A number of scuba divers do not carry a snorkel while diving. There are two schools of thought in this long running debate on whether or not a scuba diver should. The debate squares off with safety on one side against comfort and ease of diving on the other.
There is also the compromise position of [...]

Experienced divers and newer divers often use hand signals while diving.  Sometimes we forget the most basic ones when trying to communicate to our buddy or divemaster.  I found this article at www.dailyscubadiving.com.  Maybe it help you refresh you communication skills.
Verbal communication is not an option underwater unless you are wearing a full-face mask, [...]

Recently I read about an organization called Diveheart  www.diveheart.com.  Their mission is to help disabled people to become scuba divers as mentioned in this Daily Herald article about Jessica Cox.
Diveheart works with returning disabled veterans and anyone else who has a disability and wants to learn to dive.    They also help train divers [...]

Recreational diving is still a relatively young sport. Created in the 1950s, it gained acceptance in the ’60s and ’70s, boomed in the ’80s and took great technological leaps in the ’90s. So there’s a good chance that not everything you learned in your open-water class still applies. New research and equipment have made diving [...]

Two Belize Resorts Team up with White Sands Dive Shop to Bring the Underwater Paradise of Belize to Scuba Divers
Las Terrazas and Journey’s End Resorts welcome scuba divers from all over the world to enjoy luxury accommodations and world class diving through its recent partnership with White Sands Dive Shop on the island of Ambergris [...]

 
One of the hardest thing to do while scuba diving is commuicate with another diver.  Some people use a dive board while other use hand signals.  Often, buddies hand signals are similar but not the same.  Here is site I found which illustrates hand signals which are simple but useful for all divers.

Did you know that the YMCA was the first organization in the US to certify dive instructors and divers?  The Y started the program in Chicago in 1959 and has continued for almost 50 years until now.  Now that program is coming to and end.  
The dive instructors at North Suburban Scuba Instructors (NSSI), who have taught YScuba [...]

What do you know about NOAA?  First, do you know what NOAA stands for? Second, do you know what NOAA does and third do you know how you can be part of NOAA?
NOAA is the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, a division of the US Department of Commerce.  “NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes [...]

 
Alert Diver, the DAN magazine, recently published an article by Dan Orr Your Gas Supply.  While I agree with many of the points made,  I think there is a simpler and safer way.  It is a procedure we teach in our YMCA class called The Rule of Thirds that I wrote about in a February article in Scubaology.com.
Dan’s [...]

Divers and snorklersare always looking for ways to identify the fish they see.  Some of us carry plastic ID charts, some have ID books.  Here is another to learn to identify the fish you see.  The Palm Beach County Reef Research Team has currently 23 fish ID quizzes on their site. 

REEF is another non-profit that has [...]