Mentorship
SITTING IN A DUSTY OFFICE chair surrounded by dozens of tanks, scooters, drysuits, a massive compressor, and nearly a hundred photographs of dives from around the world tacked to plywood, I found myself in Tim’s dive shack.
Status Penelitian Q2 2023
DAN Dispatch: Monitoring Cardiac Health in Scuba Divers
DECOMPRESSION-RELATED EVENTS typically come to mind when thinking of dive injuries and fatalities. DAN Research’s incident analysis program, however, has shown that approximately one-third of dive fatalities can be traced to a cardiac event, making cardiac-related issues the No. 1 cause of fatalities while diving.
Dive in the Fast Lane with DPVs
NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY enters the dive industry every year. Advancements can make diving safer, more enjoyable, or sometimes both.
Program Spotlight: DAN Products Make 2022’s Gear of the Year
SCUBALAB RECENTLY AWARDED FOUR DAN STORE products with spots in their 2022 Gear of the Year lineup in the March 2023 issue of Scuba Diving. Test-team divers reviewed more than 100 products across seven categories and awarded the following DAN items high honors for functionality and value.
Protecting Hawai‘i’s Fishes
CHARLES DARWIN’S FIVE WEEKS IN THE GALÁPAGOS Islands were crucial to the development of his theory of evolution, likely due to the Galápagos having the world’s second-highest proportion of endemic (unique to one location) species.
Member Profile: Breathing-Gas Giant Jess Stark
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE TO ANTARTICA, if you’ve ever taken a breath from a scuba cylinder, there’s a good chance that cylinder was filled using a Stark Industries breathing-air compressor. For half a century dive operators and fill stations around the world have been using Stark compressors to fill divers’ tanks, trusting their quality to meet daily demands.
Underwater Cave Photography
AS I FLOAT IN THE SOFT DARKNESS of a flooded cave, a tunnel leading away from me catches my eye. Like a mountain trail, the passageway offers spectacular views, physical challenges, and exhilaration. As I exhale into the water, I feel a dissolution of self. My goal as a photographer is to convey that sensation in a photo.
Diving for Artificial Reefs
IN JUNE 2019 I MADE MY FIRST DIVE after eight months of repairing our home in Mexico Beach, Florida, from the ravages of Hurricane Michael. After finally recovering from the storm, I resumed doing underwater surveys as a volunteer diver for the Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association (MBARA).
The Eclectic Vision of Renee Capozzola
THE ROUTE TO PROMINENCE IN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY is varied and constantly evolving.
Diving and Dying for Lobster
WITH CLEAR, WARM WATER, dozens of excellent dive sites, and the second-largest barrier reef in the world nearby, Roatán, Honduras, is a premier dive destination and a popular stop on […]
