SCUBA News of the Day
Ferries, boats, ships, other water vehicles, as well as other structures that are generally exposed to water use waterproof marine paints or marine coatings. The special paints give them protective layers against moisture such as rain, freshwater, saltwater, or brackish water. Offshore oil rigs are coated with marine paints as well to prevent the metal from rust and corrosion. Read more…
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“They are the future for sharks in the Bahamas.”
Sharks4Kids takes students in the Bahamas shark diving to inspire the next generation of shark conservation leaders by fostering a connection with their local marine…
Soft-coral gardens have been found at depths beyond 500m off western Greenland, the first habitat of its kind to have been identified in this part of the North Atlantic – and they were revealed by scientists from the UK and Greenland using a GoPro. Read more…
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Over the last five years, PADI® Members have hosted nearly 4,000 PADI Women’s Dive Day events around the world. In doing so, the PADI Family has changed thousands of lives, expanded the dive community and made the underwater world more accessible to all. On 18 July 2020, the dive community will come together again from […]
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On Tuesday 30th June at 18:00 CET (12:00 EST), Paralenz welcomes you to join them for their live product presentation hosted on Facebook. Co-Founders & Product Developer, Martin Holmberg, and Partnerships Manager, Jacob Dalhoff, will present the new Vaquita in all its details. They will also talk about the camera’s interaction with the Paralenz App […]
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On Tuesday 30th June at 18:00 CET (12:00 EST), Paralenz welcomes you to join them for their live product presentation hosted on Facebook. Co-Founders & Product Developer, Martin Holmberg, and Partnerships Manager, Jacob Dalhoff, will present the new Vaquita in all its details. They will also talk about the camera’s interaction with the Paralenz App […]
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Dr Alex Tattersall, the active and award winning underwater photographer and founder of Underwater Visions, has teamed up with Oonasdivers to offer a fantastic Underwater Photography Workshop for 2021. Alex is the importer and distributor of the excellent Nauticam range of products for the UK, France and Ireland. This puts him in the perfect position […]
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Dr Alex Tattersall, the active and award winning underwater photographer and founder of Underwater Visions, has teamed up with Oonasdivers to offer a fantastic Underwater Photography Workshop for 2021. Alex is the importer and distributor of the excellent Nauticam range of products for the UK, France and Ireland. This puts him in the perfect position […]
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News
How remote-controlled aircraft are being used to protect the ocean
From 3D mapping to monitoring shark migration patterns, drones are being used more than ever to assist researchers and marine biologists around the globe.
NewsOver one-hundred volunteer divers, representing twenty-six countries and nearly every dive center on the island came together for the Phi Phi Cleanup Project 2020.
The enterprising kids who created the conservation organization Bye Bye Plastic Bags’ on Bali are at it again with One Island One Voice.
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A scorecard designed to help scuba divers exposed to or infected by the Covid-19 virus calculate whether it is safe for them to resume diving has been produced by the UK Diving Medical Committee. Read more…
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Welcome to Episode 13 where we are visiting All West Apartments and Diving in Westpunt with a long-time friend, Sarah Wuensche, who is a passionate travel blogger, a diver and a special contributor to Taucher.net. Although, we cannot experience the incredible sunsets, starry skies, and dive the mind-blowing house reef together right now, our combined […]
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In its 16th year of celebrating life after injury and changing lives through adaptive diving the Dive Pirates Foundation found a fun way to continue one of its trip traditions while awaiting the lifting of travel restrictions which delayed the annual trip to Cayman Brac. “This year we’ve kicked off the ‘Virtual Deep Down Challenge’ […]
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OFFER EXTENDED! SCUBAPRO extends its special offer: Get a free transmitter with every Galileo HUD or a G2 wrist computer until the end of September! GALILEO HUD, THE INTUITIVE “HANDS-FREE COMPUTER” The new Galileo HUD is a revolutionary mask-mounted, hands-free dive computer with a virtual floating heads-up display, giving you more freedom to experience your […]
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News
The conservation nonprofit is amplifying diver voices to secure sustainable trading regulations around the world.
Project Aware amplifying diver voices to secure sustainable trading regulations for sharks and rays around the world.
This mask has lenses that TUSA claims will protect your eyes against HEV (High Energy Visible) light. Read more…
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Continued closure of public swimming pools in the UK because of the coronavirus pandemic is causing problems for scuba dive-club members who don’t have ready access to open water, and often depend on them for training. Read more…
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The £999 Hydra is reckoned by Fourth Element to be well-suited to UK diving, with 4mm HDR high-density neoprene to keep the wearer warm in cold water while minimising suit compression for easier buoyancy control. Read more…
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Dolphins are like the great apes in that they learn foraging techniques not only from their mothers but from their friends – that’s the surprise finding from a new scientific study carried out in Shark Bay in Western Australia. Read more…
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