Month: October 2020

Fourth Element’s commitment to recycled plastics continues with its new rashguard line. Read more…

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As part of Analox’s DEMA 2020 campaign they are running an underwater photography competition, #MadForMarineLife. Analox are fascinated by everything that goes on beneath the surface and would love for you to share your experiences with them! If you have taken any underwater photographs that you are proud of and would like to showcase, consider […]

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Ras Mohammed national park – and, it has been unofficially reported, the Brothers Islands – in the northern Red Sea have been closed indefinitely for recreational activities following a rare shark attack on a group of snorkellers. Read more…

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In this edition of Ask a Marine Biologist, Dr. David Shiffman addresses a recent case of scary-sounding misinformation.

While shark liver oil is used in vaccines, claims that this represents a major shark conservation issue are …

Saturday, 7 November sees the world’s first “Underwater Selfie Day”, according to diver training agency PADI, which has linked up with action-cam maker GoPro for the occasion. And there are cameras and cash to be won. Read more…

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For this week’s competition, we’ve teamed up with our good friends at Nautilus Diving to give away one of Momentum’s new M20 Dive Watches as a prize! Leading watch brand Momentum has introduced the new M20 series of watches. The new collection includes the M20 DSS Diver with a classic black dial, or striking Bahama yellow […]

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How do you pick which dive operation wins your money for your scuba diving vacation? If you only get to dive on vacation, you want to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth and getting experiences you enjoy. That’s why we are giving you our easy 5-step process for filtering out dive centers and narrowing down […]

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PADI® and GoPro are teaming up to rally people around the world to dive in and make a statement for ocean conservation with the world’s first-ever Underwater Selfie Day on 7 November 2020. By flooding social media with amazing underwater photos and videos for one day, divers, water lovers and action sports enthusiasts will put […]

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In this exclusive Zoom interview, Jeff Goodman chats to Miranda Krestovnikoff, TV and radio presenter, author and diver, about dive training for children, her fourth book -‘The Sea’- an illustrated book for kids, diving in the UK, conservation and marine animal encounters. Rather listen to a podcast? Listen to the audio HERE on the new […]

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The Scuba.Digital team has had a very long but rewarding weekend. Though the attended numbers were lower than they would have liked, those that did attend have given them glowing feedback and are looking forward to next year already. They on the other hand are looking forward to a bit of a break. It takes […]

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If you’ve been thinking about getting into technical diving, chances are you’ve looked at lots of options. Should you start with open circuit or rebreather?

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A team of researchers recently discovered three new species of black coral in the depths of the North Pacific — but deep-sea mining could threaten them.

Grenada has to date remained a viable destination for UK divers. It boasts the largest shipwreck in the Caribbean, the Bianca C, many other good-quality wreck dives, coral reefs and a wealth of marine life. Read more…

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A male scuba diver died in an incident in Scapa Flow yesterday (28 October). Read more…

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Our Seas call on Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish Government to follow their own policies and stop the chronic destruction of our seabed by urgently reinstating a coastal limit on bottom-trawl and dredge fishing. Sign the petition here. Scottish coastal seas have been driven into decline due to decades of mismanagement. Destructive […]

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We’d like to say a big thank you to all of you who entered our competition to win an AP Diving 45M Ratcheted Pocket Reel from our good friends at AP Diving! As usual, lots of you entered… but there can, of course, be only one winner! And that winner is… Simon Nicholls from the UK. […]

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In this exclusive Zoom interview, Jeff Goodman chats to Richard Corner, UK Watersports Category Manager at Mares, about new products and the Horizon Rebreather. Part two in a series of four videos. Rather listen to a podcast? Listen to the audio HERE on the new Scubaverse podcast channel at Anchor FM. For more information, visit […]

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The Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society® (OWUSS) and Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) have announced two new internships for 2021. Applications are now being accepted for the Dr. Glen H. Egstrom DAN Diver’s Health and Safety Internship and the DAN Diver’s Safety Internship. The Dr. Glen H. Egstrom DAN Diver’s Health and Safety Internship is named in […]

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Dedicated to recognizing and honoring the contributions of women divers, the Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is an international non-profit professional honor society whose member contributions span a wide variety of fields including: The Arts, Science, Medicine, Sports, Exploration, Underwater Archaeology, Media, Service, Dive Training and Education, Safety, Business, Marine Environment and Conservation, Free […]

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NewsNew rules ban bottom-tending and other fishing gear in 13 reef and canyon sites in the Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Keys to Texas.