Spearfishing Safety

By Matthew Rever

Q2 2024

The decision to sustainably harvest marine life can spark vigorous discussions among divers. Regardless of your views, there are benefits to understanding the equipment, procedures, and dangers associated with spearfishing.

The Cryptic Patch

By Allison Vitsky Sallmon

Q2 2024

After getting my dive certification in 1992, I was instantaneously addicted. Being young, obsessed, and convinced of my immortality, I was not the most conservative diver, but I had no issues with decompression sickness (DCS) for my first decade of diving.

Sea Star Rave

By Doug Perrine

Q2 2024

I had dived in Makako Bay, Hawai’i, many times over many years without seeing a single knobby sea star. The first time I encountered one, however, it wasn’t just one, but more than a hundred of them together. They were all gone a day later, and I haven’t seen one since. 

SPONSORED: Yap Hosting the Pacific’s Premier Dive Photography Events

MantaFest and BlackwaterFest start in less than three months (May 25, 2024: Yap Visitors Bureau, Yap, FSM): In about 90 days Yap will play host to two of the Pacific’s […]

SPONSORED: Sea of Change Foundation Recognizes Dan Orr with Lifetime Explorer Award 2024

The Sea of Change Foundation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has nominated and chosen Dan Orr to receive the 2024 Lifetime Explorer Award. Each year the […]

SPONSORED: Explorer Ventures Fleet Adds PADI Eco Center Designation to their Green Fins Certifications for Galapagos Vessels 

Explorer Ventures Fleet, renowned for its commitment to sustainable liveaboard diving, is delighted to announce a significant milestone in partnership with its Ecuadorian counterparts. The addition of the PADI Eco […]

Belize

Text by Maureen Robbs; photos by Mark Hatter

Q1 2024

Our explorations of Belize’s equally biodiverse jungles and reef systems some 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) south repeatedly reminded me of that endless summer afternoon in Alaska.

South Australia’s Great White Shark Adventure

By Stephen Frink

Q1 2024

Great white sharks are capricious fish. They are iconic, impressive, photogenic, and awe-inspiring but also frustrating. That frustration is not all about the animal — part of it is how few places in the world you can go to see them.

Kavieng

Text and photos by Renee Grinnell Capozzola

Q1 2024

As a diver and photographer, I seek remote locations offering unparalleled underwater experiences. The farther away and the fewer the people, the better. Papua New Guinea is such a place.