Alexandra Gillespie is a freelance writer that specializes in water and travel. Previously a digital editor of Scuba Diving magazine, her writing has appeared in Outside, NPR, National Geographic, and other national outlets.
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A $3.2 million COVID aid program is enabling seventeen Queensland operators to pay their staff to take part in reef restoration and monitoring activities through June.
PADI scuba shops in Hawaii issued more certifications in the second half of 2020 than the year before. Operators say the trend is continuing in 2021.
This week’s dive to the USS *Johnston*, the world’s deepest shipwreck at 21,180 feet, was the deepest shipwreck dive in history.
How to navigate the COVID entry requirements for seven popular scuba destinations open for visitors now.
Nominated for Best Documentary, the Netflix film follows the enriching relationship between a man and an octopus, erasing the line between humanity and nature.
Cassandra Neal, 70, has conducted 370 survey dives for the nonprofit REEF since Bonaire’s borders closed due to COVID-19 last March.
Limiting Factor is the first sub that can withstand the trench’s crushing pressure over and over. Augmented reality renderings of the sub let you explore it through your phone in your own living room.
More than 4,000 cold stunned sea turtles have been pulled from the Texas waters, and power outages are limiting the ability to aid the injured.
More than 30 scuba shops across the Caribbean are working with the Perry Institute of Marine Sciences to study cross-island coral restoration.