“A nice surprise at Paddy’s Head (Nova Scotia) this week. This Atlantic Torpedo Ray was spotted swimming past the reef…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
The big brown algae or seaweeds known as kelps belong to the Laminariales (Laminaria possesses remarkable properties that make it a…
Take a personal and historic tour of some of the most significant shipwrecks found in Lake Ontario by the most…
Dramatic video of finding and approaching a possible dive location in Quatsino Sound, off Vancouver Island, Canada. Of interest to…
One of the last people alive when the RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, was a British woman named…
Violet tunicate is an invasive colonial tunicate native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean (Asia). The violet tunicate was initially discovered…
According to a statement from his organization, seasoned environmentalist Paul Watson was detained in Greenland on Sunday and may be…
Signal Hill is a hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that provides views over the city and harbour.…
Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills’ new book takes you inside the…
Cedar Hill Park is situated east of Wiarton near Big Bay on Scenic Grey Road 1, with a rugged coastline…
Water gushed into a mystery 13-foot tear in the hull of the freighter Michipicoten, which was saved in Lake Superior…
The Lake Michigan Triangle, sometimes known as the Michigan Triangle, is a region in Lake Michigan where several plane crashes,…
The southern shore of Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Michigan, and Whitefish Point is known as the Graveyard of the…
Garrett Clement’s latest Uncharted Odyssey dive video from February 2024. Garrett says this is quickly becoming one of his favourite…
The Ontamich, a small, ferry that formerly ran between Sombra, Ontario, and Marine City, Michigan, is now parked in Sarnia,…
Tamayo Perry, (49) actor, lifeguard, instructor and surfer from the Pirates of Caribbean movie, passed away after being attacked by…
Cost Of Penalty For Visiting: Up to $1,000 Tillamook Rock Light is an inactive lighthouse on the Oregon coast of the…
In the Labrador Sea, on June 9, 2024, an expedition headed by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society found the wreck…
It’s that time of year again when the East Coast of Canada will be graced by the presence of beautiful…
Mike Adam and two dive mates went diving in April 2021 in Hammond River, New Brunswick, in the hopes of…
The Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last expedition ship, the Quest, has finally been found in the cold Atlantic waters…
From 1881 until 1906, the steamer SS Princess operated on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. The ship, which was constructed…
“Our team is hard at work documenting wrecks in the Saint Lawrence River and one of the many pleasures we…
The remains of another unconfirmed warship from the war of 1812. “This is a shallow site in Navy Bay, no…
The Hibernia Gravity Base Structure is an offshore oil platform located in the Hibernia oilfield southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland,…
“My friend Jason told me years ago that he’d love to bring me along to snorkel around an island in…
Atlantic Canada, and Nova Scotia in particular, is home to a strong cluster of ocean industries and to ground breaking…
“Muskoka’s steamship heritage is older than Canada. The first ship steamed Lake Muskoka in 1866.” Muskoka Steamships and Discovery Centre…
Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century, is best remembered for his explorations of…
“Based on my research, the Gladstone was brought to Canatara beach in 1923 and deliberately sunk to create the foundations…
Last night, I found a U.S Braided Hair large 1 cent coin from 1846. This coin was among some of…
The SS Michigan was a passenger steamship that carried passengers across the Great Lakes. When she was built, she was…
Jennifer Jane Bennett is a teacher, school administrator, women’s advocate, and senior reserve naval officer (born on August 11, 1958…
Charles Francis Hall (c. 1821 – November 8, 1871) was an American Arctic explorer. He is best known for his collection…
For those interested in taking up scuba diving. Some tips from Chris Foisey We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in collaboration…
This book is intended for three types of reader: cave divers old and new; divers who may never enter a…
Marcoux vanished from Eastern Passage on his way from Nova Scotia to Bermuda in November 2009. Joseph Alexandre Hubert Marcoux…
The Devils Island Light is a lighthouse in Nova Scotia that stands at the eastern entrance to Halifax Harbour on…
What a fun day this was! My boys came with me out to Prospect where the conditions were more than…
The Jane Biggs Award is named after the well-known Nova Scotia diver who shared her passion for the sport with…
Fascinating artifacts were collected, and thousands of high-quality images were taken during the twelve-day research period. As the 2023 summer…
Ted Eldred (on the right in above picture) invented Australia’s first scuba oxygen rebreather during the 1950s. It was an…
How do you set up a dive site in Yellowknife in the middle of winter, when the ice is 5…
Sea glass is naturally weathered glass that has the appearance of tumbled stones. Sea glass is weathered glass found on…
Myrtle “Molly” Kool (February 23, 1916–February 25, 2009) was a Canadian sea captain. She is regarded as one of the…