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Statia aims to make a big impact in increasing its numbers of baby green and hawksbill sea turtles, common specimens at the island’s many dive sites.
High school students with a background in scuba diving and love for the ocean have the chance to save money thanks to a unique scholarship.
The majority of the best dives still require a boat — here are a few quick tips to help you fit right in on board.
During their 50th year, SCUBAPRO is offering four different models, each with its own specific features and benefits. Yet they all offer instant and constant delivery of ultra-high airflow for incomparable performance in all diving conditions and at any depth.
From the reef to the open ocean, some marine animals have found ways to ease the daily rigors of survival in the underwater world by joining forces. Symbiotic and commensal relationships sometimes create mutually beneficial relationships for wildly dissimilar creatures — much to the entertainment of divers.
When I first told my family that I would be feeding sharks, everyone, especially my mom, thought I was crazy. In Fiji, some believe in a shark god named Dakuwaqa, so they respect the sharks. But growing up here, we mostly heard about sharks as man-eaters, and something to avoid. We certainly didn’t think of them as something you would want surrounding you, but that’s what happens to me every week.
Sand Dollar Condominiums offers guests seven night Value Season Ride to the Reef Packages beginning as low as $617.00 per diver/$457.00 per vacationer based on quad occupancy in a two bedroom/two bathroom condominium including free Wi-Fi, an air-conditioned rental truck and government room tax. The diver package includes 6 days of unlimited tanks for shore diving plus free Nitrox upgrades provided by on-property dive operator PADI 5 Star Dive Friends Bonaire. Tanks are available 24/7 both on the seaside and at the drive up tank station.
Den Laman Condominium’s on-property PADI dive operator, Bonaire Dive & Adventure, will be hosting their Sixth Annual Fish ID Challenge Program this summer from July 27 - August 2 & August 3 – 9, 2013.
Conservation agencies say no, so why do so many divers do it anyway?
A trip aboard VIP One can turn any diver into a metalhead — with playful dolphins and scalloped hammerheads thrown in just for fun.
Perhaps nothing ruins a dive trip more quickly than an urgent need to “feed the fish” from the railing. Thus, most divers try very diligently to avoid getting motion sickness – but how? What really works?
The Galapagos Aggressors I & II are ready to take you on a trip of a lifetime with more day dives, more night dives and more land hikes! The new itinerary includes Wolf and Darwin Islands, Baltra, Punta Carrion, Bartolome, Cabo Marshall and a brand new addition to our itinerary, Cabo Douglas where guests will have the opportunity to interact with marine iguanas as they feed in the water.
It’s the bane of all divers. We want to go down, but the inherent buoyancy in our wetsuits, our BCs, our lungs and our fat cells are all conspiring to keep that from happening. Here's how to determine how much weight you will need...
Voted the #1 Dive Resort in the World by Scuba Diving Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards 2013, Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire is the place for your next dive vacation! With friendly and professional Divemasters and Instructors, a fleet of five comfortable dive boats, fully equipped rental trucks and unlimited air or Nitrox -‐ Buddy Dive makes it easy to explore more than 86 award-‐winning dive sites reachable by shore or boat in Bonaire & Klein Bonaire.
All your dives, all your meals, all your drinks, all your fun! Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas & Breezes all inclusive resort. 4 Nights 3 Days of Diving, all Meals & Drinks.
$1150 pp DBL
With the new protection, the South Pacific nation has ended commercial shark fishing and banned the possession, sale and trade of all shark products in more than 756,000 square miles of ocean.
Developing a deeper appreciation for wreck diving with intensive training on the Kittiwake.
Sensory Overload: Why Belize and the Sun Dancer II ride high on the bucket lists of divers in the know.
The Dead Sea is dropping at alarming levels; could a controversial infusion from the Red Sea stop the decline? And at what cost?
Dive Gear reviews from our recent equipment test at The Devil's Den in Williston, Florida.
