Tools for a Healthy Drysuit

Divers venture into a hostile environment with no breathable air and potentially extreme temperatures. To survive these conditions, dive equipment provides life support and insulates the body, helping regulate its temperature. 

diver in a drysuit

Kelp is the New Coral

Coral and kelp are the ivory and ebony of ecosystems: mirrored opposites. Coral thrives in warm, clear, low-nutrient waters, while kelp lives in cold, nutrient-rich waters that tend to be murky because of those nutrients.

sea otter

Selective Vision

With our finite time and limited light underwater, every image-capture quest is like a treasure hunt. We all have different ideas of what is treasure: It may be marine mammals, shipwrecks, reef corals, or icebergs. I like to go beyond a single underwater subject and look for something more abstract. Pattern, form, and color rule my world.

moon jellies in dark-green Alaskan waters

Thomas Peschak: Destination Amazon

Experience the Amazon like never before with Thomas Peschak. Discover the stories behind Destination Amazon and the river’s significance.

dwarf caiman

Continuing the Learning Journey

Diving is often described as a lifetime sport. Many of us begin with the excitement of earning our first certification and quickly discover that the underwater world offers endless opportunities […]

Cliff Richardson's DAN headshot

Beyond the Rescue

Understand the critical lessons Beyond the Rescue for divers. Emergency skills are vital, but what follows is equally important.

diver assisting another diver in an emergency

Before the Breath Runs Out

Join the ama divers in Ago Bay, Japan, and fulfill your dream of an unforgettable underwater adventure Before the Breath Runs Out.

Hitomi Okumura proffers an urchin pried from the rocks of Ago Bay with an iso nomi, or chisel.

Saved by a Strap

Learn why I rely on the mouthpiece retaining strap for diving and its importance in enhancing safety during rebreather use.

Aldo Ferrucci

Water Aerobics for Divers

Discover how water aerobics for divers can enhance your performance, focusing on strength, breath control, and injury prevention.

Water aerobics class poses for a picture in bright, blue pool water.