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Cave Diving is one of the most exhilarating and rewarding activities you can do underwater. That being said, it is not for everyone. Not only does it require the ability to be hyper-focused and organized. You must also be blessed with a certain level of psychological comfort, especially in tight places. If you are particularly

Outerwear company Surf-fur has announced the launch of its Pro-Ambassador Program, designed specifically for scuba divers who tackle cold water conditions to pursue their underwater passions. The Pro-Ambassador Program calls on professional scuba divers to join a community of like-minded adventurers, offering them exclusive perks and opportunities to represent Surf-fur in the global diving community.

As part of Indigenous Peoples Day holiday celebrations, the US Government has officially designated 4,543 square miles/11,766 square kilometers off the California coast as the country’s 17th national marine sanctuary. Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will conserve the area’s diverse range of marine life and celebrate Indigenous peoples’ connections to the region. It is the

A special conference on the sidelines of the UN Biodiversity Conference later this month has been called for to urgently address the crisis coral reefs face due to climate change. The UN Biodiversity Conference COP 16 is being held in Cali, Colombia, and the special session is called for on October 30, 2024. More than

The NOAA Marine Debris Program announced the launch of the Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Project Nationwide Survey. The one-year survey is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The one-year program will be conducted in partnership with 1stMission LLC and is the first of its kind monitoring effort.  The aim of the survey is to

Underwater 360, the company behind the Asia Dive Expo (ADEX), has announced that it will acquire the OZTek Show. The company will take full ownership of the show from 2025. The 2025 OZTek show is scheduled to take place on March 14-15, 2025 at the Sydney International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The move brings together

If you’re attending this year’s DEMA Show in Las Vegas next month and are interested in adaptive diving, the folks at Diveheart might have something that tickles your fancy. Diveheart will present a “Building a Better Adaptive Dive Briefing” seminar that explores the critical components of creating an effective and inclusive dive briefing for adaptive

If you’re a dive pro planning on attending this year’s DEMA Show in Las Vegas but were impacted by the recent hurricanes that slammed the southern USA recently, the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association is offering a means to help get you there. The DEMA Executive Committee has approved the activation of DEMA’s Disaster Assistance

The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame welcomed four new members at a gala ceremony on Grand Cayman. The event was held on September 28, 2024, at the Indigo Hotel. The four inductees are: John Thet: Created multimedia organizations dedicated to the promotion of safe diving practices. his company runs the Asia Dive Expo Adex.

A new German dive equipment brand, DYNAMICNORD, has entered the UK market. The brand is designed and engineered in Germany and made in Europe. It produces a functional, innovative and sustainable line of dive gear. In addition, the brand also produces technical, feeding and swimwear products. So far, the lineup of DYNAMICNORD products includes: Regulators.

The Al Jazeera English documentary “Fault Lines” has won the Emmy for Outstanding Coverage of Climate, Environment and Meteorology. The movie focuses on the illegal shark fin trade in the US. Sadly, despite the passage of the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, this awful trade continues to function.  The film focused primarily on the illegal

Ukraine’s Kateryna Sadurska nabbed the women’s gold medal as well as a new world record at the CMAS Depth World Championships in Kalamata, Greece. Sadurska successfully dove to 80m/262ft in the Constant Weight No Fins (CNF) discipline. Her descent marked a significant achievement in the CNF discipline and an impressive new world record. History in

DEMA and a host of 40 scuba retailers have written to the US Congress urging the representative to support the DIVE BOAT Act. The letter highlights the major issues with the current Small Passenger Vessel Act (SPVA) and the negative impact it is having on the US dive industry.  The letter requests the modification of

A hundred and one African wildlife experts have objected to a resolution by several West African nations supporting commercial whaling as a method of dealing with food insecurity. The Republic of Guinea submitted the resolution, which is supported by the following nations: Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau The Republic of Congo Senegal In addition, several

