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Sipadan Water Village, Borneo, Malaysia , orangutans in the jungle, orangutan crabs underwater
Digital Fish ID
The Magnificent Name Game
Bandito Charters, Tacoma, Washington , how warm-water divers from Florida did diving Puget Sound
How About Recycling Your Old Dive Gear?
Bonaire, Cozumel, St. Vincent… , legendary guide retires, dive shop disputes, and more
Death in Belize from Exploding Tanks
A 24-Hour Sea Hunt Marathon
What Dive Shops Think About Your Gear , especially if you didn’t buy it from them
“Naive” Fish Are Easy Targets
Post-Op Diving , how you can suit up after major medical work
The Dangerous Risk of Boats Without Dive Ladders
Watch That Giant Stride
Mastering Rebreathers, 2nd Edition
What’s the “One DEMA” Product This Year? , John Bantin reports on what’s worth buying and ignoring
Maiden Dive Boat Trips: Another Liveaboard Owner’s Point of View
Flotsam & Jetsam
Dolphin Dive Center, Loreto, Baja CA, Mexico , dolphins and a mix of marine life in the Sea of Cortez
Two Easy Ways to Recycle Your Dive Gear
Cedar Beach Ocean Lodge, B.C., Canada , gourmet heaven for cold-water divers
The DEMA Dive Show , a slightly irreverent review
Yes, Another High-Pressure Hose Recall
Yes, the Dive Gear Caused His Death , but no, his sister can’t sue the manufacturer
Why DEPP Has Been Giving the Silent Treatment to Divers
Filling Cylinders In Water , perhaps a cause of a tank explosion
The Debate About Fish and Pain is Settled -- Or Is It?
Middle-Age Women and DCS , are they at higher risk of getting the bends?
Diving in “Shark-Infested” Waters , with oxygen tanks, to boot
Lionfish Control: Targeted Areas, Lots of Manpower
Flotsam & Jetsam
Kasai Village, Cebu, Philippines , even a typhoon can’t affect the good diving
Belize, Hawaii, Cozumel, Palau . . . , Caribbean winter warnings and more trouble with the Siren fleet
The Reason for Wrinkled Fingers
A Lost–at-Sea Diver Tells His Tale , a 14-hour swim from Gordo Banks back to the mainland
Comparing Dive Computer Watches , Suunto, the originator, versus everyone else
Chinese Price Gouging and DCS Too
Dead Divers’ Bad Mistakes: Part I , like wearing a too-small BC -- or diving without one
Hey, There’s an App for that Dive , digital dive info worth downloading onto your iGadget
Don’t Call Them “Shark Attacks” Anymore
Flotsam & Jetsam
Blue Lagoon Resort, Chuuk, Micronesia , the non-liveaboard experience
Another Chuuk Option: the Truk Odyssey
Flying to Micronesia? Options to Avoid United
Belize Diving Services, Caye Caulker, Belize , Old Caribbean living, the reality of current Caribbean diving
Bad Mistakes Dead Divers Make: Part II , like pre-dive drug use or faking your medical exam
Why Not Make the Costa Concordia a Diver’s Paradise?
DEPP: Off the Recommended List , nobody wrote in to rave about their great service
Five Websites That Makes Dive Travel Easier
“Another” Recall for Aqua Lung’s SureLock Weight Pockets
Camera Housing Leak Tests , a better way to ensure your pricey camera is waterproof
A Bad Dive Weekend Coast to Coast
Humans Have Changed Stingrays’ Ways
Flotsam & Jetsam
Turneffe Island Resort, Belize , concierge diving on a remote private island
Maui Boat Captain Fined for Diver’s Death
The Resort’s Off-Putting Documents
Key Largo, Maui, New Zealand . . . , maiden voyage kinks in Thailand, a rude photo pro in Bonaire
Lionfish Update: The Good and Bad News
Is Your Dive Computer Correct? , for depth and temperature, it may not be so accurate
Cause of Death: A Deteriorated Mouthpiece?
Diving Deep into Danger
What to Tip on Your Next Dive Trip: Part I , and the myriad of factors that determine the amount
How Many Calories Do You Burn Diving?
Why Divers Should Know CPR , especially when you’re doing dive trips in the Third World
Where Exactly Is the South Pacific?
Flotsam & Jetsam
Hawk’s Nest Lodge, Cat Island, The Bahamas , hanging in the blue with oceanic whitetips
Fiji Airways: A Major Link in the Shark Fin Trade
New Caledonia, South Pacific , an utter lack of Americans, an abundance of pristine dive sites
What to Tip on Your Next Dive Trip: Part II , tips about tipping by the pros
“Now I Can Pig Out on Trips with Less Guilt”
Why Some Indonesia Liveaboards Don’t Take Credit Cards
Barracudas’ Nasty Bites , not only hands -- feet and faces, too
Will Honduras End Scuba Diving for Lobster?
