Scuba Diving

  This month, Sairee Cottage Diving resident Platinum Course Director Marcel van den Berg hands over his column inches to the centre's photo pro...   Paddy Peach...

Jack O’Neill, who opened a humble surf shop in San Francisco in 1952 that went on to spawn one of the world’s biggest surf...

An exciting new sailing and freediving charter concept has been launched in Croatia, offering unforgettable experiences in some of the most-spectacular waters of the world. These trips...

A team from scuba diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy has recently returned from their largest-ever and most-successful programme yet. 14 wounded-in-service veterans, all suffering from...

The serialisation of Eric Douglas' short story focusing on adventurous photojournalist Mike Scott continues... Chapter 2 Back at the resort, Mike Scott had to endure another...

The British operator of the cruise ship which destroyed swathes of pristine reef in the diving hotspot of Raja Ampat in Indonesia when it...

Indonesia-based Freedive Flow have announced a new three-week intense instructor course, consisting of one week of intensive training, and then a ten-day instructor course and certification...

Our panel of experts tackle the subject of DRYSUIT DIVING. They offer up a host of helpful hints and advice to get you comfortable, warm...

  Award-winning film-maker David Diley – the man behind documentary Of Shark and Man – has teamed up with Oonasdivers to host some week-long Underwater...

Chapter 1 "Mr. Scott, I wonder how you'll feel about your precious sharks when they begin to bite into your body, tearing your flesh from...

World Champion freediver Sara Campbell continues to launch her online series of courses called Yoga for Freediving, with the fourth course – Training and Performance –...

  Take a thrill ride to the Florida Keys in the latest adventure from thriller author Eric Douglas, The 3rd Key: Sharks in the Water. This full-length...

A small, uninhabited island in the southern Pacific Ocean has the dubious honour of boasting the highest density of plastic waste anywhere on the...

The National Watersports Festival (NWF) is the Glastonbury of the aqua hobbies world. For the last ten years, watersports enthusiasts around the country have...

  Vivian Dive Centre in Llanberis, North Wales, is the main ‘test centre’ for the Scuba Diver test team, and recently it was taken over...

In what has been hailed a major victory by wildlife campaigners and animal rights activists, France has banned the captive breeding of dolphins and...

  The Easter weekend saw a flurry of freediving activity in the northwest, culminating in the Great Northern competition and the BFA UK National pool...

  Andrew Tonge, technical diving instructor and experienced deep diver, takes a look at narcosis and fear in deep diving   Fear manifests itself in a number...

  The sight of a monstrous Kraken atop a stricken naval vessel sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie, but now divers to the...

China Southern Airlines, the country’s biggest carrier, has announced it is making a stand for shark conservation and is banning the shipment of shark...

  A Spanish cave diver has defied the odds and managed to survive for 60 hours in an air pocket deep underground some 900 metres...

  Duttons Divers/Vivian Dive Centre held an open weekend at the quarry in Llanberis, North Wales, over the Easter holidays. Clare Dutton gives her feedback...

In continuation of the 25-year legacy of HEPCA and its pro-active intervention in the protection and conservation of the Red Sea environment, it has added...

A zoologist has given a new species of pistol shrimp the name of his favourite rock band, because it is able to produce a...

  In a time when climate change is a hot topic thanks to a certain TV-celebrity-turned-world-leader, it is worrying that aerial surveys have shown that...

  Members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) group stepped in to assist with a grey seal that was washed up on Formby...

Scuba Diver will be at The Great Northern Dive Show this weekend - call by booth 116 to talk to the team, pick up...

  Cruise ship visitors to St Vincent were left shocked and visibly upset after seeing two orcas slaughtered by fishermen right in front of them. And...

Global not-for-profit environmental charity Earthwatch aims to bring individuals from all walks of life together with world-class scientists to work for the good of...

  Pro Dive International, one of the Caribbean’s most-established PADI five-star Dive Resorts and recognised Career Development Centres, has announced that both of their Course...

