In Depth

Long reads and in-depth analysis from the underwater realm
an underwater photographer captures a manta ray in raja ampat

Double Bullseye – diving Raja Ampat and Lembeh with Aggressor Adventures

ByDIVE ContributorsSep 7, 2023
Mark B Hatter hits the bullseye - twice - diving Raja Ampat and the Lembeh Strait onboard Aggressor Adventures' Raja Ampat Agressor
Dr Adel Taher – Let There Be a Red Sea…

Dr Adel Taher – Let There Be a Red Sea…

DIVE talks to Dr Adel Taher, highly respected director of Sharm el Sheikh's diving medical clinic, and an extract from his book, Let There be a Red Sea...
mmf andrea marshall takes a selfie with a giant oceancic manta ray

How the Marine Megafauna Foundation makes sustainability sustainable

Marine Megafauna Foundation co-founders Andrea Marshall and Simon Pierce talk to DIVE about what 'sustainability' really means
Under The Surface – a podcast about the Irish Garda Water Unit

Under The Surface – a podcast about the Irish Garda Water Unit

ByDIVE ContributorsMar 31, 2023
Student Journalist Radek Kaša presents a unique documentary podcast narrated by four members of Ireland's Garda Water Unit
Life Returns – coral reef restoration in Mustique

Life Returns – coral reef restoration in Mustique

ByDouglas David SeifertMar 24, 2023
A coral restoration programme around the island of Mustique has brought a remarkable amount of marine life back to a dying Caribbean reef
Wakatobi – the business of conservation through sustainable tourism

Wakatobi – the business of conservation through sustainable tourism

Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell talks to Wakatobi founder, Lorenz Mäder, about the hard grind of making sustainable tourism work
Accused: a dive instructor’s wrongful prosecution for manslaughter

Accused: a dive instructor’s wrongful prosecution for manslaughter

The story of a dive instructor wrongly prosecuted for manslaughter following the death of his student - and why neither should have happened.
Going Beyond: Alfred Minnaar learns to cave dive

Going Beyond: Alfred Minnaar learns to cave dive

ByAlfred MinnaarOct 27, 2022
Alfred Minnaar spent four months in Mexico learning to cave dive - here is his story of an experience that took him to his limits and beyond
Ten of the best wreck dives for recreational divers

Ten of the best wreck dives for recreational divers

An inexhaustive list of the ten best wreck dives in the world that are within the depth limits of recreational scuba divers
Ice cool scuba diving in Lake Baikal

Ice cool scuba diving in Lake Baikal

ByAlfred MinnaarSep 8, 2022
Alfred Minnaar heads to Siberia to learn how to ice dive, take some glorious photographs and eat too much sala (smoked pig fat)
Manta ray nursery discovered in Raja Ampat

Manta ray nursery discovered in Raja Ampat

ByDIVE ContributorsSep 8, 2022
First study to confirm a nursery for globally vulnerable reef manta rays in isolated waters around Raja Ampat in Indonesia
Model divers – on a mission to digitise Red Sea wrecks

Model divers – on a mission to digitise Red Sea wrecks

Holger and Nicola Buss are divers on a mission to map and digitise every wreck they dive to create 3D-printed scale model replicas
Proteus rising – Fabien Cousteau’s underwater habitat

Proteus rising – Fabien Cousteau’s underwater habitat

ByGraeme GourlayAug 18, 2022
Fabien Cousteau wants to inspire the world with a futuristic underwater habitat known as Proteus, scheduled to open off Curaçao in 2026
Underwater photographer Valentina Cucchiara: doing it with passion

Underwater photographer Valentina Cucchiara: doing it with passion

Diver, teacher, cave explorer, filmmaker, underwater photographer, conservationist, campaigner, Valentina Cucchiara
Eye to eye: seeing underwater

Eye to eye: seeing underwater

Douglas David Seifert peers into the eyes of fish and other marine species to take a close look at how creatures see underwater
I dived the Gulf of Maine and saw one fish

I dived the Gulf of Maine and saw one fish

ByDIVE ContributorsJun 24, 2022
Nirupam Nigam reports his encounter with a solitary fish diving the overfished Gulf of Maine, historically the breadbasket of North America
Immersion Pulmonary Oedema: the silent killer

Immersion Pulmonary Oedema: the silent killer

Immersion pulmonary oedema may cause a significant proportion of scuba diving fatalities - and high blood pressure greatly increases the risk
Wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance found

Wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance found

The wreck of Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition ship, has been found 107 years after it sank in Weddell Sea pack ice
Load More