Unusual Exit
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 camera, Canon RF 14-35mm lens, Ikelite 200DL housing, dual Ikelite DS232 strobesSettings: 1/60 sec, f/11, ISO 200Location: Dot’s Hot Spot, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands Our dive guide pointed out […]
Alert Diver Issue: Q3 2026
Starlink: Ubiquitous Connectivity
The advent of the Starlink satellite internet service is making even the farthest reaches of the dive world more accessible. It is now fairly common for liveaboards and remote resorts […]
Nitrox Production Methods
Enriched air, or nitrox, has become a trusted way for many recreational divers to extend no-decompression limits and reduce fatigue. By increasing the oxygen content and reducing nitrogen absorption, divers […]
AUAS/DAN Dive Medicine Research Scholarship
The DAN Research Grant Program supports innovative research that advances diver health, safety, and performance. DAN helps generate the scientific evidence needed to improve dive practices and protect divers worldwide […]
Antarctic Krill
Imagine a pregnant humpback whale, all 40 tons of her, moving through cold blue water toward a cloud of pink. The cloud is dense enough to have edges and to […]
DAN Highlights Partnerships and Education at ADEX 2026
DAN President and CEO Cliff Richardson joined the DAN World – Asia-Pacific team in April at Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2026 in Singapore, where DAN served as the show’s official […]
Reef Photography
We recently traveled nearly halfway around the world to photograph some of the planet’s most beautiful coral reefs, and wow, did we get lucky. Our liveaboard was gloriously uncrowded, and […]
Erin Quigley
Hometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaAge: 67Years Diving: 33Why I’m a DAN Member: I rely on DAN when making critical decisions. I know I can count on DAN’s expertise to provide guidance, […]
Becky Kagan Schott
Perhaps best known for her innovative images of deep wrecks and caves, Becky Kagan Schott has eclectic interests along with the technical diving skills and photographic expertise to bring home […]
Torpedo Rays
A commercial oil field diver using surface-supplied air was inspecting a minor oil leak in a deepwater pipeline at night. As he swam along the line, the surface tender heard […]
