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The Saskatchewan Underwater Council exists to foster, promote, and create avenues and opportunities for all residents of Saskatchewan to be able to experience and appreciate the benefits and rewards of recreation through underwater activities.

The Saskatchewan Underwater Council exists to foster, promote, and create avenues and opportunities for all…

A Virgin StartUp-backed company, ARC Marine, is creating an artificial reef at premier UK diving site Vobster Quay in 2017. They aim to protect the globally endangered white-clawed crayfish, which is threatened with extinction in the next twenty to thirty years.

A Virgin StartUp-backed company, ARC Marine, is creating an artificial reef at premier UK diving…

Grizzly bears venturing from dens in search of food this spring will face landscapes dominated by mines, roads, pipelines, clearcuts and ever-expanding towns and cities. As in years past, they’ll also face the possibility of painful death at the hands of trophy hunters.

Grizzly bears venturing from dens in search of food this spring will face landscapes dominated by mines, roads, pipelines, clearcuts and…

Diving holiday specialists Regaldive are offering an amazing 50% discount (boat only) on selected Maldives liveaboard trips aboard MY Sheena in July and August 2017.

Diving holiday specialists Regaldive are offering an amazing 50% discount (boat only) on selected Maldives…

Continuing their year of celebrating 25 years in the diving business, Emperor Divers is offering Buy One Get One for £21 / €25 as well as children diving for free.

Continuing their year of celebrating 25 years in the diving business, Emperor Divers is offering…

Researchers working in Queensland, Australia have discovered humpback whales breach to communicate with other pods of whales over 4 km (2.5 miles) apart. Wanting to know why these whales breach when migrating, researchers observed 94 different groups of whales during their migration to Antarctica. Their findings were published in Marine Mammal Science in November 2016.

The underwater world is such a beautiful place that we, as divers, would be crazy not to want to bring back memories of our secret explorations of paradise. It is part of human nature to capture moments of true beauty, to store them, to treasure them and show them to our loved ones with pride.

Modern technology and advancements in scuba diver training have seen many a scuba diver certified with the minimum of time and effort. In as little as four days, you can become a certified PADI Open Water Diver! This is great news for people looking to take up the sport and get out diving with their buddies but…do they have all the knowledge and experience to be safe and confident in the mix of underwater environments out there? Do you know how things really work? Could you help a diver in distress? Have you ever dived an underwater shipwreck?

Modern technology and advancements in scuba diver training have seen many a scuba diver certified…

blue o two are pleased to announce an incredible new special offer for the Maldives. They are offering divers 25% OFF full packages aboard M/Y blue Voyager for ALL May 2017 departures!

blue o two are pleased to announce an incredible new special offer for the Maldives.…

Dive the Red Sea from just £949! As well as some fantastic worldwide special offers we are also pleased to announce an array of incredible new special offers for the Maldives. We are offering our customers 25% off full packages aboard M/Y blue Voyager for ALL May departures.

Dive the Red Sea from just £949! As well as some fantastic worldwide special offers…

Egypt ́s destination Red Sea is one of the most popular tourism areas , thanks to the miles of sandy beaches and unique underwater glories of coral and fish life, that make this one of the world ́s top diving destinations. Together with you, we would like to celebrate the beauty of the sun, sea, sand and breathtaking underwater atmosphere.

Seals are cute and lovable but their slaughter in Canada’s annual spring hunt is neither. The mass killing is seem as inhumane by many people. It has also taken a huge toll on the species.

Seals are cute and lovable but their slaughter in Canada’s annual spring hunt is neither.…

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, you can experience many of the scenes that have unfolded…

Markus and Patricia return to the US! Visit us at SCUBA SHOW LONG BEACH booth…

With Earth Day just a few days away, PADI® is building on its longstanding history…

Science isn’t everything. But it is crucial to governing, decision-making, protecting human health and the environment and resolving questions and challenges around our existence.

Science isn’t everything. But it is crucial to governing, decision-making, protecting human health and the…

Real or near real time management of Pacific purse seine tuna fisheries is now possible for the first time in history, changing the game for fisheries management.

Majuro, Marshall Islands: Real or near real time management of Pacific purse seine tuna fisheries is…

Richelieu Rock, a dive site that is part of the Mu Koh Surin marine park in Thailand, has been destroyed. The site was recently captured on film, which showed the area covered in dead fish and with cracked areas of coral. The reef was known as one of the best diving sites in the world.

The Samoa and Tonga Sevens teams have been raising awareness for shark conservation with the Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF), Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) and Tuen Mun Sharks Mini rugby club. They joined forces to share the plight of sharks during the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in April 2017.

The Samoa and Tonga Sevens teams have been raising awareness for shark conservation with the…

Diving holiday specialists Regaldive now feature liveaboards in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Great white shark encounters at Guadalupe Island are nothing short of spectacular. This is one of the best destinations in the world for calm, clear water and a consistently high probability of multiple shark encounters per day. Along with the superb visibility, Guadalupe outperforms other great white shark destinations with its shark-seeing consistency and ideal diving conditions, combined with easy access for UK divers, via direct flights to San Diego.

Diving holiday specialists Regaldive now feature liveaboards in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Great white shark encounters…

As climate change advances and triggers more frequent and severe tropical storms, floods, droughts and rising sea levels, we may wonder what could be worse. The answer is all of the above if they strike those living in poverty.

As climate change advances and triggers more frequent and severe tropical storms, floods, droughts and…

There was a time when we didn’t carry our groceries home in plastic bags. There was also a time when society was unaware of the damage plastics were creating in our oceans. Thankfully, we are more aware now.

“No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green.” – Dr. Sylvia Earle There was a…

Take a look at the latest scuba travel deals and offers from Diverse Travel.

Take a look at the latest scuba travel deals and offers from Diverse Travel. Fiji…

Tailor-made holidays to Mexico are on the up as more divers look to explore this varied destination, says UK tour operator, Diverse Travel.

Tailor-made holidays to Mexico are on the up as more divers look to explore this…

New Divetech owner and managing partner Jo Mikutowicz has been at the helm of one of Cayman’s leading dive operators for more than a year, and she is making her mark. Mikutowicz has big fins to fill. Cayman dive pioneer Nancy Easterbrook, a mentor, and friend, founded Divetech on the shores of northwest Cayman in 1994 and built it into an operation committed to conservation, education and training.

Escape for some amazing sun and sea in Egypt this August by joining our “Something for Everyone” trip onboard our very own MV Legends Technical Safari Boat.

Escape for some amazing sun and sea in Egypt this August by joining our “Something…

ARC Marine aims to protect the UK’s indigenous white-clawed freshwater crayfish population from extinction with their first custom-built reef structure at Vobster Quay, an inland water site and former quarry, near Radstock, Somerset.