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Underwater Photo simulator allows you to practice adjusting f-stop, shutter speed and flash power settings to train your brain to choose the right settings on your dive camera when that precious photo opportunity arises.
Featuring 3D computer-animated dive signals featured in the US Navy Diving Manual, Volume 2.
Fish Flip: Flashcards of Amazing fish is a learning game similar to flashcards — remember 3rd grade? — with a progress-tracking system.
DiveBook Pro is a customizable digital dive-log app. It has all the basic features of a standard paper log book, plus some extras.
The Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, above and below,” says award-winning photographer David Hall, whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Time and many other publications. From 1995 to 2010, he made a dozen trips to British Columbia — a total of about six months of diving — shooting Beneath Cold Seas: The Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest ($45, 160 pages, University of Washington Press). Sport Diver chatted with Hall about this stunning new work.
Find the right tool for the job. From dive lights that illuminate hidden wonders to travel bags that save you cash at the airline counter to gadgets that will make your dive safer, these accessories can solve most any scuba dilemma.
Bring home the goods. Underwater imaging tools — from compact systems to high-end DLSRs and HD video cameras — are more capable and user-friendly than ever. This new selection lets anyone shoot like a pro.
Keep essential data at your fingertips. With the right instrument, you can maximize your dive experience in the safest way possible. These new dive computers and watches blend the latest technology with high style.
Breathe easy — on demand. Today's high-tech life support does much more than deliver compressed air, and this group of new scuba regulators and octos are lighter, more comfortable and more reliable than ever before.
Cruise in ultimate comfort. The latest BCs are padded in all the right places, enable even new scuba divers to swim underwater in perfect trim and will fit like the knowing embrace of your favorite dance partner.
Achieve a new level of comfort. Super-flexible neoprene, watertight seams and breathable laminates — wetsuit and drysuit technology is advancing rapidly, and the latest models will keep you warmer than you ever thought possible.
Start with strong fundamentals. The best diving mask, fins and snorkel are the power trio of every diver’s kit. These new models in each category will increase your underwater enjoyment on the most elemental level.
The right scuba equipment can make an incredible dive even better. Here's a look at some of the coolest and hottest products from our Editor's Picks for the March's Best Dive Gear Guide.
Congrats to PADI Divemaster Seth Greenspan, worldwide winner of the 2011 PADI Sea the Change Conservation Contest for his submission "Documenting Global Coral Reef Restoration."
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and its dive operators are inviting you to come to Cayman for all these reasons!Celebrate the 1st anniversary of the sinking of the ex-USS Kittiwake by coming to see all the marine life that has taken residence in this former submarine rescue vessel. Horse-eye jacks are commonly seen and a tiger grouper is usually cruising about in the head/shower room.
Get 1080P HD video and 8MP stills in this tiny camera and housing package. At just 5.5 x 3 inches (including housing controls and lens port) this system is easy to maneuver underwater. The camera’s bright, two-inch LCD screen is clearly visible through the housing. Adapters available for the attachment of wide angle and macro accessory lenses. Includes a removable UR/Pro color correcting filter for sunny conditions. Add the optional Pro-V8 LED Video Lite to bring out the most color in all environments.JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Features:
Perfect under any wetsuit for increased comfort or on their own for protection against the sun's rays or a cool wind. These rashguards are cut with a T-shirt fit. Men's rashguards run large. We recommend one size down from your normal T-shirt size. Women's rashguards are true to size.Features:- High quality 6.5oz stretch fabric with quick drying characteristics- 50+ UV rated protection- Flat seam construction- Smart looking logo on front and back
The Compact Video housing is the ultimate in convenience, affordability and durability for your Flip video camera. Easy open latch and drop-in camera loading make set up a breeze. Simple sophistication and a full range of accessories provide professional quality without the price.A UR/Pro color correcting filter is included with each housing for true colors in shallow, sunny conditions. Add a Pro-V8 LED video lite for best results in all shooting scenarios.Features:- Less than 1lb (0.45kg) above water
A specially designed lens combines the power of three 5-watt LEDs to form a shockingly bright spot beam. Many divers prefer the more natural looking light of white LEDs over the yellowish cast of standard incandescent bulbs. The light runs cool and can be used for extended periods of time above water--making it the perfect choice for every adventure. When the batteries are nearly drained, the light continues to emit a lower intensity output for hours or even days--long after incandescent lights have quit.
