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Celebrating the 25 millionth PADI certification with the trip of a lifetime on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
For the past 50 years, PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) has been The Way…
Robin White to exhibit at the United Nations Ocean Conference
This June, significant work by New Zealand artist Dame Robin White will be on display in the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Robin White to exhibit at the United Nations Ocean Conference
Our oceans, our future: partnering for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 This June,…
That’s a wrap! Coal hearing comes to a close
This week, on behalf of community groups and local residents, Ecojustice lawyers were in court…
Divers Forced To Euthanise Rays in Melbourne, Australia
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.
Boat Safety Day
Join a free and public event to learn more about safe boating and how to enjoy…
PADI Go Pro night…Monday May 29th 6pm at Dive Wellington
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.
PADI Go Pro night…Monday May 29th 6pm at Dive Wellington
Come along for a presentation evening on becoming a PADI Dive Professional. Hear what’s involved…
Fantastic Job Opportunities with Pro Dive International
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.
Long work hours don’t work for people or the planet
In 1926, U.S. automaker Henry Ford reduced his employees’ workweek from six eight-hour days to…
Introducing Green Bubbles Research Project
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
Greenpeace protests Coca-Cola’s role in ocean plastic pollution with giant sculpture outside their London headquarters.…
Register for Coral Restoration Foundation’s 3rd Annual Coralpalooza
In celebration of World Oceans Day, Coral Restoration Foundation is hosting its 3rd Annual Coralpalooza.…
Anticipating the 2017 Season
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
Introducing The Saskatchewan Underwater Council
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.
Introducing The Saskatchewan Underwater Council
The Saskatchewan Underwater Council exists to foster, promote, and create avenues and opportunities for all…
PADI Embraces Earth Day with Partnerships to Support Our Oceans
With Earth Day just a few days away, PADI® is building on its longstanding history…
Technology Changing the Game for Fisheries Management
Majuro, Marshall Islands: Real or near real time management of Pacific purse seine tuna fisheries is…
Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Annual Meeting
Learn more about Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Annual Meeting
Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Annual Meeting
Save the date for Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Annual Meeting When: Wednesday, April 22,…
Our Reflections On The Great Northern Dive Show 2017
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.
Our Reflections On The Great Northern Dive Show 2017
So, it is now a week since The Great Northern Dive Show in Manchester and…
Learn more about Good Hope Volunteers, Cape Town, South Africa
On the tip of Africa, nestled between the warm Indian Ocean and the cold Atlantic…
Dive Pirates Launch New Website With More Videos and Photos of the Fun
Catching the wave of new technology, Dive Pirates Foundation, in its 13th year of sharing…
Combined underwater and beach litter pick, Falmouth
Ten volunteer divers decided to turn up to try to help with the underwater litter pick, even though the conditions all week had been quite awful. Mark Milburn had been keeping a close eye on the weather and beach conditions. The decision was made to dive only from Gyllyngvase Beach, the conditions at the other beaches were either not suitable or not safe. Fathom’s Free set up their gazebo as a meeting point, for both divers and non divers. Once the meet time had passed, the ten keen divers kitted up, ready to enter what now looked like an inviting piece of water. Each pair were armed with at least one bag each, knowing what they had to do.
Combined underwater and beach litter pick, Falmouth
Ten volunteer divers decided to turn up to try to help with the underwater litter…
New Zealand Artist Freeman White Creates Rob Stewart Tribute
New Zealander Freeman White has created a stunning shark mural as a tribute to the late Rob Stewart. The mural was created as part of the Seawalls: Artists for Oceans festival in Napier during 20th – 25th March 2017 and is one of twenty large-scale murals around the city.
New Zealand Artist Freeman White Creates Rob Stewart Tribute
New Zealander Freeman White has created a stunning shark mural as a tribute to the…
Vancouver Park Board votes to ban cetacean captivity at the city’s aquarium
Vancouver Park Board has voted on 9th March 2017 to ban the importation and display of live cetaceans at Vancouver Aquarium. The vote came after two nights of debate and thousands of public submissions concerning the welfare of captive cetaceans. The ban will come into effect by amending a Parks Control bylaw in 2017.
Vancouver Park Board votes to ban cetacean captivity at the city’s aquarium
Vancouver Park Board has voted on 9th March 2017 to ban the importation and display…
Wellingtonian Sets New Zealand Freediving Record at 105m
Wellingtonian Dave Mullins has set the New Zealand freediving record at the Cressi New Zealand Depth Nationals, Lake Taupo, on 18th March 2017. Diving to a depth of 105m, using a single mono-fin, he has beat the previous record of 93m set by Austrian Herbert Nitsch.
Wellingtonian Sets New Zealand Freediving Record at 105m
Wellingtonian Dave Mullins has set the New Zealand freediving record at the Cressi New Zealand…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Conservationist Rob Stewart’s Family
The family of Rob Stewart, a Canadian filmmaker and shark conservationist, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on 28th March 2017 at Broward County, Florida. The lawsuit has been filed following the death of Rob Stewart during a dive off the Florida Keys in January 2017 and seeks unspecified damages.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Conservationist Rob Stewart’s Family
The family of Rob Stewart, a Canadian filmmaker and shark conservationist, filed a wrongful death…
Another Diving World Record Broken in Egypt with MV Legends and Tekdeep
In March 2016 we were joined by blind diver Graham Owen on our specialist technical liveaboard vessel, MV Legends in the Egyptian Red Sea.
New World record in free diving under the ice
There are two different types of free diving – the better-known free diving for depth…
Canadian technical diver honoured with Polar Medal
Expert technical diver, writer, photographer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth receives Canada’s Polar Medal March 9 in a ceremony in London, Ontario. It is awarded to a Canadian who renders extraordinary service in the polar regions, creates better understanding of our northern communities and people, and participates in exploration, scientific research and security of our northern sovereignty.
Canadian technical diver honoured with Polar Medal
Expert technical diver, writer, photographer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth receives Canada’s Polar Medal March 9…
Building positive relationships between Diving and Sailing
Why is it so important to get young people engaged in the marine industry in the UK and where can it lead them professionally? Many young people find the school environment challenging and often present as difficult but when given the opportunity to work and learn in a totally different setting, flourish. We meet a very special young man who has broken the mould and shown his peers that he means business and we see how the gap between the sailing world and diving world meets.
Building positive relationships between Diving and Sailing
Why is it so important to get young people engaged in the marine industry in…
A Beach Clean in Portsmouth
We all know just how important the ocean is and how vital is that we help to support and maintain it as a resource and eco system but some individuals spend time and energy taking that to the next level to promote it locally and to instigate action. We meet Jim Cutting, a Portsmouth resident who has a passion for the environment and for its protection.
A Beach Clean in Portsmouth
We all know just how important the ocean is and how vital is that we…
Women’s Water Sports Weekend and Dive Day in La Jolla, California
Szilvia Gogh, founder of Miss-Scuba™, has partnered with Gretchen M. Ashton of ScubaFit®, Isabelle “Izzy”…
25 Million Divers Down!
PADI hits a milestone as it issues its 25 millionth certification On 29 December 2016,…
Canadian diver who boosted sharks’ image dies in scuba mishap
Canadian diver Rob Stewart’s death in the ocean is a big blow to his family, the environmental movement and the educational impact of his marine filmmaking. Stewart died in a tragic diving accident near Key Largo, Florida on January 31. He was there to start working on his third movie. It was to be called Sharkwater: Extinction, a sequel to his acclaimed first movie known as Sharkwater.