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Malta’s deep wrecks | HMS Olympus and HMS Russell

Malta’s deep wrecks | HMS Olympus and HMS Russell

A staggering amount of tonnage was sunk around Malta during WWII. HMS Olympus and HMS Russell are two ships recently opened for tech diving
Ocean champion: Sylvia Earle on securing the seas for future generations

Ocean champion: Sylvia Earle on securing the seas for future generations

ByGraeme GourlayJan 18, 2022
Campaigning marine scientist and conservationist Sylvia Earle interviewed about her latest book Ocean: A Global Odyssey
wide eyed and whiptailed thresher shark by Doug Seifert

Threshers – wide-eyed and whiptailed

ByDouglas David SeifertJan 11, 2022

You look around, into the smoky, blue-grey waters: visibility is pretty good, something approximating 20m horizontally, maybe more, hard to…

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The best of Malta’s wreck dives

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 11, 2022
For many divers, the Maltese archipelago is all about the wrecks. Here’s DIVE's guide to some of the best of Malta's wreck dives.
Ten of the best places to scuba dive in Egypt

Ten of the best places to scuba dive in Egypt

Egypt has long been a scuba diving favourite, and its lengthy Red Sea coastline has a lot of locations to visit. Here's ten of the best.
Wrecks of Coron Bay

Wrecks of Coron Bay

ByDIVE StaffNov 16, 2021
These Second World War wrecks of a Japanese supply fleet caught in a surprise air attack are some of the best diving in the Philippines
The best diving in the Philippines

The best diving in the Philippines

ByGraeme GourlayNov 15, 2021
Essential gude to nine great dive spots in the Phillippines you really don't want to miss. Maps. Photos. Videos
Sharkwater Extinction – a tribute to Rob Stewart

Sharkwater Extinction – a tribute to Rob Stewart

ByGraeme GourlayNov 12, 2021
This emotional and hard-hitting film is a fitting tribute to this courageous campaigner, diver and filmmaker. Essential viewing.
A diver’s guide to the wrecks of Truk Lagoon

A diver’s guide to the wrecks of Truk Lagoon

ByDIVE StaffNov 12, 2021
Many believe the remnants of the Second World War Japanese wrecks of Truk Lagoon are the world's best wreck dives. Steve Jones tells us why.
The horrible natural history of remora

The horrible natural history of remora

ByDIVE ContributorsNov 9, 2021
The gruesome truth about one of the creepiest fish in the ocean. There is a good reason why we find remora revolting
Hunting creolefish Coco Island

The best scuba diving adventures in the world

High-energy scuba diving with the big stars of the oceans. Douglas Seifert on the excitement of the Eastern Tropical Pacific
Two great hammerhead sharks The Bahamas

The nine species of hammerhead shark

ByGraeme GourlayNov 5, 2021
A rundown of the nine known species of hammerhead sharks with photos and illustrations plus where to dive with them
The big questions remaining about whale sharks

The big questions remaining about whale sharks

Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell asks Marine Megafauna Foundation co-founder, Dr Simon Pierce, what we still need to find out about this elusive species
Rui Matsumoto measuring whale shark heartbeat in St Helena

How and why is the whale shark the world’s largest fish

ByDIVE ContributorsNov 3, 2021
Big being beautiful is certainly the case with whale sharks. Here is why they grow to such a size and what benefits being the biggest provides
Shark Girl Madison Stewart at Lombok shark finning market

Shark Girl Madison Stewart on starting Project Hiu

ByAlfred MinnaarNov 3, 2021
Alfred Minnaar interviews Shark Girl 'Pip' Madison Stewart about Project Hiu - a project to stop shark fishing in Indonesia
The heart of the Coral Triangle

The heart of the Coral Triangle

ByGraeme GourlayNov 3, 2021
At The heart of the Coral Triangle author Alan Powderham talks about underwater photography and biodiversity conservation using a rebreather
Belize’s barrier reef – the best diving in the Caribbean

Belize’s barrier reef – the best diving in the Caribbean

ByGraeme GourlayJul 14, 2021
Belize's barrier reef is the key part of world's second-largest coral structure. We report on the struggle to keep it flourishing
aerial shot of the Cozumel shoreline

Life after lockdown in post pandemic Cozumel

Lockdowns are slowly being lifted but the dive industry has been left reeling by the shutdown. How were dive centres…

max benjamin tribute portrait

Max Benjamin 1947 – 2020: a diving pioneer

ByGraeme GourlayJul 21, 2020
Luminaries of the scuba diving world pay tribute to scuba diving pioneer and Walindi Diving Resort founder, Max Benjamin
What’s happened to False Bay’s great white sharks?

What’s happened to False Bay’s great white sharks?

ByMax JamesJul 9, 2020
False Bay in South Africa was one of the few places cage divers could reliably encounter great white sharks - but they're disappearing...
Underwater myths, monsters and hoaxes

Underwater myths, monsters and hoaxes

The mysteries of the ocean have created many tales of underwater myths and monsters, many of which are still believed...
blue whale reflected on ocean surface

In the company of giants: diving with the blue whales of Sri Lanka

ByDouglas David SeifertJan 17, 2020
The blue whale is a catalogue of superlatives – the largest animal in the ocean and the largest creature known to have ever lived on earth.
Cave diver stars in film about Thai rescue

Cave diver stars in film about Thai rescue

ByGraeme GourlayOct 14, 2019
The inside story about The Cave - the first feature film about the rescue of the Thai schoolboy football club saved from a flooded cave
Mexico’s Isla Holbox whale shark aggregation

Mexico’s Isla Holbox whale shark aggregation

ByDouglas David SeifertMay 21, 2018
Douglas David Seifert experiences the phenomenal seasonal gathering of whale sharks around Isla Holbox in Mexico
Is Paradise Lost? | Maldives Special Report

Is Paradise Lost? | Maldives Special Report

ByDouglas David SeifertFeb 13, 2018
The Maldives is a premier scuba diving destination, but can its reefs survive rampant development and climate change? Douglas Seifert reports
Dive Briefing: The SS Thistlegorm

Dive Briefing: The SS Thistlegorm

On the night of 5/6 October 1941, the ship that would become one of the world’s best-loved wreck dives was sunk by a surprise attack
75 facts about the SS Thistlegorm

75 facts about the SS Thistlegorm

ByDIVE StaffOct 4, 2016
75 facts about the SS Thistlegorm - everything you need to know about the world's most popular and best-loved wreck dives
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