Member to Member: Asking Questions in the Open Ocean
Cookiecutter sharks and pygmy sharks are unusual to see because of where they live, but they are common from the perspective of total oceanic diversity.
Alert Diver Issue: Q1 2020
Banda Bound
There is no single dive experience in Indonesia. Dive operators have created a subset of itineraries around the hub of the domestic airport and each dive experience is good.
Makos Matter
Often caught accidentally when fishing for tuna or marlin, mako shark populations are in serious trouble. But, demand for their prized fins and meat continue to drive commercial fishers to retain and kill them.
Dauin Diversity
Dauin is a peaceful beach village about 30 minutes by car from Dumaguete City (and its airport), and the area also features near the top of Philippine must-dive lists.
Working with Freedivers
Photographing humans underwater is unique because you are not capturing them in their natural habitat, which presents an enormous set of challenges, the biggest of which are the responsibilities and risks involved in breath-hold diving.
Keep Calm, and Be Prepared
Dive courses often prepare you for marine life stings. But are you prepared to treat insect stings? Thanks to emergency training, a scuba instructor was able to assist a woman who had a bee allergy.
Cardiovascular Disease and Diving
DAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions on cardiovascular disease and diving.
Supporting Those Who Serve Underwater
David Fothergill’s research helps divers and submariners. He specializes in diving physiology before his focus broadened to include submariners and submarine medicine at Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) based at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Decompression Sickness While Freediving
Decompression sickness is a rarity in freediving. But one diver failed to see the signs and fully understand the seriousness of DCS.
What Drowning Really Looks Like
Drowning is not splashing about like you see in film and television. Learn the cues so you’re prepared next time you’re in the water.