A woman in her 50s has died after a diving accident off the Northumberland coast at the popular Farne Islands site. The diver, who has...

Getaway to the tropical retreat of Alam Anda Ocean Resort in Bali and experience the diverse diving sites of this Indonesian island. Dive Worldwide...

Who remembers Obirah? This was the substance developed by scientists in the Arctic Circle to combat alcoholism, but which – as a side-effect -...

Not sure whether diving on rebreathers is right for you? Unsure what unit would best suit you? Get the answers you need from some...

More details of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Canadian director/film-maker Rob Stewart have emerged, and Horizon Dive Centre, based in...

For several years, Mark Milburn and his team of volunteer divers have been collecting rubbish from underwater around Falmouth. This year, they are teaming...

In a move many have been expecting, it has been announced that the family of Sharkwater director/film-maker Rob Stewart is preparing to file a...

To celebrate the launch of the RAID Diver First Aid course, RAID UK and Malta held an inaugural First Aid Instructor Workshop at Glaciere...

  Towards the end of my year as the Scholar, the diving adventures keep getting more and more exciting. Last month, I was invited to...

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors, better known as PADI, is the world’s largest diver certification agency, and it has been sold – again...

Shortly before midday yesterday, Solent Coastguard were contacted by fishermen off Blackpool Beach, near Dartmouth, on the south coast of Devon, as they had found...

  Scuba Travel have been arranging escorted photography holidays for over a decade, and this week Mario Vitalini has joined their impressive line-up. He will be...

  In the wake of the USA announcing a flight ban on electronic items over a certain size being allowed in cabin baggage from eight...

BSAC's #GreatBritishDiving video competition is now live – with divers and snorkellers invited to get creative and make a short video that captures and...

Stellar Divers and Above & Below are going 'scuba crazy' - the team want to set a record (and raise funds for Red Nose...

  In March 2016, Tekdeep were joined by blind diver Graham Owen on the specialist technical liveaboard vessel, MV Legends, in the Egyptian Red Sea. During...

The Indonesian government is not remaining quiet after a cruise ship operated by a British company destroyed part of a pristine reef in Raja...

A new Indonesian liveaboard has been added to the worldwide offerings from UK tour operator Diverse Travel. MY Pindito is a 38-metre liveaboard, which...

Atlantic Scuba in Cornwall has become the first dive centre in England to become affiliated with The Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS). Traditionally, NAS organise skills...

2017 is set to be a monumental year for RAID. Following a successful 2016, RAID UK and Malta has expanded their team in response...

Mexico-based BSAC Premier Centre Underworld will be staging its first-ever CaveFest for BSAC members and clubs at its Tulum base between 12-26 August 2017. Located...

Last remaining spaces There are just a few slots left in the 2017 calendar of intensive seven-day training camps held on the ‘Nature Island’ of...

The Divers Alert Network (DAN) has announced that it is creating an educational alliance with Performance Freediving International (PFI) to improve freediver safety. “Freediving is...

Australian freediver Adam Stern is launching a new freediving travel show called Adventures on One Breath. The innovative show will follow Adam on his...

‘Freediving’ and ‘Truk Lagoon’ are not normally two subjects that you would expect to see used together, but in a ground-breaking expedition at the...

Get your tickets now for the premier northern event for divers! After the success of the Great Northern Dive Show’s inaugural outing last year, the...

Sam’s Tours, one of Palau’s premier dive centres, is offering special wreck dives from August through October with in-depth presentations on the wrecks of...

The Florida Keys are home to the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, and in this subtropical paradise, recreational divers can give...

Tailor-made holidays to Truk (Chuuk) are on the up as more divers look to tick off this bucket-list destination, says UK tour operator Diverse...

How Martin Sampson of Anglesey Divers set about finding a lost gold ring. On 28 December last year I responded to a cry for help...