Although the PADI Rescue Diver course is a lot of fun, there are a few serious considerations when applying learned techniques to the real world.
Nothing can ruin a day on a dive boat faster than that queasy feeling. Here are a few of our top tips to avoid seasickness next time you’re on the water.
As a newly qualified diver, you’re no doubt excited to start exploring underwater. But there are a few common mistakes new divers make — what are they, and how do you avoid them?
Capitol Hill Ocean Week took place in June. What happened, and were divers’ interests well represented?
Tiny Terceira, in the middle of the lush Azores Islands chain, offers divers plenty to see underwater and topside charms as well.
Some in the scientific community call Kimbe Bay in Papua New Guinea the coral crucible. With 400 species of coral, it lives up to that reputation.
Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves form a heritage diving trail, including the USS Massachusetts near Pensacola.
The warm, clear water surrounding the Maltese Islands is easily accessible from all of Europe. Here are our picks for the best scuba diving in Malta.
While they currently protect only 3 percent of the world’s oceans, marine reserves are nonetheless vital when it comes to ocean health. Here are our picks for the top five.
Designed with the help of divers, for divers, the Paralenz Dive Camera is a compact, tough camera with some ground-breaking new features.
Local divers and ocean lovers in Melbourne, Australia have started a campaign in Port Phillip Bay to put a stop to illegal ray mutilation and slaughter.
Tiny New Caledonia, in the South Pacific between Brisbane, Australia and Fiji, is a diver’s paradise. Here’s a peek at the best diving in New Caledonia.
The dive season is in full swing. And when it comes to underwater imaging, SeaLife has you covered. Here are our picks for the top five pieces of underwater photo gear for the summer.
A diver and photographer favorite, frogfish have a reputation of being hard to find. What’s the best way to spot one of these distinctive fish on a dive?
These top five pieces of dive safety equipment can help make your dives more comfortable, stress-free and, potentially, save the day.
Wakatobi Dive Resort is a legendary destination for most divers. Today we’ll chat with Lorenz Mäder, founder of Wakatobi, to find out what makes it so special.
In the fourth of our series on dive programs for children, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the PADI Junior Open Water Program.
Now that we’ve covered the basics of what constitutes a coral and how to tell the difference between soft and hard varieties, we will delve deeper into hard-coral biology.