6+ hour, 46+ min ago  (656+ words) Scuba News " Wrecks The first close-up images of the wreck of Quest, the last ship of famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, have been captured 390m deep beneath the Labrador Sea amid the first manned descents. The three-day Heroic Age Expedition…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (400+ words) Scuba News " Marine Biology Mona Khalil, one of Lebanon's most prominent marine conservationists and a long-time advocate for endangered sea turtles, has died following injuries sustained in an Israeli air-strike that struck her home in the coastal village of Al-Mansouri…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (583+ words) The land- and seascapes were everything I'd hoped for " sheer mountains rising from the ocean, glaciers, thick blankets of ice, beautifully sculptured icebergs, and a background soundtrack of cracking ice, avalanches, honking penguins and exhaling whales. While the landscapes were…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (76+ words) Divernet Conservation Corner: Sharing Our Sea: Coexisting with Sharks Explore how Taylor Ladd-Hudson overcame her fear of sharks and now champions their protection, offering tips for safely coexisting with these essential ocean creatures. You must be a member to access…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (509+ words) In a joint letter to the Minister released today, industry leaders say the imminent review of Commonwealth marine parks is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to boost high-level protection in Australia's offshore waters. Richard Nicholls, from the Dive Industry Association of Australia,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (192+ words) Divers Alert Network(DAN), the dive industry's safety organization and professional liability insurance provider, has launched Continuing Education for Dive Professionals " Course 3: Barotrauma Legal Drama. This new, free course is now available through DAN E-Learning. Barotrauma Legal Drama follows a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (697+ words) Scuba Diving " Ultimate Divers Guide This is Part 1 of a three-part exploration of the Great Barrier Reef by John Magee. Part 1: Ancient Origins | Part 2: Guarding the Glasshouse | Part 3: A Sustainable Future In 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took a picture from…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1115+ words) World Dives " North & Central America JOHN CHRISTOPHER FINE was out doing right by the ocean with some 400 other divers off Florida's east coast on Earth Day Early-morning stillness was interrupted by divers gathering at the Riviera Beach marina. Organisers of…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (778+ words) Scuba News " Conservation Dolphins can live to the age of 40 in the wild, so when a 15-year-old bottlenose called Zoe died on 29 April "far short of her natural lifespan, wildlife conservation body PETA blamed regular hands-on encounters with visitors to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (458+ words) Scuba News " Marine Biology Lawson Wood takes a closer look atone of the most-recognisable members of the Cnidarian Octocorals super-family: the Dead Man's Fingers The marine dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) is not toxic and is a member of the…...