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News round-up

A new inland dive site near Shrewsbury, BSAC offer an open invitation to all divers to experience UK diving, tragedy off the Eastbourne coast, and a new mermaid sculpture.

DAN Europe Medical Q&A

The Divers Alert Network team discusses returning to diving after eye stroke, and suffering from conjunctivitis.

Indonesia, part two

Byron Conroy continues his second pilgrimage to Bunaken Marine Park and Siladen Resort and Spa, and tries his hand at blackwater diving for the first time.

Q&A: Dan Orr

We chat to dive industry guru Dan Orr about his quest to improve, develop and educate divers around the world about safe diving practices, his work with a long list of influential non-profit organisations, and what it is like to have multiple awards to his name.

Cornwall

Committed shark enthusiast Colin Garrett leapt at the chance to get up close and personal with blue sharks off the coast of Cornwall.

Mustard's Masterclass

Alex Mustard offers advice on packing for dive travel as an underwater photographer.

United States of America

Walt Stearns explains the appeal of diving in his own ‘backyard’ – the waters off Jupiter – and showcases some of the megafauna you are likely to encounter on a dive trip.

National Lobster Hatchery

The National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow rears the next generations of Cornish lobster through their early stages, giving this commercially exploited species a far greater chance of survival in the wild, as Lewis Jefferies found out.

Divers Alert Network

The DAN experts look at HRV and decompression-induced physiological stress.

The Philippines

It’s rare to visit an area in the Coral Triangle where there are so many fish that you have never seen before, and still rarer to encounter species for which no images exist in the wild and even discover species that are new to science. That was Dr Richard Smith’s experience exploring Coron and the Calamian Islands in remote western Philippines.

TECH: New Zealand

Leigh Bishop travelled to New Zealand to photograph the massive Mikhail Lermontov wreck, only to discover some hair-raising moments deep inside…

What's New

New products to market, including the Otter Aegean drysuit, and the Sandbanks Style inflatable kayaks.

Test Extra

Editorial Director Mark Evans rates and reviews the Seac IT500 Ice regulator, and the OrcaTorch ZD710 dive light.

Chamber Diaries

An insight into what happens if you have to visit the Midlands Diving Chamber for treatment.

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03:51 Specs
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This week on the podcast, Professional Dive guides in the Phillipines are in hot water after a tip off that some are accepting payment for engraving names in coral, leading to authorities to quadruple the reward money for any information on the culprits. LL cool J has recently told the Guardian that the anamatronic shark in Deep Blue Sea almost drowned him. And a former Navy diver has decided to become the first to swim the English channel, on his back.



https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/dive-pro-accused-of-carving-corals-for-cash/
https://www.scubadivermag.com/ex-navy-diver-set-to-swim-channel-backwards/ 
https://www.scubadivermag.com/fake-shark-parked-ll-cool-j-under-water/ 
https://www.ladbible.com/news/world-news/jamaica-shark-attack-decapitated-jahmari-reid-latest-457708-20240830 
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The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional SCUBA Training. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace training from a qualified Dive Instructor.

This week on the podcast, Professional Dive guides in the Phillipines are in hot water after a tip off that some are accepting payment for engraving names in coral, leading to authorities to quadruple the reward money for any information on the culprits. LL cool J has recently told the Guardian that the anamatronic shark in Deep Blue Sea almost drowned him. And a former Navy diver has decided to become the first to swim the English channel, on his back.



https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/dive-pro-accused-of-carving-corals-for-cash/
https://www.scubadivermag.com/ex-navy-diver-set-to-swim-channel-backwards/
https://www.scubadivermag.com/fake-shark-parked-ll-cool-j-under-water/
https://www.ladbible.com/news/world-news/jamaica-shark-attack-decapitated-jahmari-reid-latest-457708-20240830
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg794yvkm5eo


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