The ULTRAcompact Digital Housing is the ultimate in convenience, affordability and durability for your point-and-shoot system. Each model is designed with and underwater photographer’s needs in mind and built to last. Easy open latch and drop-in camera loading make set up a breeze. Simple sophistication and a full range of accessories provide professional quality without the price.
Turn one on and you’ll see the difference: Ikelite PC series LED lites are the brightest in their class. Plus Ikelite LED lites contain sophisticated circuitry and heat sink technology to ensure that they STAY bright throughout lifetime. They run cool and can be used for extended periods of time above water—making them the perfect choice for every adventure. When the batteries are drained, the LED lites continue to emit a lower intensity output for hours or even days—long after incandescent lights have quit.
The Substrobe DS160 has quickly made its mark becoming the new favorite of underwater photographers world-over. Enjoy warm, beautiful coverage and lightning fast recycle times. A built-in LED focus light automatically turns off and on when the strobe fires. TTL plus 10 manual power settings provide complete creative control.Compatible with a variety of camera systems in both Ikelite housings and other manufacturers’.Features:- 2.75 lb (1.3kg)- 300ft (90m) depth rating- 160 watt-sec power
Light is the most important contribution to underwater video. The Pro-V8 LED is the easiest and most affordable way to add valuable light to your system. Three super-bright LEDs are arranged behind a special optical lens to give an exceptionally even 45° beam completely free of hot spots. The color temperature is daylight balanced for warm, beautiful tones with or without color filter.
Capture more of the scene by adding the Ikelite W-20 Wide-Angle Conversion lens to your digital still or video housing. Enjoy increased clarity and enhanced color that result from widening your camera lens' angle of coverage and getting closer to your subject. The Ikelite W-20 can be removed and replaced while underwater for maximum versatility. Includes protective caps, soft pouch, lens cleaning cloth and silicone lubricant.Features:- 200ft (60m) depth rating- Optical glass- 0.56x magnification
Ikelite SLR-DC housings offer top-of-the-line professional grade features in a contoured, durable and corrosion free case. A clear view of the camera and o-ring seals is an added advantage during both assembly and operation. Thoughtfully placed controls put important camera functions at your fingertips. Lens ports are available to accommodate most popular lenses, sold separately.
Compact Digital housings are available for the more sophisticated “pro-sumer” digital point-and-shoot cameras from popular manufactuers. These durable housings are molded of crystal clear polycarbonate for corrosion free operation up to a depth of 200ft (60m). For cameras that feature a hotshoe we incorporate special TTL conversion circuitry into the housing. This allows the camera to communicate with any current model Ikelite Digital Substrobe. The camera controls the Digital Substrobe's output resulting in effortlessly perfect exposure.
The Compact Video housing is the ultimate in convenience, affordability and durability for your Kodak digital video camera. Easy open latch and drop-in camera loading make set up a breeze. Simple sophistication and a full range of accessories provide professional quality without the price.A UR/Pro color correcting filter is included with each housing for true colors in shallow, sunny conditions. Add a Pro-V8 LED video lite for best results in all shooting scenarios.Features:- Less than 1lb (0.45kg) above water
The super intense 10V-quartz halogen lamp shines emits and extremely bright penetrating medium spot beam with good peripheral coverage for exploration night or day.Features:- 14 watt halogen lamp- 8 “C” cell batteries- 5.5 hour burn time- 300ft (90m) depth rating
The ULTRAcompact digital housing for the Coolpix L22 really delivers when performance and durability matter. This housing is built to last and backed by Ikelite’s long-standing reputation for excellence. This combination is small enough to fit in your BCD pocket at only 6” wide and 4.4” high. A complete line of accessories including the AF35 AutoFlash strobe system, color correcting filters and wide angle lens options turn his into a powerful little system.
The PC Series features a unique clamp system for ease in opening and closing. Special halogen lamps produces incredible intensity and an excellent beam pattern. Standard PR style bulb base allows for emergency replacement worldwide with bulbs available everywhere. Designed to be tucked away inside of your BCD pocket so you can carry them with you on every dive.Features:- 7.2 watt high intensity bulb- 300ft (90m) depth rating- PC provides 4 hour burn time on 4 “C” cells
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and its dive operators are inviting you to come to Cayman for all these reasons!Celebrate the 1st anniversary of the sinking of the ex-USS Kittiwake by coming to see all the marine life that has taken residence in this former submarine rescue vessel. Horse-eye jacks are commonly seen and a tiger grouper is usually cruising about in the head/shower room.
