangerous Shallows

Eric Takakjian and Randall Peffer

Plankton: A Worldwide Guide

Tom Jackson and Jennifer Parker

My Life with Sea Turtles

Christine Figgener

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Ecology

Stuff

Importance of Deep-Sea Oxygen Production

By Ila France Porcher

July 31, 2024 - 10:55

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Cocaine Found in Sharks Off Brazilian Coast

By Chief minion

July 24, 2024 - 20:36

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Oxygen Being Produced in Deep Ocean

By Chief minion

July 22, 2024 - 20:01

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Drones Reveal Basking Shark Mating Behaviour

By Ila France Porcher

July 17, 2024 - 16:54

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Atoll Islands: Dynamic Landforms Adapting to Rising Seas

By Chief minion

July 11, 2024 - 17:03

Posted in: Ecology & Science
US Rolls Out First National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy

By Chief minion

July 09, 2024 - 19:09

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Marine Mammals

The use of AI to decode sperm whale communication marks a significant step forward in our understanding of animal cognition and social structures.

Decoding Sperm Whale Language

Jul 07, 2024 Whales

Nine countries have signed the Global Declaration for River Dolphins, a significant step towards global wildlife conservation.

Global Declaration for River Dolphins

Jul 07, 2024 Dolphins

Why Have Pacific Coast Gray Whales Become Shorter?

Jun 19, 2024 Whales

Male humpback whales together

Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

Jun 10, 2024 Whales

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Cocaine Found in Sharks Off Brazilian Coast

Jul 24, 2024 Sharks

Basking Shark

Drones Reveal Basking Shark Mating Behaviour

Jul 17, 2024 Sharks

Lemon shark teeth

Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

Jun 27, 2024 Sharks

Epaulette Sharks of Papua New Guinea

Jun 08, 2024 Sharks , Andy Murch

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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

Squirrelfish

Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

Jun 01, 2020 Behaviour , Self-awareness

Illustration of a tiger shark by Ila France Porcher

What Are Sharks Aware Of?

Mar 29, 2020 Behaviour , Sentience

Do fish really possess higher cognitive powers?

Apr 11, 2019 Fish , Behaviour

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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

Signature Traits: Contributors' Picks

Still photography

UW Photo: Camera Sensors

Cameras & Optics

Transparent & Translucent: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Pure Light: Shooting with Ambient Light in UW Photography

Still photography

Tones & Tonality: Contributors' Picks

Still photography

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
Weefine Ring Light

By Chief minion

July 10, 2024 - 11:06

Posted in: Photo & Video
Pentax WG-1000

By Chief minion

July 07, 2024 - 15:58

Posted in: Photo & Video
Signature Traits: Contributors' Picks

By My Minion

May 31, 2024 - 15:09

Posted in: Photo & Video
UW Photo: Camera Sensors

By My Minion

May 27, 2024 - 12:38

Posted in: Photo & Video

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