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In 98 years there have been 10 shark attacks in water bordering Costa Rica. Six of them were fatalities.  The most recent victim was Rohina Bhandari of New York City. In December 2017.

In 98 years there have been 10 shark attacks in water bordering Costa Rica. Six…

Jared Daniels, Jerry Eliason and Ken Merryman, American Shipwreck hunters made the discovery of the Jane Miller on July 27 2017.  They waited to reveal their find until the 136th anniversary of it’s sinking. The ship is mostly structurally intact after all these years.

“This is the video of the Jane Miller shipwreck we found this summer in Colpoy’s…

Last year, a test dive team went to Lake Baikal to test Mares products and…

While diving around Falmouth Bay recently, looking for the old WWII degaussing field he had seen before, Mark Milburn came across what he thought was a possible bomb

While diving around Falmouth Bay recently, looking for the old WWII degaussing field he had…

If I told you that there was a buried treasure on Oak Island. An Island just off the coast of Nova Scotia. In a spot called The Money Pit, would you believe me?

If I told you that there was a buried treasure on Oak Island. An Island…

How I ended up in Hat Nai Yang, Thalang District on Phuket, Thailand Exactly at…

In their efforts to discredit renewable energy and support continued fossil fuel burning, many anti-environmentalists have circulated a dual image purporting to compare a lithium mine with an oilsands operation. It illustrates the level of dishonesty to which some will stoop to keep us on our current polluting, climate-disrupting path (although in some cases it could be ignorance).

When it comes to scuba diving  there are not many things Nath Lasselin hasn’t done. What she has done is so challenging many divers would not try it.

When it comes to scuba diving  there are not many things Nath Lasselin hasn’t done. What she has done…

Scuba diving is probably not the first thing you think off when considering activities to…

Bikini Atoll is world famous for two things: inspiring the last big innovation in ladies’…

Sharks have gotten themselves a nasty reputation from JAWS and the rare, although heavily publicised bites that happen along the coasts. Despite the amount of fear spread through out mainstream media and film, diving with sharks has grown to be an incredibly profitable industry. Just in the Bahamas, diving with sharks brings in over $113 million USD.

The scope of Canadian diver Jill Heinerth’s contributions to the underwater world is defined by…

If you read my story about how I shattered the lens of my dive mask…

At Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland, Jill Heinerth had the incredible opportunity to dive into a bloom of jellyfish

At Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland, Jill Heinerth had the incredible opportunity to dive into a bloom of jellyfish

Video shot at Cranberry Cove, located near Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia by Jim Walker

Video by Jim Walker from Lobsters Gone Wild Dive Details: Dive site: Cranberry Cove, located near…

Why is important to practice in the pool to have a better technique and performance…

Scuba divers love to explore shipwrecks. But they must do it without touching the wreck. Wooden hulls can be can be easily damaged after lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. “Wood underwater for 200 years is more like sponge,” says Tom Scott, a scuba diver and a member of a volunteer organization called Save Ontario  Shipwrecks.

Scuba divers love to explore shipwrecks. But they must do it without touching the wreck.…

The U.S.S. Kittiwake, Grand Cayman’s immensely popular shipwreck, is being shaped by the sea as it undergoes its natural life cycle in the shallow waters off Seven Mile Beach. Recent rough seas moved the wreck slightly, so the Kittiwake now leans on her port side and is 10 feet deeper. Dive leaders say the ship is intact, and the Kittiwake remains a spectacular dive, only now there are new things to explore and photograph.

The PEI SCUBA Divers group is excited to announce the discovery of a new shipwreck in PEI waters.

The PEI SCUBA Divers group is excited to announce the discovery of a new shipwreck…

For Steven Rodenhizer, a combination of scuba diving, university and teaching would influence his career path.

For Steven Rodenhizer, a combination of scuba diving, university and teaching would influence his career…

Blue Planet II is due for release in 2017.  This series is about natural history, and like its…

Most Canadians know the story of the gold rush in our country’s far north more than a century ago. But a rush to find a ring that was lost in the Yellowknife River — not so many.

Most Canadians know the story of the gold rush in our country’s far north more…

Lauren Peel has a BSc (Hons.) in Zoology from University of Western Australia. She is currently a PhD candidate in marine biology at University of Western Australia and project leader for The Manta Trust and Save Our Seas Foundation’s Seychelles Manta Ray Project.

When it comes to one of the most diverse and productive marine settings in the world today, Komodo National Park is undoubtedly keeps the high position in the list. With over 250 species of corals and 1000 fish species, the park is a heaven for divers. The park represents two different marine environments that is why your Komodo liveaboard diving vacations at south and north of the park will differ a lot. It is also noteworthy that conditions in this two environments change seasonally.

The team at Boutique Beach Hotel were delighted to accept the award for “Top Island Award 2016” on behalf of all the people on Dhigurah island, Maldives at the Guest House conference in September 2017.

Dr Nathan Hart is an expert in comparative neurobiology and specialises in animal sensory systems. He completed his PhD on colour vision in birds at the University of Bristol, UK, before moving Australia in 1999. He’s since worked on the visual systems of various animals, and more recently has been working with sharks. We interviewed him about his very interesting career history.

It has taken a few weeks to allow thoughts to sink in on what I’m about to write. During my lifetime I have, from shattered experience, learned it is never easy to say goodbye to a friend. Harder still when it is their untimely death that takes them away without any opportunity to say goodbye.

Henry David Thoreau said “On the death of a friend, we should consider that the…

Compilation of several dive sites along the south shore of Nova Scotia.

Compilation of several dive sites along the south shore of Nova Scotia. Water temperature 10…

If you are looking for one of the most promising diving destination to explore on a liveaboard diving trip, then you should definitely include Egypt, Red Sea to your list

If you are looking for one of the most promising diving destination to explore on…

When the Minnewanka Landing resort opened in Alberta in 1888 it was meant to attract sport fishermen and others who wanted a pleasant holiday. In winter months it catered to skiers.

When the Minnewanka Landing resort opened in Alberta in 1888 it was meant to attract…

Dive leaders tout lesser-known sites: more choices for divers, stress relief for more popular sites

Our country’s air space was far away from the brutality of the Second World War in Europe. He should have been safe, at least until he was ready for the war theatre. But like so many young pilots in training he would die in a crash and never see action.

William Charles Smith was flying Harvard aircraft number 2963 on June 19, 1943, while training…

Perhaps fact or legend,we too have a local Oshawa story of a buried Army Chest reported to be 37,000 pounds sterling or $100,000. At a distance of two miles to the west of Oshawa’s present day harbour is Stone’s Cove and Roger’s beach, During the war when Lake Ontario had a higher elevation instead of the current marsh and a creek, it was an area open to seafaring.