Composite Scuba Cylinders

Composite, fiber-wound cylinders are making their way back into diving in rebreathers and other advanced scuba gear. The weight and lifespan benefits of these cylinders are attempting to challenge their previous cost barrier.

Composite, fiber-wound cylinder.

Honoring First Aid DAN Providers

DAN’s first aid courses are designed to provide divers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond in emergencies.

Someone administering first aid to an injured diver.

The Business of Protecting Paradise 

Our oceans are under siege. Destructive industrial-scale fishing is causing widespread species decline. Ocean warming due to human-induced climate change is triggering episodes of mass coral bleaching with increased vigor and frequency.

Aerial view of the Wakatobi Resort and house reef.

Connecting Voices of Safe Diving

The DANcast, DAN’s official podcast, has significantly grown its reach as a resource for recreational divers.

The DANCast podcast studio.

Underwater Photography with Models: The Magnificent Seven

Working with models underwater has been a fundamental cornerstone of my career for more than four decades. I love shooting images of marine life, but for magazine editorial assignments, advertising photographs, and stock photography with model-released people, collaboration with a skilled underwater model has been paramount. 

Underwater model poses in front of the camera next to coral.

Craig Nelson, MD

As someone who loves, teaches, and works in the world of scuba diving while also focusing on community service and improving safety, I am often surrounded by amazing people, such as Craig Nelson, MD.

Craig Nelson