6 Unbeatable Drift Diving Destinations
There’s nothing like a dive with ripping current; coral whizzing by, a frenzy of fish and little critters trying to hide from the current. Drift
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Underwater Photographer of the Week: April Bencze
What came first – diving or photography? Diving came before photography for me. In fact, diving is purely to blame for my photography habit. How
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Wade and Robyn Hughes
How did you get started in underwater photography? Wade was taking his first (sometimes homemade) underwater housings into the sea in the late 1960s
Deep-sea ‘Headless Chicken Sea Monster’ Filmed Off Antarctica
For the first time, a deep-sea swimming cucumber – commonly known as the ‘headless chicken sea monster’ – has been filmed in the Southern Ocean
Fort William’s Underwater Centre goes into administration
Some 50 jobs are at risk after Fort William’s long-established Underwater Centre was forced into administration yesterday, despite recently undergoing a financial restructuring to become
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Ali Postma
How did you get started in underwater photography? I first got started in underwater photography when my husband and I began our dive adventures in
Best Places to Dive with Manta Rays
Diving with manta rays is on many divers wish lists and understandably so. These graceful rays can grow up to 7 meters across and are
British Man Passed Away After Being Bitten by Sea Snake in Australia
A British man has passed away following a sea snake bite in Australia. Thought to be a backpacker, the 23-year-old was bitten by the snake
Air Niugini airplane ends up in water after overshooting runway in Chuuk
Passengers and crew on an Air Niugini airplane had a lucky escape after the aircraft overshot the runway in Chuuk, Micronesia, and ended up semi-submerged
Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour found off Newport, Rhode Island
Archaeologists from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) believe they have pinpointed the final resting place of Captain Cook’s iconic vessel HMS Endeavour, which
Underwater Robot to Protect Great Barrier Reef Against Crown-of-thorns Starfish
An underwater drone that can keep watch on reef health and accurately identify and inject the devastating crown-of-thorns starfish is ready to be put to
Ray and Spider Crabs, Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia
This week Elena Markushina takes our video of the week spot with her footage of a ray munching on masses of spider crabs filmed in Port
Scuba Gears Tested over a six-month period
THERMALUTION RED GRADE ULTRA The Thermalution heated vest was a big hit with the Test Team when it was first released on to the market.
Are you ready to #GODiving?
A brand-new dive exhibition is being launched in February 2019 which aims to inspire and enthuse existing divers as well as attract newcomers to the
Ageing overweight scuba divers at risk
Older, overweight scuba divers are being urged to shed pounds to avoid an underwater heart attack. That’s the advice from a large study published in
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Commits $1.4m to Great Barrier Reef Conservation
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation has announced that it has committed approximately $1.4m AUD ($1m USD) to help protect and restore Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Photographer of the Week: Marco Gargiulo
How did you get started in underwater photography? I started to shoot underwater pictures during 1979 when I was eleven years old using the Nikonos
Coral reefs under threat – from rats
New research has stated that rat control should be considered an urgent conservation priority on remote tropical islands to protect coral reefs. An international team
Missing Thailand football squad and coach found alive in cave
The 12 boys and their football coach who have been missing inside a cave system in Thailand for nine days have been found alive by
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Alex Mustard
How did you get started in underwater photography? I took my first photos underwater in the sea when I was a kid. They weren’t very
Zac Cuff – Getting the urge to submerge (A boy’s diving story)
Part one – the journey to Master SEAL Anyone with children will know, maintaining interests such as diving is not easy. You’ve got to want
Underwater Photographer Davide Lopresti
Davide Lopresti How did you get started in underwater photography? Contrary to what often happens, I became at first a diver and then I approached
Coroner Rules British Diver Was Not Given Adequate Dive Training
A coroner has ruled that a British student who drowned on the Great Barrier Reef while scuba diving for the first time ‘was not given
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Matt Curnock
How did you get started in underwater photography? In the year 2000, before starting my PhD, I was a research assistant studying dwarf minke whales
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Tobias Friedrich
How did you get started in underwater photography? As probably everybody did, I started with a small compact camera and small strobes. After a while
10 Great Muck Diving Destinations
Muck diving was first described by dive pioneer Bob Halstead when scuba diving Papua New Guinea. Little did he know how popular this type of
Record Investment in the Great Barrier Reef
The Australian Government has announced it will protect thousands of jobs, improve water quality, tackle coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish and implement scientific reef restoration on the
DIVE LIKE A PRO: Underwater Communication
Sponsored by www.miflexhoses.uk Communicating underwater is an important skill, and there are various ways you can talk to your buddy. Here, our panel of industry experts
RNLI Diver Sea Survival Course & Workshop
If you’re in danger at sea, knowing what to do can make the difference between life and death. If you have the right diving survival
Can you dive with keratoconus?
Approved Medical Examiner of Divers Dr Oliver Firth answers your medical questions – this time he advises on whether thinning corneas (keratoconus) can stop you
Underwater Photographer: Shane Gross from the Bahamas
How did you get started in underwater photography? With a disposable point and shoot. I was backpacking around Australia for a year with some friends
OUR-WORLD UNDERWATER SCHOLAR: Australia’s Neptune Islands
Sitting south of Port Lincoln in the Great Australian Bight, the Neptune Islands look like freckles on the face of a haphazard sea. A sea