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.
DAN took part in the 2025 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Scientific Meeting (UHMS ASM), which convened experts in aerospace, undersea, and hyperbaric medicine.
The DAN Student Membership Program provides access to dive medical professionals, online safety information, and up to $25,000 in Student Dive Accident Insurance to help protect you against the costs of a covered diving accident occurring during your NAUI entry-level training.* Best of all, this program is fully-funded by DAN and is available at no cost to you or your instructor.
Divers Alert Network offers essential benefits that no diver should go without. Here are 5 reasons every divers should be a DAN member.
L’Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch (AMITW) a connu un été exceptionnel en 2024. Au 31 juillet, les patrouilleurs d’AMITW avaient documenté 683 nids sur 15,4 kilomètres (9,6 miles) de plage sur l’île Anna Maria, en Floride.
La Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) s'engage depuis longtemps à sensibiliser la communauté des plongeurs à la conservation marine. Grâce au Volunteer Fish Survey Project (VFSP), la REEF permet depuis plus de 30 ans aux plongeurs de fournir des données précieuses, transformant ainsi les plongées récréatives en opportunités de recherche scientifique et de protection des écosystèmes.
I am a 55-year-old avid diver who made about 300 dives in 2023, most of which were coldwater shore-entry dives near San Diego, California, to below 100 feet (30 meters). […]
From dive business meetings and safety training sessions to social gatherings and media initiatives, DAN’s presence at the 2024 DEMA Show supported our commitment to serving the diving community.
La pêche au harpon fait partie de la subsistance humaine depuis que les chasseurs ont aiguisé leurs premiers bâtons. Avec l’apparition des masques et des palmes, la pêche sous-marine est devenue une activité à part entière. Que ce soit pour le sport ou pour se nourrir, plongeurs et apnéistes recherchent ces opportunités à travers le monde.
You might know me already or at least know about me. I came to Key Largo, Florida, in 1978 to open Captain Slate’s Atlantis Dive Center. Early on I had an affinity for the marine life on our reefs, and my earliest mentor, Steve Klem, had established ongoing fish-feeding activity on the City of Washington wreck.
