The Many Factors in Decompression Stress

Most personal factors that affect decompression stress can be modified. Divers know their bodies best, so assess your risks with each upcoming dive.

Uncertainty After Diving

Through a series of case studies, one researcher illustrates the confounding nature of decompression sickness (DCS) and shares important recommendations.

A female diver is in the foreground with her hands clasped. A male diver is in the background.

Voluntourism

Voluntourism, when combined with a dive trip, combines the benefits of the marine environment and helping local communities. Learn more about several voluntourism opportunities found all over the world.

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South Africa

South Africa is known for its large above-ground mammals, but below the waters of its shores, are equally compelling marine predators. South Africa is a great destination for divers. Read more about how to dive it.

Several blue sharks swim through a swarm of anchovies

Lunar Inspiration in Palau

Lunar cycles heavily influence the currents in Palau. The cycles heavily influence the waters surrounding the island. Read more about lunar cycles.

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Stacking the Deck

Dive safety is imperative and little precautions and steps you take can collectively make a big difference. Get some dive safety tips to help you fully enjoy your next dive experience.

Shirtless dive master leads a predive check with white board

Man Meets Shark

A diver has made a career out of diving with sharks and introducing people to these creatures. Read more about diving with sharks.

Diver holding a stick comes close to a shark's jaw

Tonga’s Gentle Giants

Humpback whales feed in polar waters during the summer and then migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed during winter. Various locations offer seasonal whale-watching, but swimming with them is legal in only a few places — Tonga is one of them. Every year its warm and sheltered waters provide a nursery for the whales, which gather there between July and October after a long migration from Antarctica.

The Art of Dive History

THE HISTORY OF DIVING is filled with an array of oddities and eccentricities that wouldn’t be out of place in science fiction. This fascinating universe has captured my interest for many years and recently compelled me to begin the Diver Project.

Mangrove Forests

Mangroves matter. They are unique, complex habitats that guard shorelines. They connect the land to the sea, house a diverse range of animal and plant life, and reduce the impacts […]

hawksbill sea turtle