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DIVER magazine hangs up its fins

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 9th October 2023

After 48 years DIVER has ceased publishing, the current issue will be our last. We will also be closing the digital edition and website in the coming weeks and months. Since the passing of DIVER’s publisher and owner Phil Nuytten earlier this year, some decisions had to be made …

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Soundings from Phil Nuytten

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 9th October 2023

A final Soundings column from DIVER Publisher and Senior Editor Phil Nuytten, taken from his 1995 Simon Fraser University Convocation Address in British Columbia I am here to give you an uplifting and inspiring message, using examples from my own work. I think we’ll give the examples a pass, since …

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Phil Nuytten 1941-2023: DIVER

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 8th October 2023

Industry luminaries remember diving legend Phil Nuytten, OC, OBC, DSc (hon), LLD (hon): magazine publisher, engineer, innovator, artist, businessman, eccentric, raconteur, magician, writer, husband, father… and—first and foremost—diver. By Jean-Michel Cousteau, Friend As a world-renowned dive pioneer and undersea explorer, Phil Nuytten was an inventor, entrepreneur, artist, President and founder …

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2023 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition Announced

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 2nd October 2023

 The 12th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition 2023 is accepting entries today through November 30, 2023 – with the largest prize value ever!   The Underwater Photography Guide is delighted to announce that it is accepting entries for the 2023 edition of the annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition …

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Ocean Tribute award 2024 – call for entries

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 2nd October 2023

The 2024 boot Düsseldorf show has opened their “ocean tribute” award 2024 call for entries, found here. Projects of interest are initiatives that promote the protection of waters and oceans with promising technologies and ideas. For example, the focus can be on reducing the amount of waste or the acidification …

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Introducing Diver’s Wallet: Your Ultimate Dive Companion!

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 7th September 2023

World Shootout is thrilled to announce the launch of Diver’s Wallet, a revolutionary all-in-one platform designed to streamline your diving experience like never before. With Diver’s Wallet, divers can now access everything they need, conveniently consolidated in one place, ensuring they stay organized and fully prepared for their next …

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Looking to buy a tropical dive business and change your life?

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 7th September 2023

Adventures In Diving, located in St Croix’s, is available for purchase… Adventures in Diving, St Croix’s official SSI and NAUI dive shop was established over 7 years ago. Today this thriving business is staffed with certified instructors that offer shore diving, night diving, snorkel and hiking tours to tourists …

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Think that any old sunscreen will do when diving?

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 7th September 2023

If you’re the kind of diver that grabs whatever sunscreen they have in the store without further thought, think again.   There are several reasons why you should be careful about your choice of sunscreen on your next dive vacation. Let’s start with the obvious: You’ll want to consider …

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Summer 2023

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 4th September 2023

FREE Digital edition now available on Magzter. This issue is available for free Magzter, sign up for a free account and get immediate access. Features this issue: Remembering diving pioneer, subsea engineer, innovator and DIVER Publisher Phil Nuytten. Dr Joe MacInnis, Jean-Michel Cousteau, David Doublet, Jill Heinerth, and more …

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DEEP to enable a permanent human presence under the oceans from 2027

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 4th September 2023

DEEP, a UK based ocean technology and exploration company whose purpose is to ‘Make Humans Aquatic’, announces ambition for a permanent human presence under the oceans from 2027. Steve Etherton, President, EMEA of DEEP, said: “We need to preserve the oceans. To do that we need to understand them. …

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Revealing the Oliver Mowat

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 4th September 2023

Words by Kayla Martin As the new guardian of the Oliver Mowat, Kaykla Martin makes good on a promise to survey and document this once-secret wreck and make it available to all divers The lake was as still as glass as I led team members Charlotte Pilon-McCullough and Jill …

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Shark Week: The Podcast

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 20th July 2023

Starting July 18, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week kicks off with the Shark Week Podcast. Host Luke Tipple, a marine biologist and veteran shark expert, takes listeners on a dive to learn little-known shark facts leading up to the big week. Episodes during Shark Week will feature Luke who’ll be …