Problems with Weight Pockets , the complaints keep on coming
Are You Getting Free Gear to Review?
Whale Sharks Are Getting Too Much Love , good intentions may be having a bad influence
Flotsam & Jetsam
WAOW, Indonesia , fiery volcanoes, dangerous dragons and colorful diving
How Diving Inspires This Science-Fiction Writer
Bahamas, Hawaii, the Red Sea. . . , one Micronesia resort worth visiting, another that’s not
Lawsuit over Diver Death on San Diego’s Yukon
DEMA’s “Reaching Out” Award , not worth winning, says Bret Gilliam
The Disappearing Dive Shop
Navy Divers Got it Wrong
Shark Baiting and Feeding , what’s so wrong with it, John Bantin asks
A Win for Shark Fins: Fiji Airways Reverses Its Stance
Undercurrent Is Awarded a Grant for Environmental Coverage
What Happens to Those Aging Dive Guides? , the Lahaina Divers 35th reunion
Lost Your PADI Card? How to Avoid the $37 Fee
Flotsam & Jetsam
SeaQuest Dive Center, Philippines , a four-resort, 10-day dive “Seafari” for $150 a day
Decongestants and DCS: No Link, So Far
Knives or Scissors?
Other Philippines Dive Sites , more destinations for cool critters and great values
The Right Way to Store Your Wetsuit
DEPP: Guilty of Insurance Fraud , how one of our subscribers helped shut the company down
Feds Seize Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Boat , but why was someone else given the criminal charges?
Spearfishing and Fish Collecting Limited in Hawaii -- Will It Help?
Galapagos Aggressor I Runs Aground , equipment or human error? the Fleet’s not saying
Subscribers Speak up about Shark Feeding , the results? Seems to be split down the middle
New Research: Shark Feeding May Not Affect Behavior
There Are Dives . . . , . . . and then there are “dives”
Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users
Flotsam & Jetsam
Yucatek Divers, Playa del Carmen, Mexico , whale sharks, cenotes and reefs on demand
Where Do Whale Sharks Spend the Winter?
An Alternative Whale Shark Dive
Suunto Recalls Dive Computer Hoses
Eritrea, Kiribati, Sipadan . . . , why to consider Wananavu, when not to consider the Odyssey
We Need Your Reader Reports
An Analysis of Rebreather Deaths , why rebreather diving is 10 times more dangerous
Your High-SPF Sunscreen May Not Be So Great After All
Mantas Are More Valuable Alive than Dead
The Disappearing Recompression Chamber , there are more than ever, but fewer are for divers
Which Divers Get DCS? DAN Tries to Determine
Are You Diving Less These Days? , why divers are making few trips or quitting altogether
Bikini Protest
Want to Be One of Our Bloggers?
Flotsam & Jetsam
Turks & Caicos Explorer II , Plenty of fish - - and mysterious gnomes
Gnomes Below?
Seeking More Exotic Diving? , how about Russia, the Sardine Run, or an underwater cemetery?
When Shark Shields and Great Whites Collide
Sunscreens that Protect Divers as well as Reefs
GoPro vs. a Standard Camera , which one fits your photo/video skills and needs?
Divers Who Do Good , they love the ocean so much, they started nonprofits
Thanks to Our Subscribers, We’re Giving Away $3,000
You Don’t Have to Start a Nonprofit to Do Good
How to Avoid a Flight from Hell , it often boils down to how you book your plane tickets
A Diver with Heart Issues: Could His Death Not Be Accidental?
I’m Offended by This! , what we dive boat captains must encounter
Can Divers’ Potentially Fatal Heart Changes Really be Found?
Flotsam & Jetsam
Cane Bay Dive Shop, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands , easy diving, easy vacation
R/V Coral Reef II, Bahamas , on the hunt for 1, 337 fish to stock the New England Aquarium
Experienced Divers Aren’t Excited by Artificial Reefs
Maldives, Hawaii, Indonesia . . . , some dive operators who need to change their rules
How Long Will Your Dive Computer Last? , and will that warranty really help you?
Warranties: What to Look at, What to Ask
Buy a Cockroach for Christmas
Travel Tips for Long-Haul Flights , how to spend less on -- and survive -- grueling dive trips overseas
Good News about Lionfish Culling in the Caribbean
The Fight to Stop Seahorse Photography , but it’s not the strobe, it’s the manhandling
Why Divers Should Be Excited about The Wave
Flotsam & Jetsam
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