Scuba Herald reports the top 10 scuba diving books and DVD’s of 2007.  Here are the top ten: figures in brackets show the previous year’s position.

1. Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites by Jack Jackson - 300 pages detailing some of the world’s best dive sites. (1)

2. Dive: The Ultimate Guide To 60 Of The Worlds Top Dive Locations by Monty Halls, Describes 60 of the world’s best diving areas, and highlights specific dives …

When I got rescued certified, the 1st rule was don’t become a victim.  It is better to have 1 victim than 2.  That was the first thing I thought of when I hear the news about the couple who fell from off the balcony from the Princess Cruise ship near Galveston, TX.  They fell about 50-60 feet into pitch-black water about 1:30 …

ScubaDiving magazine has recently published Eric Douglas’s entire short story “Bait & Switch” .  The story is packed with intrigue and written by Eric Douglas author of Flooding Hollywood and Cayman Cowboys, and the current Director of Training for the Divers Alert Network (DAN).

The short story really held my interest.  While it is not great literature, it is a good …

www.scubaology.com is proud to introduce Annie Crawley as a new contributor to our website. We look forward to her interesting videos and information on photography.  Her bio appears at the bottom of this article.  If you would like to contribute articles, pictures or other information, please contact us at info@scubaology.com.

Thinking Before You Shoot; Annie Crawley’s 10 Quick Tips for Success!
 
Every time before entering the water when I dive, there is a strict method I …

Ok, I have seen it all now. There are many ….For Dummies books available today, and now there is a Scuba Diving & Snorkeling for Dummies. As divers, we all know how important it is to dive safely. There are a lot of things that can go wrong underwater. In our dive class for example, one of the greatest …

PlanetSave.com recently reported on a study conduted by the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies on the rare Batfish.  These fish, of which there are 27 species, have been successful in removing forests of algae that can kill a coral reef.  The study was printed in the journal Current Biology.  While the …

Scubaology.com’s mission is to make, both the diver and non-diver aware of topics that concern the oceans and marine life around the world.  With that in mind we would like to tell you about a few books that you might find informative, entertaining and some great holiday gifts.  We neither sell nor endorse books.   

The first book is Shadow Divers (soon to be a movie) by Robert Kurson. This …