Alert Diver Category: Features

Bonaire has world-class reefs and fantastic animal attractions — sightings that can spoil any diver. Learn more about how to dive and what to expect in Bonaire.

I SUSPECT THAT MY LOVE FOR SABA was set in motion the first time my father threaded King Kong onto our home projector. It was the original black-and-white film from 1933 […]

Great white sharks are capricious fish. They are iconic, impressive, photogenic, and awe-inspiring but also frustrating. That frustration is not all about the animal — part of it is how few places in the world you can go to see them.

This is Fakarava — a remote atoll in French Polynesia that feels more like a gateway to another world than a dive destination. Nestled in the remote Tuamotu Archipelago, this UNESCO biosphere reserve is where discriminating divers come to leave the ordinary behind.

DAN’s HIRA initiative uses incident data and risk-prevention strategies to help identify hazards in the dive industry. Learn more about this HIRA plan.

Palau is rich in vibrant colors underwater and also has a rich local history. Read more about where to dive and what to see in Palau.

The entrants of this year’s Ocean Views photo contest are truly ambassadors for our ocean world. As photographer Brian Skerry states in his introduction to the contest gallery, “The images were produce bear witness to the fact this stunning realm exists.”

Advances in decompression sickness studies and treatments could be made through identification of markers in the blood. Read more about the studies in decompression sickness.

Decompression illness (DCI) is a serious condition, but what is it exactly? Get the basics surrounding DCI including prevention, available treatments and more.

Today more than ever before, society is becoming aware of good reasons and real opportunities to protect the sea we value. It is not too late for the oceans.