Chowder Bay: Sydney’s Hidden Muck Diving Treasure
Muck Diving in Sydney’s Chowder Bay How many divers love to travel overseas for a dive holiday? How many can afford to do this too
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Indonesia’s Alor Island Dive Odyssey: Aboard the Liveaboard Arenui
Scuba Diver North America Editor Walt Stearns makes a memorable passage through the Flores Island group on the Arenui luxury liveaboard. Did you know? Alor
Dive Safety: Reducing Distractions & Maintaining Focus Underwater
While diving is an enjoyable and relatively safe activity, divers should never forget that it involves using life-support equipment to venture into an environment that’s not
Unforgettable Encounters: Diving with Oceanic Mantas
Encounters with large marine creatures are always special, butfew are as endearing and downright awesome as being inthe presence of the giant oceanic manta ray
Diving With Carl Charter Co-Founder of EMS
PT Hirschfield chats to scuba instructor and co-founder of South Australia’s Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries (EMS) Carl Charter. Early Diving Years When Carl Charter was nine, he
Safe Diving Practices for BPPV Patients
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Diving Related Issues Q: I was recently diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). I’m seeing a physical therapist to resolve
Beneath the Surface: Technical Diving in Bunaken Marine Park
North Sulawesi’s Bunaken Marine Park has iconic status due to the variety of marine life within its confines, but who knew that it held infinite
Taking Action Against Marine Debris: The Power of Community
That’s one of the biggest issues facing the fight against marine debris. So much of it is just never witnessed by most of the population,
Diving with Myelofibrosis: Understanding the Risks & Considerations
Myelofibrosis Diving Question Q. I was getting back into diving after a few years off when I was diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis. I have asked
Lessons Learned from a Rescue in the Gulf of Mexico
6 February, 2022 had all the makings of a promising day out on the water in the Gulf of Mexico off Destin, Florida. The sun
Scott Wilson: A Visionary in Cetacean Connection & Protection
PT Hirschfield chats to NSW-based photographer, major contributor to documentary films (Ocean Souls, 2020 and Collision, 2022) and international whale swim guide Scott Wilson. A
Hawere Charters: A Dive Industry Comeback in the Hauraki Gulf
The recent COVID lockdowns followed by an extremely harsh winter has resulted in a difficult three years for the dive industry. Coupled with ever-increasing compliance
Solomon Islands: A Scuba Diver’s Dream Destination
The Solomons is one of those rare destinations for scuba divers that has something to suit everyone’s underwater appetite. Whether that’s colourful coral reefs, large
The Wonder of Queensland’s Floating Artificial Reef
Adrian Stacey explores Queenland’s latest artificial reef, the floating Wonder Reef, and finds that the innovative structure more than lives up to its name Diving
Uncover WWII History: Diving & Exploring the Solomon Islands
From the air, the Solomon Islands archipelago looks like a tropical island paradise – and it is. But just over 70 years ago, this was the
Perfect Storm: How Mozambique Became a Megafauna Paradise
Don Silcock is left in awe by the majestic pelagics which can be found off Mozambique, including whalesharks and manta rays. On the south-eastern seaboard
Salem Express: Dive into Maritime Tragedy
Technical diver Kurt Storms pays a visit to the final resting place of the Salem Express, which tragically took the lives of hundreds of people
Mastering Ear Pressure Equalization: 5 Diving Techniques
One of the most-common issues that divers can have is equalising ear pressure. Unfortunately, without proper equalisation, a diver cannot dive or could potentially cause
Catching up with Underwater Cameraman Nays Baghai
Notable 20th-century jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus said: “Making the simple complicated is commonplace. Making the complicated simple – that’s creativity.” It’s a quote that
Surviving Decompression Sickness: A Diver’s Close Call
A Trip to Tulamben: The Liberty Wreck Dive I was on a trip to Tulamben (a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Bali) to
Exploring Underwater Worlds: A Guide to Safe Scuba Diving
A concern regarding the Valsalva manoeuvre and air coming out of the tear duct while equalizing pressure during diving. A question about the safety of
Diving the HMAS Hobart: Explore a World-Class Wreck
Wrecks exist for many reasons – storms, wartime casualties, navigational errors, collisions and onboard accidents such as fires. Wrecks also have histories that capture our
Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus: Australia’s Toxic Marvel
Cephalopod Venom and the Blue-Ringed Octopus Family All cephalopods use venom in their bites to subdue prey. Most squid, cuttlefish and octopus venom is so
Top 5 Dive Sites In Roatan
Socorro, San Benedicto, Roca Partida and Clarion are four volcanic islands that make up the Revillagigedo Islands, some 250 nautical miles south of Cabo San
Raja Ampat From Land
Raja Ampat – probably the most-discussed and desired destination for all divers over recent years. Known as ‘The last Paradise’, this area has become a
Underwater Delights Around Roatan In The Bay Islands Of Honduras
Michele Westmorland was captivated by the underwater delights around Roatan, in the Bay Islands of Honduras. Flying into Roatan off the coast of Honduras, the
North Carolina’s Outer Banks In Search of Historic Shipwrecks
Scuba Diver North America’s Editor Walt Stearns heads for North Carolina’s Outer Banks in search of historic shipwrecks and sand tiger sharks. There is a
Top 5 Dive Sites In The Turks And Caicos
The Turks and Caicos Islands are often described as a ‘wild frontier’ where the Atlantic Oceans meet the Caribbean Sea, and are a British Overseas
Cala Joncols Offers A Diverse Mix Of Dive Sites
Stuart Philpott makes the short hop to Spain and finds that Cala Joncols offers a diverse mix of dive sites to keep even the most-hardcore
A Euro-Divers’ Maldives Quartet Resorts In The Magical Maldives
Al Hornsby island-hops around four very different, but equally appealing, resorts in the magical Maldives and finds the each has much to offer visiting divers.
The Tropical North’s Best Dive Sites
Want to know the best spots to dive on the Great Barrier Reef? Deborah Dickson-Smith asked Master Reef Guides to choose their top 12 dives
Jupiter’s Hole In The Wall Dive Site
Walt Stearn’s pays a visit to Jupiter’s Hole-in-the-Wall dive site, one of the most-popular ‘technical depth’ locations in the area. Every destination has its ‘signature