Well-known underwater photographers including Alex Mustard, David Doubilet, Doug Perrine and Amos Nachoum have each donated an image and commentary to the 2019 calendar from UK charity Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation. Read more...
Nineteen scuba divers died in the UK in the year to September, the highest death toll for 14 years, according to the latest annual Diving Incident Report from the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC). Read more...
There’s a new player in divers’ happy hunting ground of the eastern Pacific, now that Aggressor Adventures has added a 24th dive-yacht to its roster – in the shape of the 41m Socorro Aggressor. Read more...
With a depth rating of 30m, the GoXtreme Rebel action-cam offers 20MP stills pictures and HD video. Read more...
The owner, captain and agent of a Malaysian-flagged fishing vessel have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shark-finning in the waters of diving destination Tanzania. Read more...
The popularity of scuba diving has grown rapidly in India in recent years alongside an increase in outward tourism, the country itself having few recognised dive-sites other than around its distant Andaman Islands. Read more...
Competitive freediving newcomer David Mellor has been named alongside the more experienced Georgina Miller as 2018 UK national champions. Read more...
Professional liability insurance is being offered at preferential rates to PADI instructors, dive guides and dive masters in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, following a tie-up between PADI EMEA and safety organisation Divers Alert Network (DAN) Europe. Read more...
After many years of dive cruising in Micronesia, the liveaboard Thorfinn has now adopted a system of “non-stop diving” over Truk’s sunken battle fleet. Read more...
An invitation has gone out to scuba divers who might be considering getting involved in underwater operations to remove ghost-fishing gear in the UK but are unsure how to set about it. Read more...
