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Tankless Diving or How to Get Anyone Interested in Scuba Diving

Though I’d never seen tankless dive gear in action, the benefit of this system—so small it fitted in a backpack—was obvious. It was light and portable. Not only would it give people access to hard-to-reach bodies of water but it would also serve as “a gateway drug to scuba diving” given you don’t need a scuba certification to try it.

Alexander Springs: The Best Dive Site in Florida For Newly-Certified Divers

Experience one of the easiest-to-dive Florida springs just outside Orlando, Florida. Affordable, shallow, and clear, there isn't a better place for a new diver to get comfortable in the water.

Challenger Space Shuttle Debris Discovered in Atlantic Ocean

History Channel documentary divers and crew searching for WWII-era aircraft wreckage found the debris in May. NASA has confirmed it is a part of the Challenger space shuttle.

Life's a Scuba Smorgasbord When You Kick Back in the Keys

In one short week, PADI Club members finned through a slew of wrecks, basked in coral and cleared more than 250 pounds of marine debris.

PICTURES: PADI Club Dives the Florida Keys

The first-ever PADI Club members-only trip to the Florida Keys offered plenty to write home about.

Goliath Grouper Advocate Shana Phelan Named November Sea Hero

In the wake of Florida reopening its goliath grouper fishery, the co-owner of Pura Vida Divers secured protections for its aggregation sites.

Six Unexpected Dive Adventures Around the World

It’s all on the table: Lake diving in New Zealand, a free resort stay in Papua New Guinea, pairing scuba with daily spa treatments and more.

PADI Club Divers Remove 100 Pounds of Marine Debris from the Florida Keys

Islamorada Dive Center and Florida Keys Dive Center led 25 PADI Club divers through a permitted Dive Against Debris event during the group’s inaugural trip.

Looters Disturb 1842 Wreck off Marathon Key

Hundreds of ballast stones were removed from the side of the shipwreck, exposing the wooden frames and planking of the *North America*. This will accelerate the ship’s degradation.