Henley Spiers – Turning Dreams to Reality
Explore the journey of Turning Dreams to Reality. Discover how Henley Spiers transformed his career from corporate to ocean adventure.
Alert Diver Issue: Q1 2026
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One of the Atlantic’s last truly wild places is offshore along the wave-exposed northern coast of East Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
Wetsuits and Urination
Urinating in a wetsuit is common for many recreational divers and is generally not harmful when exposure is limited. Immersion in water, especially cold water, triggers immersion diuresis, which shifts blood into the central circulation and increases urine production. Most divers feel that urge within minutes of entering the water.
Beavers: Nature’s Ecosystem Engineers
In search of beavers, my colleagues and I followed the Cap-Chat River on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula to a village of immaculate, steep-roofed houses that shares the river’s name. Near the village a red- and white-striped gate blocked the road, and a forbidding sign read, “Zone d’Exploitation Contrôlée.”
Stay Current, Stay Safe
Divers Alert Network (DAN) provides the industry’s most comprehensive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid training, grounded in evidence-based practices. Our programs leverage DAN’s research and medical expertise, along with the internationally recognized guidelines established by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).
A New Chapter for DAN and the Dive Community
Stepping into the role of president and CEO of Divers Alert Network is both an honor and a responsibility I take seriously. For more than four decades DAN has been a trusted partner to divers around the world, providing medical guidance, emergency assistance, scientific insight, and peace of mind.
Dodging a Bullet
While growing up I had two lifelong goals: become a diver and join the military to be part of the elite Special Operations Forces. I became a certified diver in 1994, when a close friend convinced me to plunge into Louisiana’s lakes with him, and I joined the U.S. Army a year later.
The Quest for Seahorses and Their Kin
When you set out into the sea to look for the divinely weird wonders of nature, you can’t do better than tracking down species in the order Syngnathiformes.
Emmanuel Dugrenot
Emmanuel “Manu” Dugrenot, PhD, a senior researcher at Divers Alert Network (DAN), brings cutting-edge physiological research to the development of safety protocols for both technical and recreational diving.
The Beat Goes on in Southwest New Providence
When I began working as a dive photojournalist for Skin Diver magazine in the mid-1980s I was like other photojournalists of that era, Rick Frehsee and Michael Lawrence. We all lived near enough to Miami International Airport so we could easily fly to Caribbean destinations to do articles. Our small posse was frequently sent on assignment to “the islands.”
