DAN Member Profile: Bonnie Toth
DAN member Bonnie Toth revolutionized marketing efforts for scuba gear and the scuba world entirely. Learn more about her story and why she is a DAN member.
Alert Diver Category: Dive Slate
Year of the Military Diver
How much do you know about military diving programs? This year marks many anniversaries, including the 100-year anniversary of the Mark V diving helmet. Read more.
Shark: An Icon on the Rise
Global shark populations are threatened by fishing pressures or shark-fin poaching. However, shark conservation efforts are working to raise sharks’ reputations.
DAN Member Profile: “Ocean” Annie Crawley
DAN Member “Ocean” Annie Crawley aims to educate children on the beauties of the ocean through a series of different educator guides. Read more about this DAN member.
Reports from the Lionfish Front
Lionfish are an invasive species and have been found all over the world. But the volunteerism of divers and even sharks has helped decrease these surging populations. Read more about the current state of lionfish.
DAN Member Profile: Sylvia Earle
DAN member Dr. Sylvia Earle is a big advocate for the ocean environment. She’s spearheaded more than 100 scientific explorations and has spent more than 7,000 hours underwater.
DAN Member Profile: Clive Cussler
DAN member Clive Cussler discusses why he loves shipwrecks and what motivates him to dive. Read more about Clive Cussler.
Bringing Shipwrecks to Life
Photogrammetry is the process of collecting a series of still images or videos of an object, such as a shipwreck, and then loading those images into software that can triangulate the photographed points to create a 3D model. Plenty of real-world applications can use this technology, including architecture, engineering, forensics, archaeology, mapping and video games. Becky Kagan Schott enjoys seeing wrecks come to life in a way that a single photo could never accomplish.
Tren Maya
SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOODED CAVES are underneath the jungle of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The peninsula began as a coral reef which sea-level fluctuations during various ice ages exposed to the atmosphere.
Program Spotlight: DAN’s Oxygen Grant Program
OXYGEN HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE PRIMARY FIRST AID for scuba diving injuries, specifically decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE). Part of DAN’s mission is to ensure that oxygen first aid equipment …
