Recently, rumors spread through social media have convinced some that PADI is being sold. One story read “From a source generally well-informed, we’ve heard that the American families who have …

Many abalone divers on California’s North coast were angry and disappointed with the closing of the abalone fishery in Sonoma and Mendocino counties this year. Others supported the closure to …

The Hawaiian Islands are home to a few dozen dive shops, most offering the standard fare of air fills, dive equipment, lessons, and charter boat trips. Some specialize in technical …

SACRAMENTO  – (Monday, April 30, 2018) – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) won Assembly approval today for her bill to crack down on illegal poaching by commercial …

The Women Divers Hall of Fame proudly inducted their 2018 new members at the Beneath the Sea Awards Banquet in Secaucus, New Jersey on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Photo: left …

To help divers play an active role in environmental protection and awareness, PADI introduced its Dive Against Debris specialty course. Writer Megan Denny writes about this specialty course and related tools …

Few people get to experience the ocean like divers. We, of course, love all marine creatures, from the smallest fish to the enormous blue whale. But for many of us, sharks …