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Jason Momoa hosts Discovery Channel’s Shark Week extravaganza beginning July 23

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 19th July 2023

Nearly 20 hours of New Programming Brings Fans Inside A Great White Shark Feeding Frenzy And Investigates Rumors of Sharks Feasting on Cocaine Jason Momoa, the fan-favorite actor, superhero, and conservationist who is dedicated to protecting and preserving the world’s oceans, will host the 35th year of Shark Week, …

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2023 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest Now Open

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 16th June 2023

NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries have launched their 2023 Get Into Your Sanctuary photo contest. May 26, 2023 through September 4, 2023. The competition will be accepting submissions in the following categories: Sanctuary Views: Share your photos of beautiful sunsets or scenic shots of your favorite national marine sanctuary. Sanctuary …

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Ocean Icon and DIVER Publisher Phil Nuytten Passes

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 15th May 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of DIVER Publisher and owner Phil Nuytten. For some, Phil will be remembered as one of the most important ocean explorers and pioneers in modern history, for others he will be the Publisher of North America’s longest printing dive magazine.  …

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Spring 2023

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 13th May 2023

Digital edition now available on Magzter. Features this issue: The Vanishing: Ten species on the brink of extinction What’s it like being married to an explorer? Nicole Webster finds the jewel of the Mesoamerican reef The lost treasure of Bahama’s Crystal Caves Steve Lewis: Is solo diving safe? Jill …

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UTD Scuba Diving Achieves EUF Certification

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 26th April 2023

UTD Scuba Diving, a leading provider of scuba coaching and education, announced today that it has achieved certification by the European Underwater Federation (EUF). UTD is now certified to be in compliance with ISO 24801 for its diver training and certification programs and ISO 24802 for its instructor and …

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First-ever Conference on Indigenous Maritime Archaeology Held in West Vancouver

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 21st April 2023

Words by Matthew Bossons On April 15, the Underwater Archaeology Society of British Columbia (UASBC) hosted its first-ever annual conference focused exclusively on Indigenous maritime archaeology. The event, appropriately dubbed the Indigenous Maritime Archaeology Conference (IMAC), offered fascinating insights into the pre-colonization history and lifeways of coastal First Nations in B.C. …

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First-ever Conference on BC Indigenous Maritime Archaeology

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 31st March 2023

Words by Matthew Bossons The Underwater Archaeology Society of British Columbia (UASBC) will host its yearly conference, commonly known as ‘Shipwrecks,’ on April 15 at the Squamish First Nation’s Chief Joe Mathias Centre in North Vancouver. According to organizers, the event will be the society’s first conference to focus exclusively …

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DIVER Interview: Tiare Boyes

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 3rd March 2023

How long have you been diving? I did my open water on Vancouver Island with my dad during a freezing cold week in January. That was 19 years ago. I was 12 years old and remember being electrical taped into my wrist and neck seals because they didn’t have …

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SCTLD: The other pandemic

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 19th February 2023

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease is spreading rapidly, decimating Atlantic and Caribbean coral colonies within weeks of infection – and scientists still don’t know what’s causing it Words and Photography by Nicole Webster While humans are battling a relentless pandemic, the corals of the Atlantic and Caribbean are suffering …

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Choosing the right dive trip for your family

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 15th February 2023

By Margo Peyton I have been taking people diving now for the better part of 30 years. There are all types of divers and many travel as a family or a group of friends. We find comfort in travelling together, and its important to find comfort in where we choose …

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Lionfish Stings

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 13th February 2023

By Divers Alert Network With their fanlike fins and melancholy stares, lionfish are now a fixture at many popular dive sites in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Though native to the Indo-Pacific, their populations exploded throughout the Atlantic due to a lack of predators. In addition to wreaking havoc on …

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Choosing the Perfect Reel

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 10th February 2023

By Natalie Gibb A quick googling of “scuba diving reels” results in over 1,330,000 results. There’s an overwhelming number of options, and one might assume that if a commercial dive gear company makes the effort to design and manufacture a reel or spool, that it would be good. Sadly, this …

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Who is the Liveaboard Diver?

