DAN Member Profile: Evan Bozanic
DAN member Evan Bozanic is just 14 years old, but deeply passionate about science, exploration and ocean conservation. Read more about this DAN member.
Alert Diver Category: Dive Slate
Significant Sargassum
Sargassum plays a significant role in a healthy marine ecosystem in different ways, including providing shelter and fostering breeding opportunities. Read more about sargassum and its importance.
Mission: USS Hatteras
The historical significance of the Hatteras wreck is enormous because of the speed at which it sank, its depth and its cargo of guns, ammunition, personal effects and even the ship’s cash box. The wreck remains largely intact and untouched. Read more about the sinking of the USS Hatteras.
Aquarius Lives On
The Aquarius undersea habitat turned 20 this year and enables scientists opportunities to train, observe and perform experiments in a unique environment. Learn more about the Aquarius.
Confronting Cardiovascular Hazards
Cardiovascular hazards are a concern in older divers and are a cause of dive fatalities. Read more about how DAN Research is combating these cardiovascular hazards.
DAN Member Profile: David Crosby
Singer David Crosby is a DAN member and a fierce advocate for the world’s oceans. Read more about Crosby and why he is a DAN member.
Ocean Classrooms
Ocean Classrooms is an innovative new system of marine education hoping to foster science education and underwater exploration in divers under 30. Learn more about Ocean Classrooms experiences.
Great White Scavengers
Great white sharks are the ocean’s largest predatory fish yet not much is known about them. Learn more about a recent study on great white sharks. The study had the researchers rethinking what they previously knew about these sharks.
The Chamber on Catalina Island
The hyperbaric chamber at Catalina Island has been serving divers for 40 years. The chamber is open 24 hours per day and is one of only two that is dedicated solely to divers. Read more about this nearly all-volunteer crew and facility.
The DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year Award
Learn the winner of the 2013 DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year Award.