Night Dives Worth Skipping Happy Hour For: Bonaire — Buddy Dive's Fluorescent Night Dive
Old dives, new tricks: These 12 wreck dives in Florida’s Panhandle tell stories from the past using an innovative and interactive approach.
Washington's Puget Sound is a hotbed for cold-water diving
Set on 46 secluded acres of lush Caribbean waterfront, the Blue Waters Inn offers access to some of the Caribbean’s best diving. Here are the top 3 reasons to dive with Blue Waters Inn.
Wreck diving in Palau’s iron ruins opens a window on the day their doomed sailors gave their all.
Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina offers a wide range of shallow and deepwater diving experiences, including colorful reefs, intricate wrecks and the world-famous Road to Atlantis.
Tragic history, human skulls and personal bests -- exploring the uncanny sunken legacy of Operation Hailstorm in Truk Lagoon.
Escape the tourist traps and take a giant stride into a world of undersea giants.
Island Companies, Oris team up to donate proceeds of watch sales to Cayman Island dive operators.
Check out the ScubaLab gear review for the Nauticam NA-RX100 Housing made especially for the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100.
Of the 11 data crunchers in ScubaLab’s 2012 shootout, these six models showed they had the right stuff.
In this year’s highly competitive field of 3 mm wetsuits, these four stood head-and-shoulders above the rest.
From our recent test of the latest BCs, these four models were the clear performance leaders.
This year ScubaLab put a group of new regulators through a grueling test regimine and these four models were the top performers.
Dive Gear reviews from our recent equipment test at The Devil's Den in Williston, Florida.
Divers now have the chance to win a free Liquivision Kaon, Xeo or Xen Dive Computer when you download your simulator of choice!
CETATEK’s new aquabionic warp1 fins instantly adapt and continuously change to any kick style and load level based on the demands of the diver. The warp1 blade features unique construction: At rest, it is relatively flat, but when the diver kicks, the sophisticated design creates a deep scoop that channels water to create thrust.
Cressi’s PC Interface Kit for its Leonardo dive computer is compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems that can be downloaded at www.cressi.com. Once the appropriate software package is installed on your personal computer, simply connect the module to your PC using the included USB cord. Then place your Leonardo face-down in the cradle and you’re ready to start transferring and printing out dive profile data.
A modern regulator is an extremely reliable mechanism. So reliable, in fact, that some divers will take their regs on countless dives and never so much as rinse them off. Yet they keep on delivering air year after year.
Feeling marching ants crawling under the skin of my thighs at 60 feet during decompression, it was clear to me that I was bent.
Danny was having one of the greatest days of his short dive career. Conditions were perfect. Visibility seemed to go on forever. Until the grouper he had just speared knocked his regulator out of his mouth and his mask askew. Suddenly, he was in trouble.
CPR and life support aren't included in basic scuba training — is just learning to dive enough of a challenge for beginners?
Stake a claim on the last unknown frontier: It lies just beneath our feet.
Conservation agencies say no, so why do so many divers do it anyway?
Perhaps nothing ruins a dive trip more quickly than an urgent need to “feed the fish” from the railing. Thus, most divers try very diligently to avoid getting motion sickness – but how? What really works?
It’s the bane of all divers. We want to go down, but the inherent buoyancy in our wetsuits, our BCs, our lungs and our fat cells are all conspiring to keep that from happening. Here's how to determine how much weight you will need...
A diver ignoring a nagging pain in her shoulder and neck spends some time in the chamber. What lessons can you learn from this dive accident?
From sleeping sharks to the deepest dives these outrageous dive stories aren't just entertaining. These true stories are sure to leave you curious about the outrageous people behind them!
From buying new dive equipment to taking care of what you already own, these simple tips will help you get the most out of your money.
Got a great underwater image? Here's how to get it noticed by photo editors and make money from your hard work.
CO testing is recommended, not mandatory, and poisonings are not recorded — but is there really cause for alarm?
In a classic case, panic, claustrophobia and poor decision-making lead to a dive fatality.
Simplify, organize and have fun! Here are six tips to make your day on a dive boat a success.
