As PADI prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, the organization is expanding beyond scuba diving to offer training in one of the fastest growing dive industry segments – freediving. Continuing the …
California’s 2015/2016 Spiny Lobster Season begins on October 3rd, 2015. With the season less than two months away, DEMA (The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association) has released a new California Spiny Lobster …
On Friday, July 24, two young teenagers on the east coast of Florida went out for an afternoon of fishing in their 19 foot boat. Having grown up on the water, …
The Bends In the vernacular of sport SCUBA diving, no two words conjure up more alarm, confusion, and debate. Since humans have taken their breathing gas with them, be it …
Florida’s mini-season, also known as “sport-season,” is an annual event that attracts thousands of divers to Florida to hunt lobster. Tragically, the season is tarnished by deaths that could have …
Chicago-based Diveheart was founded in 2001 by Jim Elliott, with a mission to train and allow people with a wide range of disabilities to explore the underwater world. Along the way, …
Shell Eisenberg of Northern California surprised the USA Freediving world by capturing her first USA Women’s National Freediving Record in the freediving discipline of Dynamic No Fins with a swim …
Dive professionals looking to become certified in scuba tank inspection have an opportunity to do so next month at the Long Beach Scuba Show. Online sign up is now open …
A group of scuba instructors has put together a brief survey to help include scuba training. The survey is asking students for their feedback on their opinions on a number …
A quick look on YouTube will reveal thousands of scuba-related videos – everything from dramatic breath-hold dives to wreck dives, instructional videos, and just people having fun. These all appeal …