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All the latest scuba diving news from across the globe: environmental news, marine life research, latest scuba gear and safety tips
new sea slug Pleurobranchaea britannica

New species of sea slug discovered off southwest England

ByStuart ButlerMar 16, 2024
Scientists have been left surprised at the recent discovery of a totally new species of sea slug off the coast of southwest England.
a manta ray swimming past the camera in seychelles

Major study reveals size of Seychelles manta ray population

ByDIVE StaffMar 14, 2024
A major new study Seychelles has highlighted the importance of D’Arros Island and St. François Atoll for Seychelles' reef mantas
Scuba diving in the breathtaking beauty of St Lucia

Scuba diving in the breathtaking beauty of St Lucia

Saint Lucia’s iconic Piton Peaks The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia is a picture-perfect, scuba diving paradise, with plenty to…

DIVE Magazine Spring 2024 preview

DIVE Magazine Spring 2024 preview

DIVE’s Spring 24 print issue is here, and this spring, we've made a magazine with bite! Subscribe now with our £1 for 3 months trial offer!
PADI teams up with GoPro to create new distinctive specialty certification

PADI teams up with GoPro to create new distinctive specialty certification

ByDIVE StaffMar 13, 2024
PADI and GoPro have teamed up to create a GoPro Distinctive Specialty Course, with training for the camera, accessories and video editing app
ai generated image of people exploring a wreck in VR

Montenegro’s Laboratory of Maritime Archaeology to expand Wrecks4All project

Montenegro's Laboratory of Maritime Archaeology (LabMA) is to expand its Wrecks4All project, bringing more of the Southern Adriatic's historical shipwrecks to life
possible new species of squid discovered by NIWA

100 new ocean species discovered in New Zealand

Scientists from New Zealand's NIWA may have discovered 100 species new to science during an expedition to the nearby Bounty Trough,
Scubapro offers free undersuits with trilaminate drysuits

Scubapro offers free undersuits with trilaminate drysuits

ByDIVE StaffMar 9, 2024
Scubapro is giving away a free K2 Extreme undersuit worth £345 with the purchase of its Evertech Dry Breathable or Definition Dry trilaminate drysuits.
German woman missing, presumed dead, after Red Sea liveaboard fire disaster

German woman missing, presumed dead, after Red Sea liveaboard fire disaster

ByDIVE StaffMar 6, 2024
A German woman is missing, presumed dead following a catastrophic fire onboard the Red Sea liveaboard Sea Legend, on 22 February
Houthi rebels sink phosphate-laden bulk carrier MV Rubymar in Red Sea

Houthi rebels sink phosphate-laden bulk carrier MV Rubymar in Red Sea

A UK-owned bulk carrier containing approximately 21,000 metric tonnes of ammonium phosphate fertiliser has sunk in the southern Red Sea
Reef-World wins Drops In The Ocean environmental fund

Reef-World wins Drops In The Ocean environmental fund

The Reef-World Foundation makes a splash with a monumental £335,000 win in Ocean Outdoor's Drops In The Ocean environmental fund
Solo orca kills great white shark in under two minutes

Solo orca kills great white shark in under two minutes

The orca known as Starboard has been witnessed killing and surgically removing a great white's liver - by himself - in under two minutes
Valentina Cafolla smashes under-ice freediving record

Valentina Cafolla smashes under-ice freediving record

ByDIVE StaffMar 2, 2024
Croatian freediver Valentina Cafolla has set two new world records on consecutive days in February at Lake Anterselva in South Tyrol, Italy.
#whycoexist 2023 winner Emma Batty recounts her experience

#whycoexist 2023 winner Emma Batty recounts her experience

#whycoexist 2023 competition winner, Emma Batty, shares her amazing Seychelles experience and her progress towards a career in marine conservation
faisal al mosawi pictured during his record breaking wheelchair swim

Faisal Al Mosawi sets Guinness World Record for fastest wheelchair dive

ByDIVE StaffMar 1, 2024
Kuwaiti diver Faisal Al Mosawi has set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest wheelchair-using scuba diver
Marine heatwave leads to decline in humpback whales

Marine heatwave leads to decline in humpback whales

ByStuart ButlerFeb 29, 2024
A marine heatwave could have been responsible for a recent 20 per cent decline in the Pacific humpback whale population.
a picture of the ships bell from the USS Jacob Jones after it was recovered

Bell of WWI shipwreck, USS Jacob Jones, recovered

The bell of the USS Jacob Jones, the first US Navy destroyer to be sunk by enemy action, has been recovered from the ship's resting place near the Isles of Scilly.
BSAC launches Divesoft Liberty rebreather course

BSAC launches Divesoft Liberty rebreather course

ByDIVE StaffFeb 26, 2024
The British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) is bolstering access to technical dive training with the new BSAC Divesoft Liberty CCR course
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