Dive and explore the world’s largest freshwater dive resort. Bonne Terre Mine is located just one hour south of St. Louis where you can “Dive to the Center of the Earth". The water conditions remain constant year-round with over 100 foot visibility and constant temperatures. Sights include: mammoth architecture, Cal falls, oar carts, scaffolding, grating, staircases, pillars, slurry pipes, the famed elevator shaft, and much more. Bonne Terre Mine is without a doubt one of the most unusual, beautiful, and relaxing full service dive resorts anywhere.
Explore the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world when staying and diving at the Maya Palms Beach Resort in Mahahual/Costa Maya. The pristine reef is just a few hundred yards off shore and the dive boat is just steps away from the on-site dive center with most of the best dive sites located just 5 to 15 minutes off shore.
Few people see the world in black and white, and even fewer have made a career of it. Photographer Ernie Brooks has showcased the timeless beauty of icebergs, kelp forests and everything in between, all to help inspire ocean conservation.
Grand Cayman hosts a celebratory dive and cuts the cake to mark the one year anniversary of the sinking of the USS Kittiwake.
Malaysia's rare species of shark need your help — sign a petition today to show your support for the creation of a Semporna Shark Sanctuary.
Air Inclusive Dive Package - Includes: Newly renovated guestrooms for 6 nights, all taxes & service charges, 2 tank boat dive daily aboard our 60 foot Dive Bimini glassbottom boat, tanks, weights & belts. Complimentary Welcome Cocktail and upgrade to a Free Shark Dive.
Buy any 7 Night package for stays on the month of February and the second guest receives a 50% off discount on the same type of package!
Plaza Resort Bonaire is a tranquil oceanfront resort on one of Bonaire’s finest beaches, with an adjacent house reef that is perfect for shore diving. On-site Toucan Diving offers tank fills 24 hours a day, daily gear care, and storage plus top-side adventure activities. Accommodations include spacious suites and private villas. Enjoy three casual restaurants, two beachside bars, outdoor pool with swim-up bar, day spa and fitness room.Package includes:∙ 7 nights standard jr. suite laguna accommodations∙ 6 days of 1-tank boat dives∙ Unlimited shore diving
“Wananavu” means “perfect” in Fijian and Wananavu Beach Resort certainly aspires to be just that. Legendary dive sites crammed with sensational soft corals, critters and swarms of tropical fish are the big attraction for divers to this very popular dive resort. Package includes:∙ 7 nights gardenview accommodations∙ 5 days of 2-tank boat dives∙ Unlimited shore diving∙ All meals ∙ Free 30-minute massage∙ Roundtrip transfers and hotel taxes∙ Valid through 3/31/13∙ Book by 5/31/12
Stay at 4 Star Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino, and enjoy world class diving with Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas. We guarantee you will see sharks on our Shark Adventure Dive, or we will pay for your shark dive! Package includes 3 nights with 2 days of diving including our famous Shark Adventure Dive for $554 pp/db
Throughout the week aboard the Carib Dancer, an intimate 14-passenger monohull yacht, guests will depart Nassau to explore the dramatic walls, lush coral reefs and exciting animal encounters of the Exuma Cays. The itinerary also will include the Exuma Cay Land and Sea Park which this protected area is one of the world's most successful marine parks with an area of 176 square miles consisting of an array of more than 350 small islands and cays.
Prices starting from $7697 nights all-inclusive hotel with a full week of diving on Cozumel’s world-famous reefs.
While many have visited the Bahamas, few appreciate their vastness, nor have a clear idea of the topographical variety of dive sites and the wide range of marine life that such a huge area can offer. Discover the Bahamas on the Turks & Caicos Explorer II liveaboard! Discounts available May 12-19 and Nov. 10-17. Travel for as low as $1,495 (price varies depending on season and deck). Other weeks available as well.
7 night/8 day Scuba Diving Package This ALL INCLUSIVE Scuba Diving Package at Small Hope includes: ALL INCLUSIVE Amenities 3 dive sessions per day (2-tank am dive & 1-tank pm dive) Night dive (weather permitting)
Dive and explore the world’s largest freshwater dive resort. Bonne Terre Mine is located just one hour south of St. Louis where you can “Dive to the Center of the Earth". The water conditions remain constant year-round with over 100 foot visibility and constant temperatures. Sights include: mammoth architecture, Cal falls, oar carts, scaffolding, grating, staircases, pillars, slurry pipes, the famed elevator shaft, and much more. Bonne Terre Mine is without a doubt one of the most unusual, beautiful, and relaxing full service dive resorts anywhere.
