A 14-foot oarfish washed up on Pebbly Beach on California’s Catalina Island Monday morning. This marine animal likely weighed around 200 pounds and is the third of this species to wash up on Catalina in the past two years. This particular oarfish could have measured as long as 24 feet…
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(DiverWire) Divers Alert Network is currently promoting the popular Diving Emergency Specialist (DES) program through the third annual DES Quest event. According to officials from DAN, "The completion of DAN® Education’s popular DES program is a point of pride for those who achieve it and rightfully so. The special recognition…
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Earlier this week, officials from three prominent scuba-related companies announced ScubaLife™. ScubaLife™ is a groundbreaking initiative from NASE Worldwide, Ocean Designs Corp and Scuba Travel Ventures that leverages the power of the Internet and social media to bring new opportunities to students, divers and dive professionals worldwide. “Scubalife will attract…
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(DiverWire) Sand Dollar Resort and Bonaire Dive & Adventure have teamed up to present another program designed to promote the preservation of Bonaire’s magnificent underwater Marine Park. This summer the resort and dive operation team up to present the Fourth Annual Fish ID Challenge. Presented over two weeks, July 30-August…
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(DiverWire) Building upon the success of two prior events (over 8000+dives in Texas in 2009 and 2010), the 2011 Dive Around Texas promotion is expected to draw a record crowd of active diving enthusiasts. A large group of Retailers and Sales Reps recently met in San Marcos to finalize the…
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(DiverWire) SCUBAPRO has announced the release of their second collaboration with DiveNav and divecomputertraining.com - the Aladin2G Online Class. The program is part of a trend among scuba equipment manufacturers to provide more comprehensive training for scuba divers using dive computers to enjoy the sport. "We have been collaborating for…
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Wondering what this popular Marine Artist is doing? Here's an update straight from Rogest.Divers are some of the last adventurers of the planet who travel into hostile and foreign environments for the shear joy of the experience. With the knowledge that we are adventurers who explore frontiers of our choosing…
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Scuba Divers are Willing to Pay More to See Healthy Corals, Sharks and Sea TurtlesWashington, D.C. – Oceana released the results of a new study today that finds a strong economic incentive for protecting living ocean resources. Sea the Value: Quantifying the Value of Marine Life to Divers shows that…
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