A modern regulator is an extremely reliable mechanism. So reliable, in fact, that some divers will take their regs on countless dives and never so much as rinse them off. Yet they keep on delivering air year after year.
Over Memorial Day weekend, the 217-foot Lulu will be scuttled in the Gulf of Mexico off Orange Beach
From sharks to sailfish, wrecks, divers and beyond, our readers have submitted some incredible images for our 2013 Scuba Diving Photo Contest. While they're not our winners just yet, here's a gallery of our favorite black and white images ... so far. (Captions provided by photographers.)
The East Coast of Florida is a playground of artificial reefs for diving, sunken ships that are hotspots for advanced divers.
Invasive Lionfish are a threat to much of what we love underwater in the Caribbean and Atlantic, but they're probably also here to stay. Learn about their habits, why they are such a problem, and even a few tasty ways to dispose of them.
From Bonaire to North Carolina and every dive site along the way, our readers have submitted some incredible images for our 2013 Scuba Diving Photo Contest. While they're not our winners just yet, here are 10 of our favorite shark images ... so far.
The ScubaLab 2013 testing season is in full swing. Our latest category: Buoyancy Compensators.
Check out these five new fins, regs, computers and more for your next technical dive.
Hammered by Norse gods of old, Iceland's mirror lakes conceal a spreading rift below, a molten gash that cuts to the very center of the Earth.
These human-assisted habitats act like defibrillation paddles, revving up struggling reefs and reviving declining fish populations from Florida to Indonesia and beyond.
Stake a claim on the last unknown frontier: It lies just beneath our feet.
Blackbeard's Cruises offers live-aboard scuba diving travel vacations to the Bahamas Out Islands. Three sailboats — Sea Explorer, Morning Star and Pirate's Lady — take guests for a week of diving on various itineraries in the Exumas, Southwest Eleuthera, Little San Salvador and Bimini.
Sharks, fascinating reefs and endless-blue-sea adventures await you in the Bahamas when you book a trip on this luxury live-aboard catamaran!
It's time for the latest exhibit by Austrian photographer and scuba diver Andreas Franke to move on — you can help break down this underwater exhibit and party with your fellow dive volunteers in Barbados — here's how.
Photographer and surveyor Jonathan Lavan was recognized this spring as the REEF 2012 Volunteer of the Year for his work surveying fish and teaching REEF’s online webinars, called fishinars.
For thousands of years sea monsters have appeared on maps as both warnings to travelers and as decorations. Chet Van Duzer explores these monsters in his new book Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps and gives readers a better understanding of their place and purpose in history.
Since 1978 Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas has been taking divers to the best reefs, wrecks and coral walls Nassau has to offer. Whether you’re making your first visit or returning for your 100th, Stuart Cove is dedicated to providing you with a unique and thrilling dive experience.
Whether you choose to shore dive the amazing house reef located just yards from the pool, explore the assortment of famous wrecks nearby or try a thrilling night dive, the Sunset House’s diving is sure to leave even the most season divers awestruck.
This suit uses Metalite-coated neoprene to “reflect” warmth back to the body and increase heat retention, while shedding water quickly to help protect against wind chill when you’re back on shore.
The Magnum delivered excellent work of breathing scores on the ANSTI breathing simulation tests that are conducted at an independent testing facility in Panama City, Florida.
This rugged, compact camera is rubber-armored and waterproof to 130 feet and shockproof up to six feet, making the Mini II perfect for divers and other outdoor adventurers.
The Marea Dry Combo features all the same technical benefits as other masks and snorkels in Cressi’s line, but with a brand-new style for 2012.
Check out this video of the amazing scuba diving vacation opportunities available through Ocean Encounters in Curacao.
The Underwater Explorers Society is situated in the heart of Port Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island and offers a wealth of activities, a full bar and restaurant, dive training pool, new rental gear and comfy dive boats. Whether you’re new to scuba diving or have years of experience, UNEXSO is designed to provide you with the ultimate dive vacation.
