Dominica Topside

Dominica is home to great dive destinations, but topside, there are plenty of excursions, too.

A Salute to St. Eustatius

The St. Eustatius National Marine Park has a growing and proliferating reef. The island itself also has a rich past.

The Quill, a dormant volcano, overlooks the black sand beaches of the Atlantic coast of Statia.

Your Lungs and Diving

How does diving affect lung function? While all divers will likely have increased CO2 levels (to some degree) during a dive, the manifestations are minor.

Woman dives beneath a boat

Blackwater Diving

Divers can capture some breathtaking images when diving at night, but it can be a scary experience. Gain some great tips on nighttime underwater photography.

Larval mantis shrimp

Shooter: Burt Jones

Burt Jones changed the landscape at a piece of Indonesian underwater paradise called Coral Triangle. Read his story.

A child rows a canoe in the Solomon Islands

Breathing Gases

Some divers like closed-circuit rebreathers for their ability to provide breathing gas at a set partial pressure of oxygen throughout dives.

Two green monitors read breathing gas

Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer

Carbon monoxide (CO), an odorless, tasteless and invisible toxic gas that could find its way into your scuba cylinder, has caused the deaths of divers all around the world.

Old woman in a straw hat is smoking a cigarette in her garden

An Emergency Ascent Just in Time

Dive safety experts now advise divers to always dive with their tank valves completely open — not turned back a half or quarter turn. Are you up to date on the rules? Read one diver’s story.

An unconscious diver floats near coral