Travel is getting a little more difficult.  Yet we still want to dive in open water, see small to large fish and pretty coral.   Maybe even a wreck or two.  What to do?  Head over to the Florida Keys.  It’s domestic travel, so not too expensive.  You might even be able to drive there [...]

The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism announced today that final arrangements are being made for the decommissioned naval ship, the USS Kittiwake, to be sunk off the northern end of Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach. The sinking is tentatively scheduled for this summer. When complete, the wreck will become a popular [...]

People who love to scuba dive enjoy coming to Crete. Scuba divers are drawn to the island because of the clear water, easy visibility and variety of diving activities.
Even ten years ago Crete was not thought of as a diving haven, because of the protectively high regulations of the diving industry, but [...]

By Nicole Butler for PM (ABC News)
A university professor says the Great Barrier Reef is moving from being dominated by coral to being overrun by seaweed. (Reuters: GBR National Park Authority)
It is one of the natural wonders of the world but the Great Barrier Reef is almost constantly at risk.
Scientists say farming chemical run-off is [...]

Scuba diving at 2000m in Vallnord

Where: Arcalis, Andorra

Scuba diving at more than 2000 metres altitude is the latest trend in Vallnord. The activity combines skiing down to a frozen lake or pool then scuba diving under the ice.
There are two options: a “baptism” for beginners and technical diving for qualified divers. Once the dive has [...]

Many of us who have been diving for a FEW years have been in many places known to divers throughout the world.  But every so often we find a place that is off the beaten path and Homestead Crater in Utah is one of those place.
Inside the crater is a thermo pool and dive center. [...]

Galapagos Shark
Off the west coast of Ecuador in South America lays a paradise for scuba divers known as the Galapagos Islands. Made up of 13 major islands and 45 islets, all volcanic in origin, the island chain provides incredi-ble diving for all experience levels. The islands were made famous in 1831 as the inspiration for [...]

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Playa Del Carmen, Mexico The Riviera Maya Divers Alliance announced the first free entry recreational and technical Scuba Diving Photo Contest in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico during the week of December 5th to 12, 2009, which includes photos opportunities in the Yucatan Caves, Caverns and on the second largest barrier reef in the [...]

I recently found a good site for looking at scuba videos  http://www.scubadivingtube.com/ The site show places to dive and also reviews equipment.
It you have a few minutes check it out.  Maybe even bookmark it.

The scientific projections are ominous.
If substantial steps aren’t taken globally to counter the effects of climate change, reefs in Hawai’i and around the world eventually could become coral wastelands, decimated by increasingly acidic and warming ocean waters.
Some scientists say such a scenario, which would wreak havoc with Hawai’i’s fisheries and the state economy, could come [...]