Constructed of a flexible polypropylene blade and a thermoplastic rubber foot pocket in an open-heel design, Tilos’s lightweight Torrent fins offer increased flexibility, which translates to a more comfortable kicking experience.
This rear-entry, 4 mm, high-density neoprene dry suit weighs 50 percent less than traditional neoprene dry suits. When ScubaLab tested dry suits this past winter, the immediate reaction from every tester was “Is this a dry suit?”
This serious dive tool uses a modular, interchangeable design so divers have a system that’s easy to use, no matter the environment. The knife offers a choice of a sharp drop-point or blunt-tip blade made from a hardened stainless steel alloy, making it durable and rust-resistant.
The Pro Light is an extremely light and well-balanced fin that’s surprisingly responsive and powerful. The compact blade features a soft rubber center panel that’s flanked by thermoplastic stiffeners and flexible yet supportive side rails. This combination provides nice blade flex when kicking, and allows you to maintain stability whether you prefer flutter, scissor or frog style kicking. The fin has two flaps along the end of the blade, a design that allows divers to change direction with only minimal kicking effort.
The Apeks XTX200, the company’s flagship regulator, gets high marks for its excellent breathing characteristics: well-designed user adjustments, great hose swivel connection on the second stage, and cool-looking chrome finish on the compact, environmentally sealed, over-balanced diaphragm first stage.
ScubaLab reviews the Tilos Men’s 3/2 mm Delphite SuperStretch Jumpsuit
Experience all the best aspects of Bahamas Diving with Small Hope Bay Lodge’s ALL INCLUSIVE diving package! Explore the Andros Barrier Reef, the third largest barrier reef in the world, and enjoy some of the most diverse diving on the planet. Whatever your experience level, whatever your desires, we have it all - caverns, walls, blue holes, wrecks and exciting Bahamas shark diving.This ALL INCLUSIVE Scuba Diving Package at Small Hope includes:
Buddy Dive Resort, Still home of the most complete Drive & Dive package. Inclued: Transfers & taxes, unlimited air or Nitrox, pick-up truck, daily buffet breakfast, accommodations, 6 X’s 1 tank boat dives From $776 pp/per week (based on 6pax/3 bedrm. apt.) 2nd Diver Dives for Free when booking our Drive & Dive Package with unlimited shore diving PLUS 6 one-tank boat dives! Valid from: Aug. 17th-Sept. 29th & Nov. 30th – Dec. 20th 2013
Escape to our beautiful Caribbean Paradise, and experience our valet dive service. Barefoot Cay is a luxury boutique resort on the south shore of Roatan. Take advantage of our great fall special: just $1,190 per person, based on double occupancy in a studio loft or quadruple occupancy in a loft suite, or $1,240 per person in a master bedroom, based on doublé occupancy.
Located only short flight from most west coast, Los Cabos offers convenient dive getaway Mexican style.
Go Pro this Summer 2013 with Utila Dive Center!At the Utila Dive Center, a PADI Career Development Center in the Caribbean Bay Islands we have an amazing promotion running this summer if you’ve ever considered becoming a PADI instructor. We have some great offers on our Instructor courses for this July to September 2013;
Includes: 7 nights deluxe gardenview accommodations, 5 days of 2-tank boat dives, unlimited shore diving, all meals, snacks and beverages, resort activities, up to $200 in resort coupons per room to use on applicable items as stated by hotel, roundtrip airport transfers, hotel taxes, and service charges.
Includes: 7 nights deluxe oceanview accommodations, 6 days of 1-tank boat dives and unlimited shore diving, roundtrip aiport transfers, hotel tax, and service charges. Valid through 5/4/13, 6/1/13-6/29/13 and 8/31/13-10/5/13.
Includes: 7 nights accommodations, 5 days of 2-tank boat dives, daily breakfast, roundtrip airport transfers, hotel tax, and service charges.Valid through 12/14/13.
Pay for 5 Nights get the 6th & 7th Night FREEPay for 5 Days of Shore Diving get the 6th Day FREE SAMPLE SELLABRATION PACKAGES: Ride to the Reef packages from $551.00 per diver/$401.00 per vacationer based on four people sharing a two-bedroom/two-bath condominium.