Explore the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world when staying and diving at the Maya Palms Beach Resort in Mahahual/Costa Maya. The pristine reef is just a few hundred yards off shore and the dive boat is just steps away from the on-site dive center with most of the best dive sites located just 5 to 15 minutes off shore.
Air Inclusive Dive Package - Includes: Newly renovated guestrooms for 6 nights, all taxes & service charges, 2 tank boat dive daily aboard our 60 foot Dive Bimini glassbottom boat, tanks, weights & belts. Complimentary Welcome Cocktail and upgrade to a Free Shark Dive.
Buy any 7 Night package for stays on the month of February and the second guest receives a 50% off discount on the same type of package!
Plaza Resort Bonaire is a tranquil oceanfront resort on one of Bonaire’s finest beaches, with an adjacent house reef that is perfect for shore diving. On-site Toucan Diving offers tank fills 24 hours a day, daily gear care, and storage plus top-side adventure activities. Accommodations include spacious suites and private villas. Enjoy three casual restaurants, two beachside bars, outdoor pool with swim-up bar, day spa and fitness room.Package includes:∙ 7 nights standard jr. suite laguna accommodations∙ 6 days of 1-tank boat dives∙ Unlimited shore diving
“Wananavu” means “perfect” in Fijian and Wananavu Beach Resort certainly aspires to be just that. Legendary dive sites crammed with sensational soft corals, critters and swarms of tropical fish are the big attraction for divers to this very popular dive resort. Package includes:∙ 7 nights gardenview accommodations∙ 5 days of 2-tank boat dives∙ Unlimited shore diving∙ All meals ∙ Free 30-minute massage∙ Roundtrip transfers and hotel taxes∙ Valid through 3/31/13∙ Book by 5/31/12
Stay at 4 Star Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino, and enjoy world class diving with Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas. We guarantee you will see sharks on our Shark Adventure Dive, or we will pay for your shark dive! Package includes 3 nights with 2 days of diving including our famous Shark Adventure Dive for $554 pp/db
Throughout the week aboard the Carib Dancer, an intimate 14-passenger monohull yacht, guests will depart Nassau to explore the dramatic walls, lush coral reefs and exciting animal encounters of the Exuma Cays. The itinerary also will include the Exuma Cay Land and Sea Park which this protected area is one of the world's most successful marine parks with an area of 176 square miles consisting of an array of more than 350 small islands and cays.
Prices starting from $7697 nights all-inclusive hotel with a full week of diving on Cozumel’s world-famous reefs.
While many have visited the Bahamas, few appreciate their vastness, nor have a clear idea of the topographical variety of dive sites and the wide range of marine life that such a huge area can offer. Discover the Bahamas on the Turks & Caicos Explorer II liveaboard! Discounts available May 12-19 and Nov. 10-17. Travel for as low as $1,495 (price varies depending on season and deck). Other weeks available as well.
7 night/8 day Scuba Diving Package This ALL INCLUSIVE Scuba Diving Package at Small Hope includes: ALL INCLUSIVE Amenities 3 dive sessions per day (2-tank am dive & 1-tank pm dive) Night dive (weather permitting)
Luxury liveaboard - the Arenui - offers a special MANTA cruise in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, with Dr Andrea Marshall onboard for specialist talks and insights into manta research (20-31 March 2013). Check the website for the latest cabin availability and for details on other cruises in Raja Ampat or Maluku, Ambon, Alor, Flores and Komodo.
Book direct online and reward yourself with an early bird special at the Osprey Beach Hotel awarded in World's Best Divng & Resorts for the past 2 years.
Dive into warm weather, warm waters and big savings with a stay and dive package at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort and the St. Thomas Diving Club, a 5-star PADI training facility located on site.
