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Project Jonah and the Department of Conservation receive a huge number of calls each year from concerned members of the public, reporting that seals are either ill, injured or in serious trouble – but sometimes this isn’t the case. By understanding the unusual quirks and habits of seals, we’re much better placed to help these animals when they really are in need.

It is the Canada Day long weekend, so Happy 150th Canada. So far it is…

Do you love the underwater marine life around the UK and further afield? Ever fancied…

Divers Alert Network (DAN), in conjunction with its subsidiary Risk Retention Group, is offering liability insurance to scuba diving professionals and dive businesses.

Divers Alert Network (DAN), in conjunction with its subsidiary Risk Retention Group, is offering liability…

With its shoreline touching both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and climate change lengthening the Arctic shipping season it is fitting that the tall ships will help Canada celebrate its 150th birthday this year.

With its shoreline touching both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and climate change lengthening the…

The Scuba News Canada is pleased that Matt Lerpiniere, a contributor for the The Scuba News Canada, is returning to report weekly on Brockville’s dive, weather and social activities for the 2017 diving season.

The Scuba News Canada is pleased that Matt Lerpiniere, a contributor for the The Scuba…

Small towns provide big laughs. That is what Jonny Harris gets on his cross-Canada trip to bring his humour to small-population centres. His summer-time show, “Still Standing,” returns to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation June 27 and will feature the comedian on stage as well as scuba diving in the Atlantic Ocean.

Small towns provide big laughs. That is what Jonny Harris gets on his cross-Canada trip…

This brand new documentary, Inside The Tanks, focuses on what life is like for whales and dolphins in European marine parks, by visiting Marineland, in the South of France.

On Thursday 15th June, witness what happens Inside The Tanks. This brand new documentary, Inside…

Organizers are hoping the third annual PADI women’s dive day on July 15 will continue the growth experienced since the inaugural event in 2015.

Organizers are hoping the third annual PADI women’s dive day on July 15 will continue…

There was a time when putting my face underwater brought on panic attacks and the…

With a growing media focus on the plight of our oceans, it is easier than…

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came.” John F. Kennedy

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether…

Coquitlam – NDP Fisheries & Oceans Critic Fin Donnelly (Port Moody-Coquitlam) condemned the federal Liberal government for disbanding the Coast Guard’s only team of emergency rescue divers as reckless and dangerous.

Coquitlam – NDP Fisheries & Oceans Critic Fin Donnelly (Port Moody-Coquitlam) condemned the federal Liberal…

Xtreme Edge Dive Centre is hosting its 2nd Annual HAWG Roast and Dive Gear Demo…

A team from scuba diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy has recently returned from their largest ever and most successful programme yet.

A team from scuba diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy has recently returned from their largest ever…

For the past 50 years, PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) has been The Way…

This June, significant work by New Zealand artist Dame Robin White will be on display in the United Nations Headquarters, New York.

Our oceans, our future: partnering for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 This June,…

This week, on behalf of community groups and local residents, Ecojustice lawyers were in court…

Recreational scuba divers have regularly been forced to euthanise banjo sharks that have been caught, mutilated and thrown back beneath the piers of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne.

Join a free and public event to learn more about safe boating and how to enjoy…

Come along for a presentation evening on becoming a PADI Dive Professional. Hear what’s involved in becoming a PADI Dive Instructor or a PADI Dive Master. We will discuss our full-time Diploma in Scuba instruction courses, student loans and allowances, as well as recreational dive instructor pathways.

Come along for a presentation evening on becoming a PADI Dive Professional. Hear what’s involved…

Pro Dive International are a young, dynamic, international team and one of the Caribbean’s most established dive operations, located at several 4* & 5* resorts in Mexico & Dominican Republic, thriving to provide EXCELLENCE THROUGH QUALITY to our customers every day.

In 1926, U.S. automaker Henry Ford reduced his employees’ workweek from six eight-hour days to…

Green Bubbles is a European Union funded research project managed by a consortium of nine…

Greenpeace protests Coca-Cola’s role in ocean plastic pollution with giant sculpture outside their London headquarters.…

In celebration of World Oceans Day, Coral Restoration Foundation is hosting its 3rd Annual Coralpalooza.…

While many people might glance up at the stormy April skies with a sense of disappointment we in the seasonal boating family tend see it as the first rays of light drawing us out of our wintery shelters. After a seemingly endless cycle of cold weather, icy roads and frozen waterways, like bears emerging out of our caves and blinking cautiously to ensure our eyes have not deceived us, we take our first tentative steps into Spring

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…

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

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

Learn more about Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Annual Meeting

Save the date for Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Annual Meeting When: Wednesday, April 22,…

So, it is now a week since The Great Northern Dive Show in Manchester and I am now back in the land of sand (Egypt), so it is time to let those who didn’t attend know why I am extremely proud to have been a Sponsor/Supporter of the show.