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The Great Lakes, the world’s largest group of freshwater lakes, are estimated to hold over 20%…

At first glance, scuba diving might not seem like a calorie-burning activity. After all, divers…

For many newly certified divers, the biggest question after completing Open Water is simple: where…

For more than a century, Canada has had the power to breach the ice. Indeed,…

Every diver knows the frustration of gear failure. Despite diligent rinsing, the sea’s relentless nature…

For many divers, the first descent beneath the surface is a moment of pure exhilaration,…

Let’s pick up where I left off. If the dive industry has been asking, “Why…

In what might be the best deal for a use boat in recent memory, British…

A diving accident may go from exciting to scary in a split second. A single…

There is something quietly powerful about meeting someone who shares your sense of wonder. For…

A reader recently contacted The Scuba News with a question that resonates with many divers as the…

There is a particular kind of dive-day optimism that shows up at breakfast on a…

Scuba diving is often imagined as a warm-water pursuit, clear blue seas, coral reefs glowing…

About ten years ago, during my first run working in the dive industry while doing…

Few creatures make divers stop mid-kick quite like a nudibranch. A fingertip-sized explosion of colour…

When a diver inhales, exhales, and slips beneath the surface, something subtle but powerful takes…

There comes a moment for many divers when a familiar dive that once felt effortless…

For many years, Kik Cola was a go-to soft drink for Canadians looking to quench…

“Anyone with an interest in maritime history and vessels of all kinds—our floating heritage on…

Nathan Carman was rescued off the coast of Cape Cod, after seemingly having been adrift…

Most divers expect sore calves, sunburned noses, and a touch of post-trip fatigue after a…

Saltwater is a constant challenge for boats and dive gear, causing rapid corrosion in materials…

The Washington coast offers an incredible escape beneath the waves, teeming with marine life and…

The ocean keeps its greatest mysteries far below the reach of sunlight. In the deep…

Is it Possible to Forget Which Way is Up? We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in…

Naturalist Zoe Lucas has spent most of her adult life on Sable Island transplanting beach…

It is just a craft, my pastime. Mildred Rowsell, a resident of Leading Tickles, Newfoundland/Labrador,…

Breath-hold diving is older than writing. Before metal, before maps, people learned to slip beneath…

When a ship sinks beneath the waves, it begins a transformation few could predict. What…

I often write and speak about fear, but a recent podcast conversation pushed me to…

Seeing your engine temperature spike or hearing an alarming warning beep can quickly cut through…

Scuba diving opens a world of wonder beneath the waves, but it is also an…

There is a hush to underwater caves that you feel in your chest. The water…

Burnout has moved from whispered boat-deck chatter to a recognised occupational issue. The World Health Organization defines…

Hurricane season brings serious challenges for boat owners. Strong winds, storm surges, and flooding can…

Scuba looks calm from the surface, yet every dive stacks physiological stressors that quietly raise…

There is a quiet revolution underway. Divers who once planned every trip around bath-warm seas…

There is a quiet kind of magic in the first fifteen meters of the sea.…

You drop beneath the chop and the surface noise falls away. In the cone of…

Slip beneath the surface and the world changes. Breathing slows. Vision narrows to the blue…

The water is the colour of deeply steeped tea as I descend through an arch…

Artificial intelligence is already shaping the world above water, from translation to traffic. Beneath the…

You can learn a coastline the way a boat captain, lifeguard, or divemaster does. It…

Cold water immersion presents a unique set of challenges and rewards for the prepared adventurer.…

“When the CNE offered American swimmer Florence Chadwick $10,000 to swim across Lake Ontario in…