SkyTruth’s new satellite analysis estimates oil slicks cover 1.58 million square kilometres of ocean a year, mostly near coasts. Here is what the numbers mean, what they do not, and how divers can respond.
Scuba Diver Life
BSAC presents its 2025 UK diving incident report on 2 November. Here is what the latest full data shows, from solo diving to drysuit feet, and the habits that help you dive safer.
Cozumel is a drift diving paradise on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Learn how the currents work, which sites to know, typical depths and visibility, hurricane timing, park rules and the skills that make drifts easy.
Shark dives range from open-water encounters to feeding dives and cages. Find out what a briefing covers, how to behave, how to photograph responsibly, and how to choose an operator.
Whale sharks are endangered giants that gather at a handful of seasonal sites. Learn where and when to go, how Wildbook tracks them, and the etiquette that keeps encounters safe.
The safety stop is a short pause at 5 metres (15 feet) before surfacing. Learn why divers do it, what DAN, PADI and BSAC say, how to hold depth, and when you can’t.
Learn how your middle ear equalises and how Valsalva, Toynbee, Frenzel and voluntary tubal opening work, when and how often to equalise, how to descend, and when to abort or see a doctor.
Jacket BCD or backplate and wing? Compare lift, trim, comfort, travel weight, adjustability, integrated weights and cost, then learn how to fit one, what to check in the shop, and how to maintain it.
Wide-angle photos are the ones that make non-divers stop scrolling. Here is how beginners can choose a lens and dome, set exposure, place strobes and get close enough to nail the shot.
Learn how to work out your SAC and RMV, set a turn pressure and reserve, and plan dives with worked metric and imperial examples, so you surface with comfortable gas every time.
New coral-core research links Mississippi River fertiliser nitrogen to stress on the Flower Garden Banks reefs. Here is what the study found and how divers visiting the sanctuary can help.
Wrist or console, air integration or not, battery type, algorithms and budget: a plain-English guide to choosing a dive computer in 2026, with current models compared and a shop checklist.
Rinse, dry and store your regulator properly and it will reward you for years. We compare what Scubapro, Aqua Lung, Apeks and Mares say on rinsing, hoses, storage and service intervals.
Stanford researchers report that bleached coral fragments touching healthy clones regained their algae and colour in about seven weeks. Here is what the lab result means, and does not mean, for divers.
Planning a Red Sea liveaboard? Compare Egypt’s northern and southern routes, seasons, water temperatures, experience requirements, typical fees and packing tips, plus current travel-advice notes and a simple route decision table.
Search teams in Indonesia are still looking for divemaster Veronica Beatrix Jessica after the dive boat KM Feronia sank in Komodo National Park on 13 October 2026. Twenty-nine of 30 people aboard were rescued. Here is what has been confirmed, and what has not.
Too much lead makes diving harder and costs you air. Here are five tested ways to check your weighting, starting points by suit, and when to repeat the check.
Worried about running out of air, ear pain, sharks or fitness? Here is how scuba training handles seven common first-dive fears so beginners can relax and enjoy it.