Once in a Lifetime

Like many octopuses, the female greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is a semelparous animal, which means she reproduces once and then dies.

blue-ringed octopus

DAN-UHMS CME Course Expands to Two Weeks

DAN reached a significant milestone in the accredited DAN–UHMS Continuing Medical Education (CME) program in May 2024: the debut of a two-week, dual-course format.

50 physicians and other health care professionals from around the world attended the spring CME

Systèmes de Rappel des Plongeurs

Whether for recreation, research, or commercial work, diving puts humans in a fundamentally hazardous environment. Visibility, pressure effects, and sound distortion limit communication between divers and surface teams, making real-time […]

It’s important for divers to observe a safety perimeter from the speaker as outlined in the unit’s operating manual.

SOS Hyperlite 1 Hyperbaric Chamber Demonstration

DAN Mission teams recently participated in a demonstration led by James Dalebozik, a hyperbaric chamber technician, on the operation and application of the SOS Hyperlite 1 portable hyperbaric chamber.

Hyperbaric Chamber Demonstration

Les bateaux de croisière chamboulent tout

Les récifs coralliens sont confrontés à de nombreux défis environnementaux, et les bateaux de croisière y contribuent largement. L'un des impacts les plus importants de ces bateaux est qu'ils commencent à remuer les fonds.

Cruise ships are large and getting larger.

Ken Nedimyer

Ken Nedimyer’s connection to the sea began early. He put himself through college by collecting tropical fish and diving for lobster in the Florida Keys.

Ken Nedimyer

La photographie au service de la philanthropie

Think about the first time you picked up an underwater camera — what was the initial reason? Maybe you wanted a way to record your dives or a mechanism to show your nondiver friends and family the beauty of the underwater world.

A collection of mauve stinger jellyfish

De la surface au ciel

Lorsqu’un plongeur disparaît, la mer devient une vaste étendue indifférente, transformant le sauvetage en une course contre la montre. Chaque seconde compte, et les bons outils peuvent faire la différence entre un sauvetage réussi et une récupération tragique. 

drone

Imran Ahmad

The sea enthralled lmran Ahmad from a very early age. Growing up in Singapore, young lmran never missed an opportuniry to go fishing with his father, a police officer, on their boat off the coast.

Early Morning Rush Hour with School of Redtoothed Triggerfish