Alert Diver Category: Dive Slate

With some forethought, gear, and preparation, you may still enjoy your dive despite inclement weather conditions.

DIVERS ALERT NETWORK has published a reference document to promote medical fitness to dive throughout divers’ lives. Intended to be used by divers, dive professionals, and doctors, the document establishes […]

You don’t have to dive very deep into the world of finance to be aware of Ray Dalio. Journalist Bill Whitaker interviewed him in 2019 on the campus of Dalio’s firm, Bridgewater Associates, and introduced him this way: “This week on 60 Minutes we met Ray Dalio.

The high seas have long represented a frontier of wild adventure — a place where people took significant risks and untold fortunes were waiting to be snatched from the jaws of a capricious ocean.

DAN’s first aid courses are designed to provide divers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond in emergencies.

Teaching someone to dive doesn’t happen without risk. If an incident or accident occurs, students may find themselves footing expensive medical bills for which traditional health insurance provides minimal or no coverage. DAN Student Medical Expense Coverage is dive accident insurance designed specifically for new divers in training that DAN fully subsidizes, so there is no cost to students or their instructors.

Andy Casagrande is an award-winning cinematographer and a DAN member. He’s also obsessed with sharks. Read his story.

DAN member John Thompson shares why he is a DAN member and what he values most with the organization. Thompson also discusses his work with SUDS.

Reefs smell. No, really! A healthy reef sends out attractive scents attracting a population of reef builders and dwellers. These newcomers are vital to the success of a reef.

A team of volunteer divers works together to remove cast-off, derelict fishing nets to help the local animal life. Read more about the venture to remove the nets.