Since Western Australia announced its shark cull at the end of last year, the question of whether humans and sharks can ever really coexist has been thrust into the spotlight.
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The world’s oceans are filled with incredible creatures, each of which has unique, amazing characteristics. Their abilities establish some of these creatures as record-breakers; here are a few of the most fascinating.
No need to spend hours researching, followed by emailing and phoning individual dive centres to find out the details and compare – we gather the information ourselves and bring it at your fingertips in an intuitive layout.
In this 3-part series, we’ll delve into scuba diving’s relationship with mindfulness, and how to use the practice to become a better diver.
Among the rolling hills and lush green countryside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania lies a secret, hidden in the streams and rivers that nourish these productive farmlands.
As a diver, you’ll generally spend more time on boats than you will exploring the underwater world.
How many times have you tried and failed to get your buddy’s attention underwater? Most of the time it’s just to point out something of interest that they missed, but sometimes an inability to signal your buddy could be a matter of life or death.
This is the 43rd of our scuba cartoon series by Jerry King. Let us know what you think and submit your own if you have any! Don’t forget to share with your diver friends!
There are many places in the world where divers can see specific large marine animals, but only a few locations offer the opportunity to see many different kinds of animals all at once.
Where in the world is Saint Helena? So apt a question was this that it became a marketing slogan for the tiny island in the South Atlantic off the southwest coast of Africa.
It took more than an hour to drive from the hotel in Cancun to the Abyss Dive Center near Playa del Carmen. After securing our gear, we got into the back of an old truck for the next part of the journey.
First things first: Diving Buddy isn’t a dive log. Diver and app developer Harry Richardson developed the app, first as a tool for his own use, next for his local diving club, and finally for the App Store.
The waters off North Carolina’s coast are often called the Graveyard of the Atlantic, thanks to the more than 1,000 wrecks scattered across the seafloor from Currituck Beach in the north to Cape Fear in the south.
Most new divers are taught the flutter kick when they start diving, and it’s easy to see why — the flutter kick is just like the one used in freestyle swimming.
Scuba diving’s aura of daring and adventure, as well as its frequency in exotic locations, has made the sport a favorite of moviemakers for decades.
In the previous installment of this 3-part series, we explored the notion of mindfulness and where it intersects with scuba diving. In this second part, we’ll examine how being more mindful during your dives can make you a better diver.
For many marine animals, life in the ocean is harsh. It’s a constant struggle each day to both find food and avoid becoming food for something further up the food chain.
Cephalopods are members of the Mollusca phylum and include such marine creatures as squid, cuttlefish and octopus.