In Depth

Long reads and in-depth analysis from the underwater realm
Fiji’s Pacific shark-feeding boom

Fiji’s Pacific shark-feeding boom

ByDIVE ContributorsApr 25, 2024
Writer and photographer Alison Smith describes how shark feeding in Fiji has brought many benefits to both marine life and local communities
The Red Army – Cornwall’s kingdom of spider crabs

The Red Army – Cornwall’s kingdom of spider crabs

ByDIVE ContributorsApr 10, 2024
A huge aggregation of spider crabs is one of the most astonishing spectacles in UK waters - Lewis Jeffries investigates Cornwall's Red Army
Mexico’s Manatees – the Sirens of the Caribbean

Mexico’s Manatees – the Sirens of the Caribbean

Probably fewer than 1,000 of the bulky but graceful manatees survive in Mexican waters but divers are sometimes lucky with a sea cow encounter
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...
El Hierro – El Fin del Mundo

El Hierro – El Fin del Mundo

ByDIVE ContributorsJul 5, 2023
Volcanic eruptions in 2011 & 2012 transformed the underwater world of El Hierro. Timo Dersch explores this out-of-the-way Canary Islands gem
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.
Papua New Guinea’s sea of plenty

Papua New Guinea’s sea of plenty

ByDIVE ContributorsDec 24, 2022
Steve Jones celebrates Papua New Guinea's remarkable Bismarck Sea, and shows why the nation plans to extend its marine protection
The mutual benefits of ocean cleaning stations

The mutual benefits of ocean cleaning stations

ByDouglas David SeifertDec 13, 2022
The ocean's cleaning stations are one of nature’s most remarkable examples of how evolution finds solutions to life’s challenges
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
Galápagos: can even the fittest survive?

Galápagos: can even the fittest survive?

ByDIVE ContributorsSep 23, 2022
The Galápagos Islands are still one of the most exciting places on earth to dive. But for how much longer?
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
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