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Meet Photo Contest Winner Pier Nirandara

Meet Pier Nirandara, 1st Place winner of the Behavior category in the 2024 Through Your Lens Photo Contest.

How to Avoid and Treat Sea Urchin Spine Injuries
Sea urchins pose a hazards to unwary divers. Understanding how to avoid, identify and treat these injuries is crucial for a safe and enjoyable diving experience.
Gifted Education Specialist Dr. Kama Cannon Named September Sea Hero
Dr. Cannon is honored as Scuba Diving's September Sea Hero for her work inspiring the next generation of ocean ambassadors through STEM education and scientific diving. Learn more about her nonprofit DiveN2Life uses dive training and placed-based education to tackle conservation issues and beyond.
8 Best Places for Shark Encounters

Sharks have the innate ability to stir up a wide range of emotions in people, with fear being the most common. But there's much more to these fascinating creatures than is portrayed on the big screen.

Best Scuba BCDs of 2024 Reviewed
ScubaLab tests and reviews eight new BCDs. Find out which fins won ScubaLab Testers Choice and Best Buy.
The Newest Marine Sanctuary Beckons Wreck Divers to Explore the Great Lakes
Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, designated this summer, offers cultural and historical diving gems.
Why La Paz Should Be Your Next Dive Trip
Just a two-hour drive north on the arid peninsula from the more famous party town of Cabo San Lucas, La Paz is a magical city with as much to explore topside as underwater.
Diving for an Arctic Cave Concert
Find out what it takes to livestream a concert from an underwater cave system that sits under the Scandinavian Mountains.
Meet the Mountain Mermaid of Appalachia
When people think of the Appalachian Mountains, they often imagine hiking, chasing waterfalls, drinking local beer and searching for Bigfoot. But did you know that you can scuba dive and snorkel here too? Learn all about it from this interview with PADI Instructor Ischa Vingle.
6 Bucket-List Dive Sites You Should Train For
Open-water certification is great, but the destinations on our list are best visited after mastering some advanced training. Here are six sites where extra certification goes a long way.
What It's Like to Be an Underwater Archaeologist
There's a lot of history in the ocean. Underwater archaeologists are explorers who seek to learn more about the past through discoveries found on the seafloor.
Meet the Women Leading 'Mission: Iconic Reefs'
Sarah Fangman and Jennifer Moore are behind the NOAA-led and partner-driven effort to restore seven coral reef sites in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Learn what inspired and challenged these women leaders.
Introduction to Ice Diving
Ice diving isn't for the faint of heart, but there's a whole different underwater world to explore when you don a dry suit and take the plunge. Here's how to embrace the cold.
Why Do Sea Turtles Return to the Same Beach?
In this edition of “Ask a Marine Biologist,” Dr. David Shiffman answers a question about sea turtle natal homing.