Hawksbill Turtles
The wreck of the USS Kittiwake in Grand Cayman is a crowd-pleaser of a dive. Now 15 years underwater, it lies on its side but is still easy to explore […]
Alert Diver Issue: Q3 2026
NorCal
My introduction to Northern California began with trees. As a little boy on family camping trips near Mendocino, I stared up in amazement at the towering redwoods. When we came […]
Liveaboard Fitness
Liveaboard dive trips offer access to some of the world’s best diving. With frequent dives and potentially short surface intervals, strenuous exercise isn’t recommended. This series of low-intensity exercises is […]
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 […]
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 […]
