Posts in category Dive News & Events

Although diving accidents are rare, can you imagine what it would be like NOT to have a recompression chamber around? A study has shown that 69% of diving accidents are …

I stood on the “landing pad” at the Mendocino Headlands site, also known as Pipeline, catching Humboldt State University students as waves pushed them one at a time onto the …

Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy have donated $10 million to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The money will be used for the Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. Seafood Watch …

What is the worth of that exhilarating moment on a dive where you find yourself staring into the eye of a 500lb fish? Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are trying …

Last year, about 256,000 red abalone were legally taken by recreational divers on California’s north coast. Now, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is exploring new ways to manage …

There are few mainstream TV shows on these days which feature divers, and in fact, there have been few shows focused on scuba diving in this history of TV. The …

You may remember the incident which took place last year when a diver, who was apparently catching tropical reef fish in Hawaii, assaulted another diver who was trying to take …

The International Scuba Diving Hall Of Fame recently announced its 2015 inductees. This year’s induction ceremony will take place on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Grand Cayman. The ISDHF recognizes those who have contributed …

The annual Our World Underwater Dive and Travel show opens on February 27 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois (just outside Chicago). The 3-day show is widely …

An aircraft, identified as an A-1 Skyraider or AD-4L, has been discovered off Mission Beach, San Diego in a relatively shallow area. The wreckage has apparently been undiscovered since it …