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DAN Announces USCG Approval of Its First Aid Courses

The current version of DAN’s first aid and CPR courses, Version 3.0, was determined to meet or exceed the first aid and CPR training requirements for a merchant mariner credential.

Developed by dive medicine physicians and diving educators, DAN’s courses provide divers with the skills and confidence needed to respond in emergencies. All courses meet current ILCOR and AHA guidelines and are applicable to everyday life as well as diving.

Jesper Bang (yderst th.) var både spiller og taktisk leder for herre-landsholdet ved VM 1980 i Mulheim.

Jesper Bang optages i dansk undervandsrugbys Hall of Fame

Jesper har i mere end 40 år gjort et kæmpe arbejde inden for Dansk Sportsdykker Forbund – og i særdeleshed inden for dansk undervandsrugby.

Jesper var en af de drivende kræfter i dansk undervandsrugby allerede fra de første år med uv-rugby i Danmark i starten af 1970’erne, og han var med i både udvikling af den internationale Tommerup Cup samt elite-arbejdet på landsholdet.

Toyota Land Cruiser
1978 Toyota Land Cruiser

1978 Toyota Land Cruiser sets new underwater record

Comprising a skilled team of engineers, professional divers, and automobile enthusiasts, this collective recently orchestrated an extraordinary endeavor. They navigated a vintage Land Cruiser 4.3 miles beneath the waters of Darwin, an Australian city, setting a new bar for both the longest and deepest underwater journey.

This historic achievement, as reported by ABC News Australia, saw the vehicle reaching an astounding depth of 98 feet beneath the harbor's surface. This feat demanded more than a mere snorkel to achieve.

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Seaweed at a North-Atlantic coast.

Unraveling the enigma of the Atlantic's seaweed blobs

Seaweed in the Atlantic

These sprawling masses of seaweed, often stretching for miles, have been observed in the Atlantic over the past few years. While such occurrences are not entirely new, their increasing frequency and size have raised concerns about their potential environmental impacts.

A recent in-depth exploration by BBC Future sheds light on the phenomenon, unraveling the complex factors behind the enigmatic seaweed blooms.

Revealing the Urgent Fight to Save Tasmania's Giant Kelp Forests: New Documentary "Reviving Giants" Premieres

This compelling ten-minute film dives deep into the urgent mission to restore Tasmania's rapidly declining kelp forests, a direct casualty of climate change. The documentary follows the life and work of Mick Baron and Karen Gowlett-Holmes, owners of the Eaglehawk Dive Centre, who have been front-line witnesses and activists to the massive destruction of the giant kelp forests.

World map of Chlorophyll-a
World map of Chlorophyll-a phytoplancton. Greener tones imply higher phytoplankton activity whereas deeper blues suggest less life.

Oceans are changing colour due to climate change

According to satellite data, 56 percent of the world's oceans have experienced a colour change from blue to green over the past 20 years. The changes are especially noticeable in tropical areas close to the Equator.

According to researchers, the gradual greening of our oceans indicates how climate change is affecting aquatic life.

Poseidon M28A dive computer
Poseidon M28A dive computer

Poseidon Diving Systems recalls Poseidon M28A dive computers

Poseidon M28A dive computers are subject to this recall. They continuously calculate and provide the data that divers require. The Poseidon SE7EN Rebreather with the M28A can be used separately or together. This recall only applies to dive computers with serial numbers that begin with "M28A-". On the rear of the recalled dive computers are the serial number and two metallic wet-switches.

Navy Experimental Diving Unit
Navy Reserve Navy Diver Seaman Jesse Kole, assigned to Naval Experimental Diving Unit, does an inspection dive of the interior of the wreck of the former Russian submarine Juliett 484.

US Navy is working on dive suit that prevents decompression

The Navy Experimental Diving Unit tested the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) Suit underwater last February.

The Atmospheric Diving Suit (ADS) used by the Navy at the moment is cumbersome, unmaneuverable, and requires relatively large sea craft for deployment. With this new project, it will be improved in a number of ways, including the rotary joint design that it now uses.

Origins of vertebrates may be pushed back by 500-million-year-old sea squirt fossil

In 2019, paleontologist Karma Nanglu from Harvard University received a finger-sized fossil. The specimen had originated from a fossil-rich stratum of Cambrian limestone in western Utah, and had been kept in a drawer at a Salt Lake City museum for years.

Upon hearing that there could be a very old tunicate, Nanglu expressed excitement interlaced with caution: "That's a group for which there is essentially no fossil record for the entire 500 million years of recorded history."