Discover a paradise where diving is great all year round, the waters are warm and the fish are aplenty. Tufi Resort is every diving enthusiasts dream location, offering everything from dramatic reef diving to historical wreck diving. Dive the fjords or outer reefs and see one of Tufi’s world-class dive sites.
Take advantage of some great diving adventures this summertime for the family. With warm clear waters, colorful shallow reefs and an award winning staff all set in an idilic resort on the NW tip of Grand Cayman, you'll have a great family adventure! Options are available for kids age 8 and up to kern about he marine environment, or continue the adventure for kids and teens already certified. New bookings only. Blackout dates: July 2013. Kids 12 and under stay free. Kids 12-17 qualify for the 25% off diving reward.
The Stella Maris Resort: Stella Maris Watersports offers a new dive package. The Plantation Package Includes: 5 or 7 nights accommodation at the renowned Stella Maris Resort; 2 tanks per day (8 or 12 dives); Return Air Transfers, Nassau-Long Island or George Town-Long Island; 3 meals per day 3 drinks per day (excluding bottled wine and champagne) House wine with dinner; Taxi Transfers Airport, Stella Maris Resort, Airport; includes all government taxes and service charges'
Located only short flight from most west coast, Los Cabos offers convenient dive getaway Mexican style. Most dive sites are located only short boat ride from the marina of Cabo San Lucas and the restaurant and night life Cabo San Lucas have are perfect for a short vacation.Package includes:3 night's accommodation in a DLX City view room, breakfast and internet access.2 days of 2 tank diving at the Cabo San Lucas marine park and at the Corridor, with PADI professional guides.
Dive Trip Liveaboard Special aboard the R/V Sea Dragon, 9 days of diving, 10 nights, 4 dives per day + night dive, all meals, 8 guests in 4 double Cabins. Boarding on San Salvador island traveling to Great Exuma - includes diving at San Salvador, Conception island and Long Island.
Our 2013 season is almost sold out*!Just 3 cabins in July available, otherwise we’re fully booked until next year.That’s a great excuse to book a last minute trip this summer ... or start planning your 2014/2015 dive calendar! MORE ON OUR 7 JULY 2013 CRUISEThis trip is an incredible ‘2 for the price of 1’ itinerary, visiting both of the West Nusa Tengara destinations; KOMODO and ALOR!Trip departs Labuanbajo on 7 July 2013 for 13 nights, ending 20 July in Maumere.
Eckerle is also named general manager of Pelican's South Deerfield Facility
The founder of Oceanic has been named Beneath the Sea's 2012 Diving Pioneer
New Patriotic Themed Products Demonstrate Commitment to Veterans
Don’t miss out on the events this June that celebrate Divi Flamingo’s 60th year in hospitality in Bonaire!
Are you a Florida diver and want to try out the latest SCUBAPRO gear, make some awesome dives and enjoy fun and relaxation? There will be a ton of demo equipment at SCUBAPRO’s Submerge With SCUBAPRO events, scheduled during May 2012.
The entire family can enjoy a dive adventure — and the kids can get a free SeaLife camera
In its 42nd year, this year’s show is packed with workshops, seminars and exhibitors from all over the world
The popular Grand Cayman dive resort reaches out and thanks a military family
Founding sponsors of Sea Heroes, Oris Watches honors this committed conservationist, naming him Sea Hero of the Year.
After recently breaking the world diving record for the longest dive in freshwater (5 days) Sherrod looks to repeat his success in the Atlantic Ocean off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida.
The company’s six live-aboards in Southeast Asia will provide two different PADI rebreather scuba courses using the Poseidon MKVI.
Museum exhibit features original paintings, sculptures and photographs by the world’s leading painters and sculptors of marine and dive art
New underwater sculpture already a popular attraction for divers visiting Grenada
Alexandra Swanson wins lIve-aboard trip to the Great Barrier Reef for her scuba diving certification from PADI
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