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Mako Sharks Hit an Invisible Wall

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Shearwater issues important notice for all Tern and Tern TX users.

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Why some great hammerhead sharks prefer to stick close to home

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03 April, 2025 - 13:01

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Male Octopuses Use Deadly Neurotoxin to Safely Mate

Posted by Ila France Porcher

26 March, 2025 - 13:14

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Updated US Travel Restrictions and Advisories: Implications for Dive Travellers

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25 March, 2025 - 21:31

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Avoiding Bad Gas – Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

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Divers Adrift – Surviving Being Lost at Sea

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Our Way

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Treading a Fine Balance

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Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

All-Steel Freighter “Western Reserve” 1892 Wreck Found in Lake Superior

Mar 11, 2025 Steamships & Cargo

Oldest Carvel-Built Vessel in the Nordic Region Discovered in Sweden

Feb 24, 2025

Dutch WWII Submarine Located off Australia

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New Ideas on Narcosis

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Mark Powell

One for all or all for one?

23 Apr, 2013 Training

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Teamwork

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

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

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Do What You Teach and Teach What You Do

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Be a Better Divemaster: Apply Human Factors

Jan 05, 2022 Training

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Bailout CCR Course Standards Outlined

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Tulum: DPV Cave Diving Course in Mexico

Aug 01, 2021 Training

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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

Getting the Boys Out: Tham Luang Cave Rescue

27 Aug, 2018 Cave Diving and Mines

But I want one... Switching to rebreathers after diving open circuit scuba

07 Nov, 2012 Rebreathers

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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

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Defensive Diving, Part 2

Oct 31, 2020 Training , Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

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15 Feb, 2025

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29 Jan, 2025

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18 Dec, 2024

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Lureen Ferretti

17 Sep, 2024

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Brandi Mueller

27 Aug, 2024

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Airlines Start Dropping Pandemic-Specific Rules

03 Apr, 2021 Travel & Trips COVID-19

Emperor Seven Seas Liveaboard Destroyed by Fire

14 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Travel News & Advisories

Updated US Travel Restrictions and Advisories: Implications for Dive Travellers

25 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Is There Cause for Concern Over Liveaboard Safety?

14 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

After the Tsunami

By Chief minion

13 October, 2011 - 23:18

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Spain's Tamariu: A Hidden Secret

By Chief minion

13 October, 2011 - 23:21

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Norway: Saltstraumen

By Chief minion

13 October, 2011 - 23:18

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Malta: Protecting an Underwater Heritage

By Chief minion

24 December, 2023 - 14:09

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Macro in Mozambique

By Kate Jonker

15 June, 2018 - 18:24

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Saudia Arabia —Diving the Kingdom

By Chief minion

16 July, 2007 - 12:15

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

IANTD and SEI Adopt “Powered By DAN” First Aid Programs

Mar 27, 2025

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Jan 22, 2025

Connect With DAN at DEMA: Member Social, Appointments, Seminars, and More

Nov 12, 2024

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Oct 29, 2024

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

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27 April, 2023

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19 January, 2023

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14 October, 2023

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20 June, 2023

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Books & Media by our contributors

The Third Dive

Robert Osborne

Scuba Physiological

Simon Pridmore

Scuba Exceptional

Simon Pridmore

An American Immersion

Jennifer Idol

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Oceans

One Breath

Adam Skolnick

Counterstrike & Other Musings

David Strike

Light in the Underworld: Diving the Mexican Cenotes

Martin Broen

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Ecology

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Mackerel Meltdown: Overfishing Pushes Stocks to the Brink

By Ila France Porcher

April 11, 2025 - 20:04

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Mako Sharks Hit an Invisible Wall

By Ila France Porcher

April 11, 2025 - 09:31

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Why some great hammerhead sharks prefer to stick close to home

By Chief minion

April 03, 2025 - 13:01

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Male Octopuses Use Deadly Neurotoxin to Safely Mate

By Ila France Porcher

March 26, 2025 - 13:14

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Octopus Is Spotted Riding a Shark

By Chief minion

March 25, 2025 - 15:59

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Penguin Guano Sends Krill Into High Alert

By Catherine GS Lim

March 24, 2025 - 15:09

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Marine Mammals

Narwhal's Tusk Not Just for Show

Mar 09, 2025 Whales

Elephant seal

Elephant Seals as “Smart Sensors” of Fish Populations

Feb 28, 2025 Seals & Sea lions

Pinnipeds: Is It a Seal or a Sea Lion? That Is the Question

Feb 24, 2025 Seals & Sea lions

Dolfinshow in Marineland

Marine Park Closes: The Troubling Legacy of Orcas in Captivity

Jan 15, 2025 Dolphins , Orca

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

A mako shark

Mako Sharks Hit an Invisible Wall

Apr 11, 2025 Sharks

Octopus Is Spotted Riding a Shark

Mar 25, 2025 Sharks

Sharks Thrive Again in Belize Waters

Mar 20, 2025 Sharks

Megalodon resembled lemon shark

New Study: Megalodon Looked Like a Lemon

Mar 13, 2025 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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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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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

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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

White as a Design Element in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Romanticism & Romantic Elements in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Gem Tones in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Story Behind the Picture: Whale Whispers

Still photography

Ornate & Ornamental: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Sea&Sea LX Snoot

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March 12, 2025 - 12:04

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Bigblue TL4000P Canister Light for Technical Divers

By My Minion

March 12, 2025 - 11:42

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52 Assignments: Underwater Photography by Alex Mustard

By My Minion

February 25, 2025 - 16:27

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White as a Design Element in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

February 15, 2025 - 10:43

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Backscatter Xterminator

By Morten Bjørn

January 31, 2025 - 12:38

Posted in: Photo & Video
Romanticism & Romantic Elements in UW Images: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

January 14, 2025 - 18:36

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