Carly Brenner Hunter, an underwater specialist, is interviewed in this episode of Film Chats. Carly has spent her entire life…
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Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
Many Nova Scotia ship wrecks were banking schooners. During exceptionally stormy weather conditions, it was not uncommon for these sail-powered…
Anyone interested in decompression theory, especially technical dives, should acquire this book. Mark Powell is a well-known technical diving instructor…
According to many shipwreck historians, the Titanic is still the deadliest peacetime sinking of a superliner or cruise ship. The…
Fishermen on Canada’s east coast believe the European Green Crab species is here to stay. They’ve been watching the situation…
The St. Peters Harbour Lighthouse is a 10.4-metre square, tapered wooden tower with a superimposed gallery and an unusual hexagonal…
Hold your breath! Kirk Krack is coming to Troia to talk about freediving and his involvement with the movie Avatar…
Scuba Matt invites you to join him on an underwater adventure to meet and learn about sea animals, marine life,…
Scuba Services. Underwater Video. Scuba Training Jeremy MacDonald has lived in the North for nine years and has extensive scuba diving…
SharkFest will premiere on National Geographic television on Sunday, July 10 for four weeks. To commemorate SharkFest’s tenth anniversary, the…
The announcer calls out again: — Alenka Artnik— Slovenia— 118 meters (1270 feet)— World record attempt On a third-floor balcony,…
This is the story of a shipwreck of one of the coastal boats, the Moyle R, which was delivering freight…
Acclaimed underwater explorer Jill Heinerth shares her tips and advice on Dry Gloves. What are Dry Gloves, exactly? Dry gloves,…
The Riverhurst Ferry, which transports vehicles across the South Saskatchewan River northwest of Moose Jaw, has been beached indefinitely due…
PADI Women’s Dive Day Brings Communities Together for Global Celebration PADI® Women’s Dive Day has grown to become the most…
Uma Mani became a PADI certified open water diver at the age of 49 in order to get a close…
Roderic Mast is Oceanic Society’s President and CEO. He is a lifelong conservationist, a marine biologist, and an experienced travel…
Thanks to some awesome friends for coming out to help heave the junk out, at the Old Town Dock in…
Scuba Diving Essex – Herts – Cambs 2DiVE4 are the most experienced PADI Dive School in the region and concentrate…
The Saint James is widely regarded as the best-preserved example of a Great Lakes 19th-century schooner. Anyone with the necessary…
That is no small feat! Manuel is one of the ten freedivers in the world that do this. Manuel Anu…
“There are two kinds of explorers. Canadian Chapter explorers… and those who wish they were Canadian Chapter explorers!” Jett Britnell…
Getting sea sick before a dive is never fun. We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in collaboration with The Scuba News…
“Join us as we board the Mega Nova of Brier Island Whale and Seabird Cruises for a whale-watching excursion in…
The SS President was a British passenger liner that was the world’s largest ship when it was commissioned in 1840,…
Annapolis was sold to the British Columbia Artificial Reef Society in 2008. On April 4, 2015, she was sunk as…
Celebrating Canada’s Wooden Pleasure Boat Heritage – Part 3 In Part One of this series we explored the start of…
Eugenie Clark, (born 1922) a trailblazing marine biologist who worked tirelessly to change public perception of sharks and preserve marine…
Saltwater Sean is an ocean explorer and steward of the waters off the coast of Nova Scotia. Sean has been…
Connor Brown, 26, was working as a diver on the Diver City motorboat in 2018 as part of a three-person…
The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, in collaboration with Neptune & Salacia Diving, Swim Drink Fish, Sandy…
World Turtle Day® on May 23, 2022, is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue. Prepare for a flurry of activity on…
Many people, including non-divers, are fascinated by the story of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which remains one of naval…
Freediver Johanna Nordblad attempts to break the world record for distance traveled under ice with one breath in this documentary.…
All funds raised will be used to replace, upgrade, or repair SOS buoy markers in Picton Lake, Ontario.We also have…
West Street Boat Launch and Shore Dive The Kingston Pump House Museum is right next to the boat launch on…
Increased observations of Moon Jellyfish In Alaska have been attributed to warmer ocean temperatures and abundant food in the form…
The long-awaited, authoritative, and shocking history of the SS Atlantic, Nova Scotia’s worst shipwreck, written by the vessel’s acknowledged authority.…
The Alberta Underwater Council is proud to present Divescapes Conference and Exhibition POSTPONED UNTIL OCT 28/29,2022 at the River Cree…
It’s time to get in the pool. Registration for the AIDA Pool World Championship Burgas 2022 is now open to all interested…
About a Moulin A moulin (or glacier mill) is a well-like, roughly circular, vertical (or nearly vertical) shaft within a…
The 104 year old shipwreck of the famous Iron Scow is inching its way to the edge. Last week a…
The Wolfe Islander II was a ferry that ran between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island, Ontario, from 1946 until 1975,…
TVO Original TRIPPING the Bruce, premiered April 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. ET on TVO, TVO.org, YouTube, and TVO channels…
Mike McAllister hoped that if he ignored an item about this that appeared in his news feed over a year…