The SeaArch, engineered for your survival. A Canadian boater with more than 30 years of experience, Neil Darroch has seen…
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
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…
A large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus is the giant North Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini, formerly also called…
About 70 kilometres from Yellowknife, Jeremy MacDonald and his dive partner Claire Mennell met Eric Brown alias “Geezer” at Hidden…
Ghost Diving is a registered charity organization of volunteer technical divers specialized in the removal of lost fishing gear and…
For scuba divers, communication below the surface is a challenge. Hand signals work well, but they are hampered by one…
We are on a mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. Our vision is a world in which oceans…
Emerald Lake, near Field British Columbia, is a beautiful site. Formed by the thrusting of the mountain ranges and filled…
Canadian waters are home to seasonal populations of endangered leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles. In fact, waters off Atlantic Canada…
HMS Delight is the first recorded shipwreck off Sable Island, 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and…
Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Boat Shows has made the decision to cancel the 2021…
The George N. Orr was a World War One shore patrol vessel that sank near Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island.…
Jessica & Norbert Pietkiewicz started AquaSub from the ground up in 2002 with the first location on Bayview Avenue. It…
“Yes, Virginia, Saskatchewan has a lighthouse!” Cochin, Saskatchewan (35 km north of North Battleford) is home to the province’s only…
The Tashmoo was a steamboat passenger sidewheeler on Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron. It was reputed to be one…
Jill Heinerth, an underwater photographer, shares the story of how she shot this iconic image of the Bianca C. shipwreck…
When British scuba diver, Wallace Raymond Woolley, 96, dove to a depth of 140ft/42 m in 2019 on the SS…
Divers Den is taking action on September 25th to clean up the beautiful waters of Tobermory, as well as raise…
Coming Friday, 25 September 2020 The School Strike for Climate, also known as Fridays for the Future (FFF), Youth for…
My Octopus Teacher is an original documentary film by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, presented by Netflix in 2020. It…
This past weekend, Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov set a new world record for freediving in the Constant Weight (CWT) Bifins…
Daniel Travers started this petition on Change.org to Tay Council to have the SS Keewatin remain in Port McNicholl. So far this petition…
The HMCS Saguenay shipwreck has operated as a divers’ marine park for 26 years, and is one of the most…
Minnesota Shipwreck Hunters, Ken Merryman and Jerry Eliason recently discovered the Pere Marquette 18 in Lake Michigan, after remaining undiscovered…
The Golden Rule of Scuba Diving. Breathe normally, never hold your breath. Excellent regulation of buoyancy is what distinguishes professional scuba…
We need to look after our Oceans. East Coast Scuba & Watersports is participating in Aware Week and making a…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) just announced that on October 20, 2020, it will hold a special board meeting…
Undefeated Champion, Canadian Icon and Nova Scotia Ambassador are three titles applied to the Bluenose II operated by the Lunenburg…
The United Empire (“Old Betsy”) was a passenger and freight ship with two masts, powered by propellers. In 1882, she…
Your adventure starts aboard Islander V1 a 42ft “Provincial” Fiberglass boat. Coastguard inspected, the Islander V1 is a fast, comfortable…