Maggie Muurmans and Skye van der Vlies take a closer look at sea slugs and nudibranch, which are often overlooked by community members on the
Ross Arnold: If you’re an adventurer looking for a way to capture your underwater moments, the ProShot Dive Case might just be what you need.
French Polynesia is blessed with turquoise lagoons, crystal-clear waters, and pristine coral reefs that provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for divers. There’s an abundance of marine
70% of the world is underwater, with 80% of the ocean yet to be explored. We are regularly finding new things under the ocean. But
Don Silcock’s pursuit of unusual and compelling photo-opportunities has led him on some interesting journeys over the years, but few come close to the raw
The Divemaster and I surfaced, surprised at our distance from shore, with the dive boat nowhere in sight. We spent the next five hours seasick,
Tim Blömeke offers some handy hints and advice for the travelling diver. Dive trips are supposed to be fun and relaxing. Hauling lots of heavy equipment,
Decompression sickness (DCS) is one of the most-common problems reported to Divers Alert Network (DAN), and although scuba diving accidents are rare, it’s important to
Q: On a recent dive trip I touched a sponge and was not wearing gloves. The next morning I woke up with my hand swollen
When you say ‘sharks’, most people think about the warm, blue waters of the tropics with large pelagic species. However, you don’t have to travel
Over the coming months, we will delve, State by State, into the magnificent and diverse diving the waters of Australia offer. Australia boasts stunning reefs,
We chat to the world-renowned wreck explorer, technical diver and TV presenter about his epic roll call of shipwreck dives, his identification of the German
Stefan Panis jumped at the chance to dive in a flooded Belgian mine that is normally closed off to divers. Photographs by Stefan Panis. At
PT Hirschfield talks to the award-winning underwater photographer and leading firefighter Steven Walsh, who is keen to dispel myths of achievement-centred ego and stereotypes of
Thailand’s best dive sites lie off the west coast of the Thai Peninsula in the Andaman Sea, north of Phuket in the Similan and Surin Islands,
Richard Stevens finally gets to enjoy his long-planned group trip to Bohol and Cebu in the Philippines, and manages to keep both divers and non-divers
In November 2021, Maria Bollerup was part of the dive team on the Xunaan-Ha Expedition, a cave exploration project in the Mexican jungle. It has
Sawaki Kodo Roshi, a 20th century Japanese Zen Master, once said: ‘Loss is gain and gain is loss’. Well, I lost my phone in Bali
Lawson Wood takes a closer look at fish without scales which attach themselves to rocks, seaweeds and other animals or fish. Photographs by Lawson Wood
Guy Thomas discusses CE markings on regulators, and explains what the different coding means. As divers, we want to breathe as comfortably as possible and trust
With more and more divers going bubble-free, the need to improve safety and performance has never been greater. Jason Brown joined 300 of the world’s
The Maldives are home to some of the mostbreathtaking marine life in the world, and one of the highlights for many visitors is the chance
Social pressure is nearly unavoidable in group sports and activities. By simply participating, we open ourselves up to positive and negative peer pressure that can alter
Q: My son and I have been mapping the bottom of a quarry. We did several dives last weekend; each was to about 9m and
My buddy and I dived six out of seven days on my last dive trip. Our profile allowed an hour of dive time with two-tank
Equalising Difficulty When Wearing a Hood Q: If I am not wearing a hood, I have no problems equalising my ears. When I wear a
Don Silcock heads to the Azores on a quest to dive with the largest toothed predator on the planet – the sperm whale Photographs by
Walt Stearns discusses how to combine sun and flash for a more-dynamic picture. Photography by Walt Stearns. Having the blues is not necessarily a bad
Mark Evans: Tidal Sports might be a relatively new name in the scuba diving world, but the parent company – LASO Technologies – has been around
Mark Evans: Italian dive brand Seac Sub has been established since 1971, and in that 52-plus years, it has produced some iconic products, so it
Mark Evans: You can’t beat a good, solid primary dive torch, and many cave, wreck and technical divers prefer to opt for a canister dive light.
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