Put Peace of Mind on Your Packing List
When we pack for a trip, our minds are usually filled with checklists that include passports, boarding passes, medications, and an extra phone charger. We rarely consider if we are […]
Alert Diver Category : Rubrique Ardoise de plongée
Seeking an Octopus in the Wild
Octopuses hole up in small dens, are quite excellent at camouflage and are most active at night, so not all divers have seen one on a dive. But biologist Matthew Birk, who studies octopuses, felt that never having seen one in the wild was a blemish on his career and sought to remedy the situation on a trip to Santa Catalina Island off Southern California.
When History Seemingly Repeats Itself
IN 1983-84, REEFS THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN, FLORIDA, AND BERMUDA experienced one of the greatest mass mortalities of a marine species ever recorded when an unknown waterborne pathogen killed more than 98 percent of the Diadema sea urchin population.1 In February of this year, divers in St. Thomas noticed many of the Diadema were suddenly no […]
Identifier le libérateur perdu
Le petit terrain de l'Armée de l'air royale canadienne (ARC) à Gander, Terre-Neuve, s'est fait connaître comme l'aéroport vers lequel des dizaines de vols internationaux ont été détournés après les attaques terroristes du 11 septembre 2001.
Guide d'évaluation de l'aptitude médicale à la plongée tout au long de la vie.
Le réseau DIVERS ALERT NETWORK a publié un document de référence visant à promouvoir l'aptitude médicale à la plongée tout au long de la vie des plongeurs. Destiné aux plongeurs, aux professionnels de la plongée et aux médecins, ce document établit un calendrier pour les questionnaires médicaux et les évaluations physiques en fonction de l'âge et d'autres facteurs pertinents. Les informations sont présentées sous forme de tableau et d'organigramme pour une consultation rapide et une utilisation aisée.
Curated Corals
This past summer the Florida Keys experienced the effects of a marine heatwave event that lasted longer and was more intense than anything in recent recorded history. By early June 2023 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch (CRW) issued bleaching warnings for some areas in the Florida Keys and other locations in the Caribbean.
Linden Wolbert
Tout enfant prédisposé à l'amour de la nature trouvera probablement son chemin vers des environnements proches de la nature, ce qui s'est produit tôt et de manière fortuite pour Linden Wolbert. Lorsqu'elle a eu un an, sa famille a déménagé dans une vieille ferme en Pennsylvanie, non loin de l'endroit où George Washington a traversé la rivière Delaware pendant la guerre d'indépendance.
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.
A Voice for the Ocean
Annie Crawley and her dive team of kids and teens are among the divers who frequent the Edmonds Underwater Park marine protected area just north of Seattle, Washington, in the Puget Sound area of the Salish Sea. With drysuits on and cameras in hand, the young ocean explorers document the underwater world with Crawley as their mentor and guide. Their mission: be a voice for the ocean.
Diving the Clotilda
IN 1807 THE U.S. PASSED A LAW prohibiting the importation of human beings with the intent to enslave them. Acting on a bet 53 years later, a wealthy Alabama businessman named Timothy Meaher tried to import captives from Whydah, Dahomey (present-day Benin). He hired Captain William Foster to pull off the illicit deed. On July […]
