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Shark in the waters? No sweat, said more than half of surfers in survey

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New sensor can predict when turtle hatchlings emerge from nest

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05 November, 2022 - 10:15

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Why puffer fish spawn on beaches under moonlight 

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Blue crabs attack at low tide

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Mexico enhances vaquita protection

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Vasa's sister ship discovered

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Picture of His Life - the movie about Amos Nachoum

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20 Apr, 2023 ➢ 22 Apr, 2023

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Out of Control

24 Oct, 2022

The Barracuda Dive

05 Jan, 2022

Press Releases

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10 Nov, 2022

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18 Oct, 2022

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05 Oct, 2022

2022 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition Announced

27 Sep, 2022

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22 Sep, 2022

San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition is back in person October 1, 2022

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Vasa's sister ship discovered

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07 Sep, 2022

Technical Diving Features

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24 Oct, 2022 Cave Diving and Mines

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Transferring Anticipation Skills to Problem Resolution

26 Mar, 2018

Girls on Speed

13 Oct, 2011

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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 1

19 Jun, 2020 Safety Culture

The Lone Wolf

21 May, 2019 Safety Culture

Simon Pridmore

Unselling the Product

28 Oct, 2013

Mark Powell

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01 Sep, 2022 Training

Matt Jevon

The Role of Ego in Technical (and Recreational) Diving

27 Feb, 2017 Matt Jevon Safety Culture

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01 Sep, 2022 Training

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24 Oct, 2022

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24 Oct, 2022

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01 Sep, 2022

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01 Sep, 2022

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17 Aug, 2022

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Crossing the Altantic

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Bali: The Island of Gods

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La Jolla: Classic Southern California Diving

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South Africa

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Diving Northern Primorye: Russia's Far East

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

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Sep 07, 2022

DAN Founder Peter Bennett Has Passed Away

Aug 11, 2022

DAN Encourages Safe Diving During Florida Lobster Mini Season

Jul 20, 2022

DAN Offers Regional Emergency Hotlines in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific

Jul 13, 2022

DAN Adds Severe Infectious Disease and Quarantine Coverage to Its Enhanced Membership

Jul 07, 2022

Ecology

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Shark in the waters? No sweat, said more than half of surfers in survey

By Catherine GS Lim

November 09, 2022 - 06:10

Posted in: Ecology & Science
New sensor can predict when turtle hatchlings emerge from nest

By Catherine GS Lim

November 05, 2022 - 10:15

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Why puffer fish spawn on beaches under moonlight 

By Catherine GS Lim

October 31, 2022 - 08:21

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Blue crabs attack at low tide

By Catherine GS Lim

October 29, 2022 - 09:53

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Mexico enhances vaquita protection

By Catherine GS Lim

October 26, 2022 - 19:23

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Moray Eels

By My Minion

October 24, 2022 - 12:00

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Sentience

Giant Pacific Octopus - photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Do octopuses have an emotional life?

Squirrelfish

Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

Thoughtful Sharks

The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

A Matter of Sentience

Sharks: Turning Fear into Love

Posturing Sharks

Cognition and Self Awareness in Manta Rays

Pain in Fish & Sharks

Marine Mammals

The vaquita is currently listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List

Mexico enhances vaquita protection

Oct 26, 2022 - 19:23 Dolphins

Orcas and humpbacks brawl

Oct 21, 2022 Whales , Orca

Orcas hunt Great White Sharks

Oct 21, 2022 Orca

New satellite tag tracks long-term whale behaviour…

Oct 04, 2022 Whales

Sharks & Rays

More than half of surfers surveyed are not bothered by sharks in the water.

Shark in the waters? No sweat, said more than half of surfers in survey

Nov 09, 2022 - 06:10 Sharks

Got an itch that needs scratching?

Oct 21, 2022 Sharks

Basking shark gains special protected status in Ireland

Oct 21, 2022 Sharks

Orcas hunt Great White Sharks

Oct 21, 2022 Sharks

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

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Photo & Video

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Contributors' Picks: Bold & Beautiful

Underwater photographer with camera rig, photo by Kate Jonker

UW Photo: 15 Steps to a Leak-Free Housing

Diver Spacescape, composite by John A. Ares

UW Photo: Compositing

Still photography

Frogfish, photo by Sheryl Checkman

My Favorite UW Pix: "Sea Legs" — Contributors' Picks

Giant Pacific manta ray

My Favorite Underwater Images: Angling Up—Contributors' Picks

Still photography

Contributors' Picks: Bold & Beautiful

By My Minion

October 24, 2022 - 12:00

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UW Photo: 15 Steps to a Leak-Free Housing

By Kate Jonker

October 24, 2022 - 12:00

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Paralenz Vaquita 2nd Gen

By Rico Besserdich

October 23, 2022 - 12:36

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Nikon Z 17–28mm f/2.8 Zoom Lens

By Rico Besserdich

October 21, 2022 - 22:45

Posted in: Photo & Video
AOI Close-up Lenses

By Rico Besserdich

October 21, 2022 - 22:36

Posted in: Photo & Video
SanDisk Professional Pro-G40 Rugged SSD

By Rico Besserdich

October 21, 2022 - 22:29

Posted in: Photo & Video
Seacam Housing for the Leica SL2/SL2-S

By Rico Besserdich

October 21, 2022 - 18:49

Posted in: Photo & Video

Culture & Lifestyle

Rico Besserdich Portfolio

By Peter Symes

05 January, 2022

Posted in: Portfolios
Nansi & David Gallup Portfolio

By My Minion

18 March, 2022

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Kate Jonker Portfolio

By Main minion

01 September, 2022

Posted in: Portfolios
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Mariko Kusumoto Portfolio

By My Minion

24 October, 2022

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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Setsuo Hamanaka Portfolio

By My Minion

01 August, 2022

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Curtis Atwater Portfolio

By My Minion

01 June, 2022

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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Dave Clarke Portfolio

By My Minion

18 January, 2022

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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Vanessa Barragão Portfolio

By My Minion

06 February, 2021

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Dangerous Shallows

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An American Immersion

Jennifer Idol

The True Nature of Sharks

Ila France Porcher

Dolphin Way

Mark Caney

Elysium Coral Triangle

Michael Aw

Scuba Physiological

Simon Pridmore

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SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

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