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Even experienced divers and instructors may unexpectedly experience lightheadedness or loss of consciousness during a dive for numerous reasons. Causes may include decompression illness, barotrauma, gas contamination, dehydration, stroke, seizure, […]
On a typical morning at Picnic Cove in Laguna Beach, California, in 2023, Val Marino was prepping for what was meant to be a routine dive. She was excited to […]
Most divers think about decompression in terms of depth, bottom time, ascent rates, and safety stops. But the body experiences a dive as more than just time underwater. Decompression stress […]
Q: I recently had an upper molar tooth extracted and threads placed for an implant. I have a dive trip scheduled two weeks after the procedure that installed the threaded […]
Our dive guide pointed out a Nassau grouper at a cleaning station in Little Cayman. As I watched it opening and closing its mouth, I thought I saw a rock or some algae on the fish’s side.
Perhaps best known for her innovative images of deep wrecks and caves, Becky Kagan Schott has eclectic interests along with the technical diving skills and photographic expertise to bring home […]
We recently traveled nearly halfway around the world to photograph some of the planet’s most beautiful coral reefs, and wow, did we get lucky. Our liveaboard was gloriously uncrowded, and […]
Imagine a pregnant humpback whale, all 40 tons of her, moving through cold blue water toward a cloud of pink. The cloud is dense enough to have edges and to […]
Enriched air, or nitrox, has become a trusted way for many recreational divers to extend no-decompression limits and reduce fatigue. By increasing the oxygen content and reducing nitrogen absorption, divers […]