Dive Industry – Page 16

Why? Because It’s The Rules

November 30, 2018July 13, 2009 by Bret Gilliam

The diving industry has a lot of rules that most of us are told to follow. But many of these should be chunked — here we take a look at several and tell you why you can or should ignore them.

Sex, Drugs, Rock n’ Roll and Diving

August 12, 2009June 16, 2009 by Bret Gilliam

There are few opportunities in life that allow almost complete and unmitigated indulgence in whatever interests you, but over the years my career in professional diving has occasionally hit a home run in serendipitous situations. For example, I was actually asked by the U.S. Navy in 1971 to volunteer to smoke copious quantities of marijuana, … Read more

Sinking in a Sea of Luxury?

July 19, 2009May 16, 2009 by Burt Jones & Maurine Shimlock

For the past year we’ve been based in Indonesia working as consultants for Conservation International’s Indonesia Marine Programs, specifically in diving’s newest hotspot, Raja Ampat. With all the liveaboards here or coming here, we’re seeing an explosion of luxury — but is this what you, the real diving-public want? …