Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been left by fishermen or lost in the ocean. Sometimes almost invisible in…
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
If they made mistakes, you will too. Stratic Kas “In diving, like any other activity, people who excel exist. They…
In the Fathom Five National Marine Park in Tobermory, MV Avalon Voyager II, a Canadian constructed cargo ship built-in Twillingate,…
The Government of the Republic of Palau today announced that the 7th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) set to take place…
Working with the Maliseet Nation Conservation Council (MNCC), COJO Rescue in New Brunswick has been removing old commercial fishing gear…
The goal of Sharks4Kids is to create a new generation of shark advocates through access to a dynamic range of…
You are invited to a Ghost Fleet exclusive at-home screening and an online discussion and Q&A with the producer of…
Inuit have been leaders in environmental stewardship and effective resource management since time immemorial. That’s why the Government of Canada…
Wild and Temperate Seas is available for Pre-Order from Amazon and is written by Will Appleyard. This is the ideal…
“Went diving yesterday with someone who was recently certified in July. I must admit because I usually dive with known…
We train in the toughest conditions. This means our students are ready for anything. Located in Summerside, Prince Edward Island,…
The Niagara Scow (also known as the Old Scow or Iron Scow) is the unofficial name of the small scow…
February 4, 1970, is undoubtedly a day that most Nova Scotians will not forget. One of the oldest tankers in…
Nova Scotia’s long-awaited plastic bag ban comes into effect today, exactly one year after the Plastic Bags Reduction Act was passed. Ecology Action Centre is celebrating the…
This is a compilation of video shot by Roy Mulder, scuba diver and underwater photographer. Underwater photography by http:/www.uwvideo1.webs.com showing…
Not into Halloween Trick Or Treating this year? Maybe a scuba auction online is more to your taste. Live Auctioneers,…
Another one of Canada’s leading boat shows has postponed until 2022. The Ottawa Boat Show, scheduled to be held this…
Ecologos is pleased to invite you to the Water Docs Film Festival 2020, which will take place right here on…
In the hopes of finding some coins, Saltwater Sean and Jake Brenner brought their diving gear to explore Dingwall Harbour.…
Cyanea capillata aka Lion’s mane jellyfish is named for its showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of a lion’s mane. Eight lobes…
The George Black Ferry located in Dawson City, Yukon is done transporting for the 2020 season. For the winter, the…
The owner of Aquasub Scuba Diving Centre Inc., Norbert Pietkiewicz, has some really exciting travel news to share with divers.…
Proud of being the Nunavut and Nunavik Marine Carrier, Desgagnés has spent the last 50 years sailing the Canadian Arctic.…
AS IF THEY WERE ANGELS is airing at 7 pm on Remembrance Day, November 11, 2020. A tale of the…
On 25 October 1918, after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef in the Lynn Canal near Juneau, Alaska Territory, SS Princess Sophia…
8 New Virtual Multimedia Presentations to Choose From Now – Available on ZOOM or SKYPE Video Conference Video conference presentations,…
On Tuesday, 20 October 2020, Federal Security Authorities ruled that the owners of the Southern California dive boat MV Conception…
Congratulations to the Women Divers Hall of Fame Class 2021 Inductees. The Women Divers Hall of Fame is an international…
The SeaArch, engineered for your survival. A Canadian boater with more than 30 years of experience, Neil Darroch has seen…
Neil Burgess, President of the Newfoundland & Labrador Shipwreck Restoration Society, was recently interviewed by Jane Adey from CBC TV…
Get an advantage over the competition and make yourself stand out by being qualified to teach Open Water, Advanced Open…
This annual event commemorates the sinking on November 10, 1975, of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of its…
Two Jack Lake in Alberta is situated on the loop road to Lake Minnewanka, 12 km from Banff. Banff, Alberta…
There seems to be ongoing disputes/questions about the Cormorant, a former Naval Vessel, now residing at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Bridgewater…
Betty Pratt-Johnson’s “151 Dives” was the dive “Bible” for divers and snorkelers from Olympia, Washington, USA to Seymour Inlet, British…
Endangered Atlantic shortfin mako sharks are set to take centre stage in the 2020 deliberations of the International Commission for…
A broadcaster recounts his life, and the evolutionary history of life on Earth, to grieve the loss of wild places…
When the Queen of the North passenger ferry runs into a rocky island off Canada’s west coast, two passengers were…
Let the world know you’re a diver. Dive Flag Jewelry offers a selection of items—rings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets and key…
East Coast Scuba & Watersports is hosting a Halloween event on Saturday, Oct 24, 2020, at Fox Point Beach. We’ve…
The Nomad & Marine Imaging Dive team of Jeff Goodreau, Ryan King, Evan Kovacs and Richie Kohler became the first…
Welcome to DeepSpot’s Universe We know your passion is diving. In the world’s deepest diving chamber, we invite you to…
For the past 58 years, the Vancouver International Boat Show has signalled the upcoming boating season in British Columbia, a…
This is a month-long celebration of sharks, some of the ocean’s most beautiful, mysterious, misunderstood, and endangered species, and to the…
We should protect it, not destroy it! Some places are too special to be dug up. Wolf Lake is a…