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Dive Travel Now: What You Need to Know Before Your Spring Dive Trip

Thinking about traveling for a dive this spring? Make the most of your dive trip by preparing ahead of time.

Bottom Trawling Releases as Much Carbon as Global Aviation, Study Says

Researchers found the fishing method releases a gigaton of carbon every year, which could worsen climate destabilization.

Coral Reefs Star in Australian COVID Recovery Effort

A $3.2 million COVID aid program is enabling seventeen Queensland operators to pay their staff to take part in reef restoration and monitoring activities through June.

Diver Discovers Fossilized Tooth of Prehistoric, 12-Foot-Tall Bear in River

A diver found the tooth of the extinct Giant Short-Faced Bear during a fossil dive in South Carolina’s Cooper River.

Can You Scuba Dive After Long Haul COVID?

Returning to pre-COVID fitness, getting medical clearance and returning to the water gradually are all important for diving after long haul COVID.

How One Man's Obsession Created the Edmonds Underwater Park

For 43 years, Bruce Higgins has led teams that sculpted this patch of ocean floor and submerged glacial moraine into a dive wonderland.

More Hawaii-Locals Are Getting Scuba Certified Than Before Pandemic

PADI scuba shops in Hawaii issued more certifications in the second half of 2020 than the year before. Operators say the trend is continuing in 2021.

A Navy Sailor Died Scuba Diving. Now His Widow Dives to Share His Story.

Ashely Bugge frequently dives her husband’s reef memorial, runs a podcast, and shares his rebreathing accident in a safety documentary to honor his vivacious life.

World’s Deepest Wreck Dived for the First Time

This week’s dive to the USS *Johnston*, the world’s deepest shipwreck at 21,180 feet, was the deepest shipwreck dive in history.