California divers do a lot of offshore diving, and we’re fortunate to have at least 50 dive charter boats who regularly take scuba divers out for single or multiple days …
With a commitment to dive safety through education, National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) had joined Divers Alert Network (DAN), the industry’s largest dive safety association, to promote and extend the reach of dive …
With the warmer ocean waters from the coming El Nino, this year’s lobster season (which runs October 3 to March 16) could be one of the best in years for the many California divers. It’s …
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 …
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 …
Fishing and diving for lobster is dangerous business, and it’s even riskier outside the U.S. where safety often takes a back seat to productivity. Such is the case in …
Scuba divers and surface-supplied divers perform many important tasks in the underwater world. While recreational divers may specialize in exploring shipwrecks, underwater photography, dive training, or hunting and collecting, commercial …
A safety sausage is a buoy used when the diver is at the surface to indicate the diver’s position to the dive boat, reducing the risk of losing contact when …
Dan Orr is known as a first-class educator and longtime ambassador for the diving industry. After serving with Divers Alert Network for over two decades, Orr has announced his retirement …
Full-face masks have been used by military, scientific, commercial, TV/movie industry, and public safety divers for many years. Full-face masks (FFM) are favored by these professionals over the typical half-mask …