Ningaloo Reef

Text and photos by Brooke Pyke

Q2 2023

AN OTHERWORDLY LANDSCAPE lies on the western coast of Australia, where the red outback meets the iridescent blue of the Indian Ocean. This magical place is the Ningaloo Reef, or Nyinggulu in the local Aboriginal language.

Fjords of Norway

Text by Sabrina Belloni; photos by Franco Banfi

Q2 2023

TRAVELING THROUGH THE FJORDS and on the rivers has always been an important part of life in Norway and Scandinavia. Discovering what is hidden below the dark surface in the unfathomable underwater realms here is just as fascinating for visitors who choose to dive in Norway.

The Art of Dive History

Text and photos by Jason Bradley

Q2 2023

THE HISTORY OF DIVING is filled with an array of oddities and eccentricities that wouldn’t be out of place in science fiction. This fascinating universe has captured my interest for many years and recently compelled me to begin the Diver Project.

Physioshark Team Studies Climate Change Impacts on Sharks

Text by Rachel Moore and Joshua Shankle; photos by Rachel Moore

Q2 2023

FOR 450 MILLION YEARS some shark species have been apex predators in the aquatic world, helping to balance the fathomless yet fragile marine ecosystem. But even with all their instinctual knowledge we see more and more species on our endangered lists. 

Diving and Dying for Lobster

Text and photos by Darren Hall

Q2 2023

MY SON AND I HAVE TREATED HUNDREDS of divers, mostly Honduran lobster fishery workers who suffer some degree of paralysis from DCS, the majority from the waist down and many over most of their body.

Diving for Artificial Reefs

By Carol Cox

Q2 2023

DIVER SURVEYS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF MARIND LIFE contribute to science — the FWC has adopted the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) citizen science program for doing fish surveys.

Member Profile: Breathing-Gas Giant Jess Stark

Q2 2023

FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE TO ANTARCTICA, if you’ve ever taken a breath from a scuba cylinder, there’s a good chance that cylinder was filled using a Stark Industries breathing-air compressor.

Program Spotlight: DAN Products Make 2022’s Gear of the Year

Q2 2023

SCUBALAB RECENTLY AWARDED FOUR DAN STORE products with spots in their 2022 Gear of the Year lineup in the March 2023 issue of Scuba Diving.

DAN Dispatch: Monitoring Cardiac Health in Scuba Divers

Q2 2023

DAN RESEARCH’S INCIDENT ANALYSIS PROGRAM has shown that approximately one-third of dive fatalities can be traced to a cardiac event, making cardiac-related issues the No. 1 cause of fatalities while diving.