SCUBAnauts

FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS the nonprofit marine science education program known as SCUBAnauts International (SNI) has introduced young people ages 12 to 18 to informal science education through underwater exploration. While many youth organizations exist in the dive industry, this group’s scientific rather than recreational nature and its strong foundation in dive safety give SNI a unique identity.

SCUBAnauts International is educating teens in the marine sciences

Derek Abbey

I started diving while I was in flight school in Pensacola, Florida. One day I thought, “I’m right by the water. I’ll go try it out.” I got certified and found that flying and diving share a lot of similarities.

Project Recover is an official partner of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

DAN Podcast Debuts

DAN’S NEW OFFICIAL PODCAST, The DANcast, delivers safety insights through engaging conversations from across the dive industry. This series blends practical knowledge with personal stories to inform and inspire the dive community. 

DAN Studio

It Takes a Village To Raise a Whale

At up to 330,000 pounds (149,685 kilograms) and 110 feet (33.5 meters) long, they are the largest creatures to have ever lived.

A  70-foot (21-meter) female blue whale skeleton

LEBIH CERDAS: Penundaan Dokumen Perjalanan

It’s been more than a year since many divers have traveled internationally and visited beloved or new dive destinations. Although it is unclear when and which international destinations will be fully accessible, it’s important to stay proactive about important travel documentation preparation.

Menyelam dalam untuk mencari ikan

LUIZ ROCHA, PH.D., HAS BEEN A MAN ON A FISH MISSION since he was a young boy exploring the waters in his small coastal hometown in Brazil. He investigated tidepools, had fish tanks when he was 5 years old, and was declared a future scientist by his third-grade teacher …

Rocha mencari terumbu karang untuk mencari spesies ikan yang belum diketahui

Liz Taylor: Seorang Penyelam dan Pelaku

Sebagai anggota yang dilantik pada tahun 2023 ke dalam Women Divers Hall of Fame, Taylor berharap dapat mengajak orang untuk memikirkan hal-hal kecil yang dapat mereka lakukan setiap hari yang secara kolektif dapat membuat perbedaan besar.

Liz Taylor di luar kantor pusat DOER

Hotline Darurat DAN

KETIKA ANDA MEMBUTUHKANNYA, DAN akan ada di sini untuk membantu. Kami mengkoordinasikan evakuasi darurat dan menanggung biaya untuk anggota kami hingga US $ $500.000 per orang. Setiap anggota DAN berhak atas layanan darurat ini serta bantuan perjalanan, medis, hukum, dan bantuan pribadi.

EMT's loading a patient into an ambulance on a stretcher

Historic Dive Helmets

Traditional copper and brass deep-sea dive helmets often attract the modern dive community’s attention. International interest recently spiked when a helmet believed to be from the dawn of American professional diving sold for a record-setting $54,000 in Wichita, Kansas.

The Parade of Nations helmet display