Category: Scuba News

The Ocean Conservation Trust is opening a seagrass lab at the UK’s National Marine Aquarium as part of a new £2.5m habitat restoration project led

Research has shown that some corals utilise a ‘sunscreen’ in the form of a vibrant colourful display to protect them from the harmful effects of

Papua New Guinea is regarded by professional divers as one of the best dive destinations in the world. Home to pristine reefs, countless plane and

Scientists on the Global Reef Expedition have surveyed and mapped New Caledonia’s most remote coral reefs – some for the first time. A new report

Assava and Ban’s Diving Resort believe that Protecting the Natural Beauty of Koh Tao, Thailand is an important part of operating a dive resort in

A deep-water expedition into the depths of the Java Trench in the Indian Ocean has captured footage of a so-called ‘Dumbo’ octopus (because of its

When the Coronavirus pandemic reached Australian shores, both domestic retail sales and international exports were impacted, leaving many local manufacturers in hot water. But using

Together We Can: Global Collaboration for World Oceans Day on June 8 PROVIDENCE, RI – June 1, 2020 – World Oceans Day has been celebrating

A 12-metre-long fin whale which washed up at Holland-on-Sea in Essex on Friday morning has now been removed by the local council. Members of the

The spate of positive marine light sightings continues with the news of a loggerhead turtle coming ashore on the island of Gozo in the Mediterranean

Yesterday, the British Diving Safety Group (BSDG) COVID-19 team met to review recreational diving practices and the ongoing coronavirus crisis. While there has been progress

An exhaustive air and sea search for a teenage snorkeller missing off the coast of Portland in Dorset has been suspended, but police are continuing

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A massive air and search involving helicopters from the Coastguard, Royal Navy and police, as well as RNLI lifeboats and two naval warships, is currently

A seal entangled in monofilament and a length of rope has been saved by volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR). The distressed animal

Sadly, yet another diving event has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – Vobster Quay’s TEKCamp 2020 has been postponed until next year. Amy and

A Breitling watch worth thousands of pounds was just one item found by two metal-detecting British divers as they scoured the shallows off Corfu earlier

RIB (rigid hull inflatable) diving is a staple of the diving scene, and our panel of experts offer up some handy hints and advice for

The COVID-19 pandemic is now having a negative effect off the coast of Antibes on the Cote d’Azur in southern France, with the discovery of

As with many diving destinations around the world, the up-and-coming hotspot of Timor-Leste is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, the

Mask Squeeze, Not just a dilemma for new divers, DAN takes an in-depth, in-your-face look at it. Diver Question: I am a recently certified diver

Last month, travel startup ZuBlu secured its seed funding round, raising USD 1 million amid the global crisis of COVID-19. With border closures and travel bans heavily implemented

The British diving fraternity has lost a valuable inland training site with the news that Cromhall Diving Centre, located in South Gloucestershire, has closed for

Gregg Bemis, the charismatic millionaire former owner of the luxury liner Lusitania, which sank off the south coast of Ireland in 1915 after being torpedoed

Earlier in the week, a local man named Django incurred the wrath of the Fisheries department for his humpback whale rescue off the coast of

Stuck at home, bored, isolated, in quarantine and looking to add some fun – well there has never been a better time, below are 3

For the last 15 months, we’ve been working on the implementation of a coral regeneration program here in Rarotonga. The reef here is beautiful and

Paul Cox, managing director of The Shark Trust, is hosting an online presentation about the threats facing sharks. In the zoom meeting on Thursday 28

We have all seen images from around the world of animal life venturing into new areas. Now a photographer has taken a shot of a

It’s no news flash that the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has more than disrupted travel and scuba diving operations around the world. If

Divers have been well aware of the issue of plastic pollution in our oceans for years, and it is currently a hot topic among the