TO FIND THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF A LARVAL PEARLFISH in the wild, I had to search back to the early 1980s annals of blackwater diving and Christopher Newbert’s account of drifting 40 feet down a lighted downline tethered to a dinghy bobbing on a night sea somewhere off the Kona, Hawaiʻi, coast. The story appeared […]
THE NEWEST EDITION OF DAN’S ANNUAL DIVING REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE. While the release of the 2020 report was delayed, it offers fascinating insights, statistics, and case summaries of recreational dive incidents and fatalities that occurred in 2018.
IT’S NO SECRET THAT CARIBBEAN REEFS ARE IN CRISIS. Many stony coral species face an uncertain destiny, and some scientific predictors point toward extinction in the near future for some species.
OXYGEN HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE PRIMARY FIRST AID for scuba diving injuries, specifically decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE). Part of DAN’s mission is to ensure that oxygen first aid equipment …
DES TERMES DIFFÉRENTS PEUVENT PARFOIS DESCRIRE le même équipement dans l'industrie de la plongée. Ce que certains plongeurs appellent une lampe de plongée, par exemple, d'autres l'appellent une torche de plongée. Les deux étant physiquement identiques, les noms sont interchangeables et ne causent au pire qu'une confusion mineure.
PLANNING A DIVE VACATION and all the associated details can be a frustrating endeavor. The logistics of obtaining gear, arranging transportation to and from dive sites, and booking a place to stay that can accommodate your needs requires …
Mon activité de traiteur en Californie se portait bien, mais plus elle se développait, plus j'étais stressé et plus j'avais envie d'être sous l'eau. La plongée et la photographie étaient cathartiques, et je revenais sans cesse à Anilao dans mon esprit.
MY FACE IS STARTING TO FEEL NUMB, but at least my body and toes are still warm. The way the sunlight dances through the towering kelp is enchanting, and I’m mesmerized by each brown sea nettle I see — their long, corkscrewed tentacles seem to dance in the water like ribbons in a gentle breeze. […]
LES ANCESTAIRES DES TORTUES DE MER MODERNES ont partagé les océans avec les ichtyosaures et les plésiosaures à la fin du Jurassique, il y a 150 millions d'années. Leurs descendants peuplent aujourd'hui les récifs et les océans du monde entier.
My son is on the autism spectrum and wants to learn how to scuba dive. Will his autism be a problem? Everyone with autism is unique and must be evaluated independently. There will never be an all-inclusive recommendation. First, all decisions must be made by you, properly trained dive instructors, and the physicians who are […]
