Program Spotlight: DAN Offers New E-Learning Courses

Dive safety starts with understanding the risks in diving. Prevention requires taking appropriate steps to mitigate these risks, and effectively responding to incidents requires preparation and training. Online learning is […]

DAN Dispatch: DAN Research Update

AS DIVERS JUMP INTO ANOTHER BUSY DIVE SEASON, DAN Research is also gearing up to advance our understanding of dive science and medicine. Here is a quick introduction to two […]

Guidelines for Lifelong Medical Fitness to Dive

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 […]

medical fitness to dive, Alert Diver magazine Q4 2023

Ray Dalio

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.

Dalio pilots an underwater DPV through a massive school of tropical reef fish

The Philippines: A Beacon of Hope for the High Seas 

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.

clownfish with anemone

Honoring DAN First Aid Providers

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

Administering First Aid

Travel Smarter: Liveaboard Diving

While there are many great local and land-based destinations, a liveaboard might be the ultimate experience for a vacation dedicated to diving. But the benefits of liveaboard diving, such as traveling to incredible dive sites that can’t be reached from shore and filling your days with dives, require some extra preparation. If you have decided to take the plunge on your first liveaboard trip, here are some tips to ensure smooth sailing.

Gateway to the Gulf Stream

Located in Miami, Fla., the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science boasts a magnificent aquarium where the goal is to get people interested in science and marine life.

A happy shark swims at an aquarium

Exploring the Heart of Bell Island

The Bell Island mines were attacked in WWII, and today, artifacts from the mine are submerged underwater making an interesting dive expedition. Crews are set to visually archive the artifacts.

A female diver is submerged and documenting sunken artifacts