Discover untold mysteries beneath the sea at Saint Lucia’s 22 prime dive sites including walls, reefs, wrecks and swim-throughs. Its warm waters (78-80°F), protected bays with very little chop and the Piton Mountain make it irresistible to divers. Located at the base of Gros Piton, the Coral Gardens offer breathtaking scenery above and below the Caribbean’s surface. Superman’s Flight was named for a scene in the movie Superman-lI, in which the hero flew between Saint Lucia’s landmark mountains and down the cliff of Petit Piton. Below this sheer cliff, the drift dive simulates this flight as divers continue along the underwater wall, propelled by the currents. At Anse La Raye, interesting formations appear along the slope. The shallow wall provides another amazing drift dive, declared by many to be the best in Saint Lucia. The Key Hole Pinnacle has been voted one of the “10 Best Dive Sites” by Caribbean Travel & Life. Wreck diving in Saint Lucia is really flourishing. The Wreck of the Lesleen M, located just south of Marigot Bay near Anse Cochon, is covered in soft coral, providing a refuge for juvenile fish of several species and perfect for novice divers. For advanced divers, the wreck of the Daini Koyomaru, an intact Japanese vessel teeming with eels and countless fish, invites infinite exploration.
Technical diving has always seemed a bit out of reach for me — too complicated, too difficult, too risky. But my mind has been seriously changed thanks to PADI’s recent Tec Xplor Days, a series of three events offering divers the chance to sample the latest in tec diving gear and rebreather technology in a safe, controlled — and free — environment.
You’re seriously itching for some bottom time, and you need it right now — this weekend. So where can you go to get wet in a hurry? For many, the answer is as close as your workday commute. Only a few hours from the US mainland, easy weekend dive trips await in renowned scuba diving destinations like the Bahamas, Hawaii, Cozumel, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Book your ticket now, and come Monday, it’ll be all right — we promise.
With cell phones, computers, and video games offering a continuous source of distraction, spending quality time with your family is harder than ever these days. Thankfully, dive vacations where you can literally immerse your clan in the wonders of the natural world provide one of the greatest ways to reconnect. Here are six of our favorite destinations for the ultimate family dive trip.
The Western coast of Grand Cayman is home to some of the more famous scuba diving vacation spots in the Caribbean. Yet the newest attraction on the west coast may be the most intriguing: the Kittiwake.
Sunken U.S. Navy destroyer offers hot new Mid-Atlantic scuba-diving destination
Sport Diver readers improve their underwater photography skills during our latest "On Assignment" event
A family-friendly gem in the Bay Islands, Laguna Beach Resort on Utila has everything you could want from a dive resort, along with plenty of attractions for nondiving — or not-yet-diving — partners and kids to enjoy too.
Built over the bay in the heart of Utila Town, rustic Utila Lodge dive resort is home to the Bay Islands College of Diving and the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center, perfect for adventurous divers with a passion for the environment.
Naturalists Ned and Anna DeLoach offer tips for spotting the reef’s most elusive sea creatures
From shy seahorses to freaky frogfish, here are some quick tips for finding five stealthy species of marine life.
In exotic Malaysian Borneo, Sipadan and Mabul islands have earned heavyweight reputations with underwater photographers. Now, new islands in the region are being opened to exploration. This photo gallery documents just a small sample of the amazing marine life inhabiting this new area.
In August 2011, the U.S. Navy destroyer Arthur W. Radford was sunk, becoming the Atlantic's largest artificial reef and offering a hot new Mid-Atlantic scuba-diving destination
From huge humpback whales to tiny clownfish, the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, is home to an astonishing variety of marine life. Here are 8 species of marine life divers won’t want to miss.
Let one of these outstanding resorts show you the best of underwater Roatan.
Diving Adventures in Grand Cayman with Divetech. Enjoy the new Caymankind song created by 20 of Cayman's local artist.
With lofty green mountaintops above and plunging coral canyons below, St Lucia’s Anse Chastanet is surrounded on all sides by iconic natural beauty. Here are the top-three reasons why Anse Chastanet is one of the world's best diving resorts.
Diving Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is atop many divers’ bucket lists. On a Taka Dive Adventures trip, you can finally check it off. Taka has been operating live-aboard dive trips for more than 18 years to some of Australia’s most remote, untouched reefs. Here are the top 3 reasons to dive with Taka, one of the world's best diving liveaboards.
As some of the most hospitable people in the world, Fijian locals are renowned for hosting massive feasts. But scuba divers will discover Fiji’s biggest banquet is located underwater. With 330 islands embraced by brilliant coral reefs teeming with marine life, Fiji offers a smorgasbord of the world's best diving. Here are three of the most popular items on Fiji’s menu of diving delights. To learn more about everything Fiji has to offer, click here.
Luminox’s DEEP DIVE Automatic 1500 is a precision self-winding instrument that employs proprietary technologies pioneered for military special ops.
