Scuba Diving Blog for Divers about Diving

2 March 2018

Diving in the Gem of Europe: Croatia

Croatia is one of Europe’s finest holiday destinations - its beautiful coastline and over 1000 islands make it the ultimate place to visit for an unforgettable diving experience.

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26 January 2018

Blue, blue ocean

The deep blue color of the ocean has always captivated man, and divers marvel at the different shades of it every time they venture below the surface. But what is blue, exactly?

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19 January 2018

Nudibranchs, nudibranchs, nudibranchs. They get all the glory. But what about the flatworms? Often confused for nudibranchs, these guys hold their own as some of the prettiest (and weirdest) ocean creatures.

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12 January 2018

Aktun Ha Cenote

It’s not every day that you find yourself underwater with a crocodile. Yes, I was warned there might be a juvenile croc in the cenote, and that he was diver friendly, but nothing quite gets the heart pumping like finding yourself in a cavern with a croc!

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5 January 2018

DPVs

Have you ever just been tired of kicking on a dive? Want to see more of a reef or your favorite wreck in one dive? Or do you just want to be cool like James Bond zooming underwater on a scooter? Dive propulsion vehicles might just be the adventure you’re looking for.

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22 December 2017

Comb Jellies: The Lanterns of the Ocean

Ctenophores, or more commonly know as comb jellies, is a group of gelatinous zooplankton globally distributed throughout the open ocean. The morphological similarities between comb jellies and jellyfish make these exquisite animals easily mistaken for ‘stingers’, but the absence of stinging cells and their iridescent colour displays make comb jellies the stingless lights of ...

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3 November 2017

Ocean Threats Series - The Problem of Shark fin...

In this post of the Ocean Threats Series, we will see how Shark finning- an unsustainable fishing practice - is affecting our ocean predators, and consequently, the oceans and ourselves.

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29 September 2017

Dangerous Sea Creatures Encountered While Scuba...

Keep your hands and fins to yourself! Potentially venomous creatures abound within competitive coral reef ecosystems. Most species are harmless if you leave them alone. One of the most important scuba diving rules is to simply not touch anything.

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28 July 2017

Island of the Snakes

Out of the corner of your eye you see a large sea snake, then another appears beside it, and a third swims along the wall in the opposite direction. Suddenly you are surrounded by sea snakes.

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