Ariella has been a writer and editor with Scuba Diving Magazine since 2021. She fell in love with the underwater world early in life and worked as a scuba instructor on both coasts of the U.S. while completing college and her graduate work in Marine Biology. When she isn’t on travel assignments or editing stories, she enjoys outdoor adventure sports, tending to the jungle of plants in her home and taking copious photos of her cats, Squid and Ham.
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Ariella Simke Articles
Pack a tent with your tank for an affordable and fun dive trip, whether you’re headed to Michigan or Maui.
From bungee cords to concentrated soap, this is what you need to take care of your dive equipment while camping.
Diving in shallow waters is great for underwater photography, new animal encounters and long dives.
Divers witness a life and death melee in the waters of Monterey during the annual squid mating aggregation.