Irikonji Dive Shorts offer a unique alternative to hard-to-reach BC pockets or dangling D-rings. The shorts can be worn alone, or slipped over a wetsuit or drysuit. Five self-draining cargo pockets are fitted with oversized hook-and-loop closures that are reversed to prevent snagging on wetsuits, while sewn-in internal D-rings provide additional security. An anti-chafe liner provides comfort when worn wet or dry. The tight-weave fabric is water and dirt repellant, making the shorts equally well suited for topside use.
This rugged, compact camera is rubber-armored and waterproof to 130 feet and shockproof up to six feet, making the Mini II perfect for divers and other outdoor adventurers.
This suit uses Metalite-coated neoprene to “reflect” warmth back to the body and increase heat retention, while shedding water quickly to help protect against wind chill when you’re back on shore. In fact, test divers said this wetsuit feels more like a 3-mil no matter where you are.
The Magnum delivered excellent work of breathing scores on the ANSTI breathing simulation tests that are conducted at an independent testing facility in Panama City, Florida.
Offering top-quality dive adventures, state-of-the-art equipment and excellent customer service, Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas is the ideal choice for your next Caribbean dive vacation.
With its incredible house reef, five custom dive boats and hundreds of nearby dive sites, Sunset House on Grand Cayman has everything you could ask for in a dream Caribbean dive vacation.
During one of Stuart Cove's shark diving operations in the Bahamas, a curious tiger shark decides to find out what a video camera tastes like — and with the camera running the whole time, we get to see what it would look like to be swallowed.
The Underwater Explorers Society is situated in the heart of Port Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island and offers a wealth of activities, a full bar and restaurant, dive training pool, new rental gear and comfy dive boats. Whether you’re new to scuba diving or have years of experience, UNEXSO is designed to provide you with the ultimate dive vacation.
A real diver never stops learning and growing. Here are 10 bits of gold from PADI dive professionals for honing your skills, improving your performance and having more fun down below.
The newly released AWARE Shark Conservation Diver Distinctive Specialty Course will turn you into an advocate for shark conservation. A course for both divers and non-divers alike, you’ll learn all about the world’s most vulnerable shark species and how to protect them. What will you discover during the AWARE Shark Conservation program? • The value of sharks to marine ecosystems and economies.• Major threats pushing many shark species close to extinction.• What is missing in current shark fisheries management.
Technical diving has always seemed a bit out of reach for me — too complicated, too difficult, too risky. But my mind has been seriously changed thanks to PADI’s recent Tec Xplor Days, a series of three events offering divers the chance to sample the latest in tec diving gear and rebreather technology in a safe, controlled — and free — environment.
Are your underwater navigation skills a bit rusty? Check out these helpful tips for finding your way back to the boat or beach with ease.
Shore diving offers the ultimate in freedom: no schedule to keep, no divemaster to follow and no boat to catch. However, with that freedom comes responsibility, and these five diving tips provide expert advice on making effortless entries and exits from any beach.
Operators now offering PADI lionfish specialty course and local culling license
Starting in 2012, the Siren live-aboard fleet will offer guests PADI rebreather scuba courses
During the Big Shark Shout Out 15 – 23 October, we’ll rally to protect sharks before it’s too late. Global divers like you are part of a collective, valuable voice that can help make change for the shark species threatened with extinction. What will you do during the Big Shark Shout Out?1. Sign and collect signatures for two vital petitions: the Shark Alliance UnFinished Business petition to close loopholes in the EU Finning Ban and Project AWARE’s Give Sharks a Chance petition.
Tips for finding the scuba regulator that best suits your diving needs — and style.
PADI awards Alexandra Swanson a trip to Great Barrier Reef aboard the MV Spirit of Freedom for her scuba diving certification
The PADI App, recently featured on CBSNews.com is gaining popularity as one of the hottest new options in scuba technology.
As your first line of defense against the elements, wetsuits are one of your most important pieces of dive gear. It's essential not only for divers to choose their scuba wetsuits properly, but also to know how to care for them, so these all important second skins can keep you safe and warm for years to come.
You can purchase advance DOG Rally tickets from any participating dealer. Find your nearest DUI DOG Rally & Demo Tour location on the calendar below. Click on the location link to bring up a list of participating rally dealers.
Naturalists Ned and Anna DeLoach offer tips for spotting the reef’s most elusive sea creatures
Sport Diver Magazine is currently accepting contributions to its “Best Dive Tips Ever” feature that will publish in the November/December 2011 issue. Email tips by August 12 to editor@sportdiver.com, and if your tips are selected for use, we’ll print your name, hometown and shop.
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