Solved: the ‘stinging water’ riddle
The mystery of how the “upside-down jellyfish” Cassiopea xamachana, which has no tentacles, manages to sting swimmers without touching them has been solved. Read more...
Four more walking sharks discovered
‘Walking sharks’ are familiar to scuba divers – hooded epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium strahani) feature in the current issue of DIVER magazine. But now researchers in Australia have almost doubled the number of recognised species overnight. Read more...
Prince finds plastics on 5km-deep dive
A dive to a depth of more than 5km has marked the second of five phases of Caladan Oceanic’s 2020 deep-diving expeditions. Submersible pilot Victor Vescovo was accompanied by Prince Albert II of Monaco as scientific observer as they visited the bottom of Calypso Deep, the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea, on 10 February. Read more...
30 FREE tickets for 30th Anniversary NEC Dive Show
With preparations for DIVE 2020 - the 30th anniversary dive show at NEC Birmingham - well under way, the celebrations are kicking off with the offer of 15 pairs of free visitor tickets. Read more...
Gulf Air tips scale towards divers
Good news for heavily laden scuba divers heading east – Gulf Air has added them to its list of passengers entitled to concessionary baggage allowances, with up to 15kg of dive-gear permitted above the standard allowance. Read more...
The Ultimate Sharm offer
Tour operator Ultimate Diving knew what it was doing when it chose its name, permitting eye-catching headlines like the one here. Read more...
Diver dies during Storm Ciara
A scuba diver died south of Oban in the west of Scotland on Sunday morning (9 February) - while surface-swimming from shore to a dive-site during Storm Ciara. Read more...
Brandi in Truk
Brandi Mueller is hosting a deep wrecks week on the Truk Odyssey liveaboard from 4-11 July, providing the chance to dive the lesser-visited deep wrecks in the 45-70m range (as she described in the January issue of DIVER). Read more...
Oonasdivers bets on combinations
There is a growing trend for travellers to combine diving holidays with cultural breaks, relaxing beach stays and sightseeing tours, according to tour operator Oonasdivers. Guests get better value for money and more variety by spreading the flight price, it reckons. Read more...
Apeks P-Valve
Want to put something back into the ocean? Read more...