A new iPhone app that shows the underwater visibility for dive sites around the UK and Ireland is now available for download. The Marla app calculates the underwater visibility and shows diving conditions for popular UK and Ireland dive spots for scuba divers, freedivers, swimmers and spearfishers. The forecast is calculated by using satellite imaging

The 2023 edition of Vertical Blue, a famous annual freediving competition held in Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas, was the subject of much speculation and controversy in the freediving community. In particular, the unofficial luggage search of Croatian freediving athletes Vitomir Maricic and Petar Klovar was conducted by the event organizer and fellow freediving

Scuba Schools International has announced the release of two new unique environmental management specialties. The new specialties highlight the agency’s commitment to the Blue Oceans Initiative: Coral Reef Restoration Specialty: This allows divers to become certified in the unique procedures and techniques used in coral reef restoration. The course equips divers with the skill and knowledge

PADI has announced the launch of a new global referral program to help divers recruit their family and friends as new dive buddies. The new program is very simple to use. Effective immediately, any PADI diver can send their family or friend a 15% discount on the e-learning portion of an open water course. To

Ocean data is set to become more actionable and accessible by stakeholders thanks to a project by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Esri . The new partnership aims to create a new ocean data platform that is open and easy to use by a wide range of ocean stakeholders.  The new platform

The BoatUS Foundation has issued a call to action, seeking volunteer reviewers interested in looking at new grant applications for the removal of abandoned vessels from US waterways. The foundation is looking for a diverse and wide-ranging panel of volunteers who will evaluate applications for Abandoned and Derelict Vessel (ADV) removal grants. These evaluations should

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced that it is teaming up with artificial intelligence ocean exploration pioneer SeaDeep. The new partnership aims to be able to leverage SeaDeep’s expertise using AI in exploration to complete the Seabed 2030 Project of mapping the entire planet’s seabed by the end of the decade.  This will

Researchers studying the effects of the massive underwater eruption of the Hunga Volcano off the coast of the islands of Tonga in 2022 have shone a light on what the effect of underwater mining could be like. The mammoth explosion sent debris 30 miles/48km into the air, creating a plume of smoke covering hundreds of

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced a US$5.2 million/~€4.7 million marine debris removal award to the Ocean Conservancy. The grant will allow the organization to remove large amounts of debris from US coastal waters, particularly in inaccessible and remote locations that cannot be removed by hand. The four-year grant will also allow

Champion freediver Herbert Nitsch’s book “Breathing Is Overrated: An Autobiography About Human Potential, A Pioneering Spirit and the Deepest Dive On a Single Breath” is now available for purchase. The book dives into the mind and methods of a revolutionary world champion freediver, the only person to set world records across all of the sport’s

The 33rd AIDA Depth World Championship, held in the picturesque bay of Ajaccio, Corsica, has reached its midway point. The fifth day of competition spotlighted the women competing in the Free Immersion (FIM) category despite the challenging conditions brought on by strong winds and swells earlier in the week. What is Free Immersion (FIM)? Free

The fourth day of the 33rd AIDA Depth World Championship in Ajaccio, Corsica, it marked an exhilarating set of performances. Initially scheduled for the day before, the men’s Constant Weight Bi-Fins (CWTB) event was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The delay, driven by strong winds and cold-water swells, set the stage for an even

The latest stunning Mexican liveaboard Quino Del Mar is set to launch in July 2025. The new vessel is set to replace the Quino Del Guardian. The ship will opereate in the Sea of Cortez, with itineraries to the Midriff islands, Baja, and the southern route. In addition, the vessel will operate itineraries to Socorro.

The Sea of Change Foundation has been involved in protecting turtle habitats in Mexico this summer. The Science Exchange Internship Program conducted research looking into the effects of light pollution on turtle nesting beaches in Mexico. Artificial lights can have terrible consequences for turtle hatchlings, which are programmed to use lights for navigation. As a

A new theory has been proposed surrounding the cause of the scars on a great white shark known as Scarface. The shark is covers in tremendous scars from head to tail, and was initially filmed by underwater cinematographer Dean Spraakman. While there have been many theories about the scars ranging from bites from mako sharks