Un petit détail
I TAKE A GIANT STRIDE off the back of the boat and splash into a cascade of tingling, magical bubbles. The sea’s embrace is chilly; I can feel the 74˚F water through my 5 mm wetsuit and thick 4 mm hood. My vision clears as the …
Alert Diver Issue : Q2 2022
Plongeur inconscient
FEBRUARY 6, 2022 HAD ALL THE MAKINGS OF A PROMISING DAY out on the water in the Gulf of Mexico off Destin, Florida. Though I work at a dive shop, this was a recreational lionfish harvesting trip with friends …
Ma pieuvre va où ?
L'INDUSTRIE DE LA PLONGÉE EST PLEINE DE DÉBATS. Faut-il utiliser un gilet, un gonflage dorsal ou une plaque dorsale et un compensateur de flottabilité à ailettes ? Une lampe à cartouche ou une lampe sans fil ? Une ceinture de poids ou des poids intégrés ? Des palmes ordinaires ou des palmes fendues ?
Fitness for Scuba : Exercices pour tous les âges
SARCOPENIA IS A NATURAL MUSCLE LOSS (atrophy) due to aging. Periods of inactivity due to injury, illness, or a busy life can accelerate this process. Individuals over the age of 65 are particularly …
Nettoyage à l'oxygène du matériel de plongée : Une série en deux parties
FIRES IN COMPRESSED OXYGEN EQUIPMENT are rare, even though we hear about life-threatening accidents — a rebreather fire, an emergency oxygen regulator accident, or a gas blending system fire. Several key questions arise …
Mythes sur les recycleurs
CLOSED-CIRCUIT REBREATHERS (CCRs) have significantly grown in popularity over the past few years. They are becoming more of a norm in the technical diving community, and recreational and …
Observation des blennies 101
OF ALL THE FISHES IN THE SEA THAT ANNA ADORES, blennies perch high atop her favorites list. Her fascination with the tribe of typically small, hole-inhabiting bottom-dwellers …
DAN Medical Services est là pour vous
Lorsque vous planifiez de plonger cet été, n'oubliez pas que l'un des avantages importants de l'adhésion au DAN est l'accès aux services médicaux du DAN.
Bonaire suscite l'espoir pour l'avenir du corail
DESCENDING THE LIMESTONE STAIRS OF BONAIRE’S famous 1,000 Steps dive site in full scuba gear is challenging. It’s just 64 steps down, but it feels like many more. Once you make it down, you’re rewarded with a Caribbean reef teeming with life …
Is Something Wrong?
MY BUDDY AND I DIVED SIX OUT OF SEVEN DAYS on my last dive trip. Our profile allowed an hour of dive time with two-tank dives …
