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Homeland security is bringing you more wacky rules. Now Americans who cross into Canadian waters to fish or scuba dive will have to deal with new security requirements. Passenger on dive boats will need two forms of identification so ship captains can forward the information to the Department of Homeland Security. Passports will be mandatory [...]

Seventy-two Austrailian divers went down under in St Leonards’ to break the world record for the most divers ironing underwater. Each diver carried an iron, a board and an item of clothing to iron during the unusual underwater event. The event also raised $865 for Project AWARE a non-profit underwater conservation organisation dedicated to protecting [...]

There is a joke line in the tech world, “standards must be very important because there are so many of them.” The is case with rebreathers. Each manufacturer and sometimes each version from the same maker has hoses going to different spots and different ways the gases flow through the unit. University of Rhode Island [...]

The online scuba retailers seem to be learning from the tech world, posting items for sale practically as soon as the are dreamed up by the manufactures, then hoping they actually ship. The new SeaLife DC800 is not expected to ship until May 2008 and the press release is not even ready. The Sealife marketing [...]

Kamakshi Gupta of Xpress  reports that the construction boom is threatening the existence of dive sites in Dubai. He quotes tour operator Stephanie Davies, owner of Scuba Dubai as saying, “there are barely any dive sites remaining off Dubai, and the ones that exist are far off the shore. “Dubai never had too many natural dive sites, but [...]

You can help make a difference by getting involved in one of the Central Caribbean Marine Institues research projects. The “Dive With A Researcher” (DWAR) program gives divers an opportunity to become more knowledgeable about coral reef conservation issues and efforts while helping collect and archive data during the dives. CCMI is a US and [...]

When I was a wetsuit diver, I wished for these. LAVAPADS are non-electric heating pads. The diver activates the pads as he enters the waters, slips it inside his suit, usually around the lower back or abdomen, and the pads generates constant heat of up to 130 degrees. He is less cold and more comfortable. [...]

It seems that until now, no one has specifically made a full face mask designed for Sport Divers. Ocean Tecnology Systems took on the task and will shortly be marketing their, Guardian Series full face mask. The FFM is designed from scratch and not a modified gas mask. It has a double seal, allowing it [...]

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have developed a new material inspired by a defense mechanism in sea cucumbers. If you have ever touched or handled a Sea Cucumber you know that the squishy body suddenly becomes hard. When threatened, they can harden their skin within seconds. This behaviour is made possible by [...]

PADI’s yearly Go PRO Challenge seeks to encourage divers to enter the diving industry at the Professional level, while rewarding existing industry professionals for their ongoing commitment and enthusiasm in developing and teaching the next generation of scuba divers. Winners are recognized for their accomplishments and collectively receive more than $40,000 US in cash rewards [...]