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Transglobal Spread of a Sea Urchin Parasite

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15 April, 2024 - 19:00

Ecology & Science
Tones & Tonality: Contributors' Picks

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15 April, 2024 - 12:00

Photo & Video
Jared Hires Cause of Death: Medical, Not Machine or Mistake

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11 April, 2024 - 00:32

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Individual Personalities Found in Bull Sharks

Posted by Ila France Porcher

09 April, 2024 - 15:45

Ecology & Science
Scientists Unveil the Roughback Bristle Shark

Posted by Ila France Porcher

06 April, 2024 - 18:28

Ecology & Science
Jared Hires Dies at Plura Cave

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04 April, 2024 - 07:47

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10 Apr, 2024

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04 Apr, 2024

What’s Yappening! Tourism Updates from Yap, Micronesia

03 Apr, 2024

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31 Mar, 2024

Editorials & Op'eds

We miss you, Jacques-Yves Cousteau

15 Mar, 2024 Main minion

On the brink

02 Jan, 2024 Main minion

Wrecks & Archaeology

US Calls on Fishermen to Help Preserve Historic Wrecks

Apr 03, 2024 - 17:39 WWII Wrecks

1886 Steamship 'Milwaukee' Found Remarkably Intact in Lake Michigan

Mar 26, 2024 - 12:52 Steamships & Cargo

WWI German Submarine located

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Florida shipwreck identified as the 50-gun frigate HMS Tyger

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What Does It Take to Be a “Good Diver?” — Part One

27 Jul, 2018

Mark Powell

Achieving Our Teaching Objectives

26 Sep, 2017 Training

Matt Jevon

Training vs Experience

02 Jan, 2018 Matt Jevon Training

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All the Trimmings: Tips to Improve Your Efficiency in Water with Good Trim

10 Oct, 2022 Training

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01 Sep, 2022 Training

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Be a Better Divemaster: Apply Human Factors

05 Jan, 2022 Training

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Technical Diving - News

SDI introduces new scuba instructor certification

16 Jan, 2024 Courses

Technical Diving Features

Plura Cave Concert

14 Mar, 2024 Cave Diving and Mines

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Skills for Technical Diving

23 Feb, 2012 Technical Diving

Dealing with the Aftermath

28 Oct, 2014 Mindset

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Safety Culture

Gareth Lock

Human Factors in Diving Conference Coming up

14 Jul, 2021 Safety Culture

Divers Adrift - Surviving Being Lost at Sea

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Avoiding Bad Gas - Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

05 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 2

31 Oct, 2020 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

19 Jun, 2020 Safety Culture

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19 Dec, 2023

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19 Dec, 2023

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Travel News & Advisories

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Guadalupe's Great White Sharks

By Barb Roy

13 March, 2006 - 12:00

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Lake Malawi

By Scott Bennett

06 January, 2015 - 23:53

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Solo Diving

By Brandi Mueller

15 November, 2015 - 03:53

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Scotland's Islands of Forth

By Lawson Wood

24 July, 2017 - 11:34

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Washington State's Hood Canal

By Barb Roy

17 February, 2014 - 17:30

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

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Dec 14, 2023

Party with DAN at DEMA Show 2023

Nov 03, 2023

DAN announces DEMA party, seminar schedule and more

Oct 27, 2023

Diving Emergencies: New service allows free calls over the internet

Oct 25, 2023

DAN announces USCG approval of its first aid courses

Oct 12, 2023

DAN Welcomes 2023 Interns

Jun 29, 2023

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Ecology

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Transglobal Spread of a Sea Urchin Parasite

By Ila France Porcher

April 15, 2024 - 19:00

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Individual Personalities Found in Bull Sharks

By Ila France Porcher

April 09, 2024 - 15:45

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Scientists Unveil the Roughback Bristle Shark

By Ila France Porcher

April 06, 2024 - 18:28

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Shark Bites: Evaluating the Mistaken Identity Hypothesis

By Ila France Porcher

April 03, 2024 - 17:53

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Coral Catastrophe on Ningaloo Reef

By Ila France Porcher

April 03, 2024 - 14:27

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Long Beach Shark Lab May Lose Funding

By Main minion

April 01, 2024 - 22:50

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Sentience

Can clownfish count?

social sharks

Sharks as social and sentient beings

Fish recognises itself in photographs

Giant Pacific Octopus - photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Do octopuses have an emotional life?

Squirrelfish

Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

Illustration of a tiger shark by Ila France Porcher

What Are Sharks Aware Of?

Do fish really possess higher cognitive powers?

Thoughtful Sharks

The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

Marine Mammals

Orcas Are Possibly Two Distinct Species

Mar 29, 2024 - 18:41 Orca

Potential New Orca Population in Northeastern Pacific

Mar 26, 2024 Orca

Alarming Population Decline in Humpback Whales as a Result of…

Mar 19, 2024 Whales

Miami Seaquarium Orca show

Eviction Notice Served to Miami Seaquarium Amidst Controversy…

Mar 09, 2024 Orca

Sharks & Rays

Bull shark

Individual Personalities Found in Bull Sharks

Apr 09, 2024 - 15:45 Sharks

Dichichthys sp. (adult male) from the ROV SuBastian during Coral Sea surveys at Moore Reef, Queensland

Scientists Unveil the Roughback Bristle Shark

Apr 06, 2024 Sharks

Shark Bites: Evaluating the Mistaken Identity Hypothesis

Apr 03, 2024 Sharks

Long Beach Shark Lab May Lose Funding

Apr 01, 2024 Sharks

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Photo & Video

Rico Besserdich - tutorials

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

Photo & Video

Tones & Tonality: Contributors' Picks

Still photography

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

Positioning Subjects in UW Macro Photography

Seascapes: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Pairs & Companions: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Tones & Tonality: Contributors' Picks

By My Minion

April 15, 2024 - 12:00

Posted in: Photo & Video
Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

By My Minion

April 01, 2024 - 22:09

Posted in: Photo & Video
Positioning Subjects in UW Macro Photography

By Main minion

April 01, 2024 - 20:56

Posted in: Photo & Video
Seascapes: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

January 20, 2024 - 10:39

Posted in: Photo & Video
Winners of the DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition 2023

By Main minion

December 24, 2023 - 14:20

Posted in: Photo & Video
Pairs & Companions: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

November 04, 2023 - 21:03

Posted in: Photo & Video

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Culture & Lifestyle

Olivier Leger Portfolio

By My Minion

20 June, 2023

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Portfolio: Alan Williams

By My Minion

14 October, 2023

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Grace Marquez Portfolio

By My Minion

07 August, 2023

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Tony Fredriksson Portfolio

By My Minion

06 February, 2023

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Posted in: Ocean Arts
Nate Wilson Portfolio

By My Minion

19 January, 2023

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Paul Fearn Portfolio

By My Minion

27 April, 2023

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Marguerita Hagan Portfolio

By My Minion

10 October, 2023

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Nansi & David Gallup Portfolio

By My Minion

18 March, 2022

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Books by our contributors

Dangerous Shallows

Eric Takakjian and Randall Peffer

Scuba Confidential

Simon Pridmore

Water Crisis: Day Zero

Eric Douglas

Cave Diving: Everything you always wanted to know, by Stratis Kas

Stratis Kas

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Matteo Ratto

The Art of Risk

Richard Harris

Technically Speaking

Simon Pridmore

Secret Seas

Paul Flandinette

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Michel Claereboudt

Dolphin Way

Mark Caney

Books by Rico Besserdich

SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

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Technically Speaking – Talks on Technical Diving Volume 1: Genesis and Exodus

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