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 8th February 2023

By Wayne B. Brown The liveaboard scuba diver. Are they different from lake divers, shore divers, day boat divers? While we all share a passion for this great sport, how we get wet is a road that can be mapped, with detours of course! The majority of liveaboard scuba …

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Questions Cave and Tech Divers Get Asked

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 6th February 2023

Editor’s note: Among other Zen practices, Steve is an ardent disciple of the metric system. For those of you who aren’t, try an online surface gas consumption calculator such as www.divebuddy.com/calculator/sac.aspx Q: Sandra, Open Water Diver In your book Six Skills, what made you mention the importance of breathing? How is that a special …

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How to overcome Galeophobia

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 3rd February 2023

Photos: Cristina Zenato By Cristina Zenato If every time we are at the beach the soundtrack of ‘Jaws’ plays in our head, we may be suffering from the fear of sharks. This fear might not be triggered by an actual event or a specific experience; it could be triggered …

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Inspiring Through Presentations

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 1st February 2023

When you get home from a memorable diving trip, the first thing you want to do is share your experience with others. Whether you have filmed wild whale sharks, watched a male jawfish incubate eggs in his mouth, or found a rare leafy sea dragon, the urge to share …

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Two Heads Are Better Than One

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 30th January 2023

By Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary One of the first lessons we learn in photography is to put emphasis on a single subject. However, sometimes having a secondary point of interest adds value to an image. We all go through a learning curve. First, we snap pictures of a …

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Exploring the Unknown

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 27th January 2023

Diving virgin shipwrecks of the treacherous St. Lawrence Estuary, where conditions change without notice…what could possibly go wrong? Words by Kevin Brown and Sébastien Pelletier Each year, two technical diving clubs – Les plongeurs d’épaves techniques du Québec (PETQ) and Plongeurs techniques de l’Outaouais (PTO) – get together to …

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Interstellar Connection

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 25th January 2023

No fanfare. No quest for glory. Just the unshakable conviction that a fetid pond would open onto the heavens Words and Photography by Cristina Zenato The foul smell from the little pond reaches my nose as I settle the tanks on the water’s shallow rocky edge. It is created …

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Whale Heritage Sites of the World

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 17th January 2023

By Jean-Michel Cousteau and Holly S. Lohuis In 1982 we thought we had ‘Saved the Whale’ when in Brighton UK, 42 world governments converged for an historic vote to cease the killing of whales. By then many of the large baleen whale and sperm whale (great whales) populations were …

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New Red Sea Aggressor IV Yacht Explores Southern Egypt

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 15th January 2023

On March 4, 2023, the new Red Sea Aggressor IV dive yacht will cast off from Port Ghalib, Egypt for the liveaboard’s seven-day maiden voyage exploring the magnificent dive sites of St. John’s Reef, Marsa Shoana, Sataya Reef and Daedalus Reef. Up to 26 guests will cruise the southern Red …

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Winter 2022

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 21st December 2022

Digital edition now available on Magzter. Features this issue: Jill Heinerth reports from the Great Island Expedition Freedive training for the biggest dive movie ever! 5 destinations with great topside appeal Controlling your emotions while diving Wreck diving with children DIVER interview with Anne Hasson Columns this issue: Shark …

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The Magic of Artificial Reefs

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 27th November 2022

By Howard Robins and Richard Wall For end-of-life ships, a new life starts at the bottom of the ocean. Artificial reefs take marine vessels and convert them to living incubators for a plethora of marine life, from plants, to sponges to fish.  For a group of marine environmentalists, underwater visits to …

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Lusitania: The Underwater Collection

  • DIVER Editorial
  • 20th November 2022

Words by Vic Verlinden Despite bad weather, entanglement hazards, and a deteriorating subject (not to mention a pandemic), a dedicated team continues to document this historically important wreck off the Irish coast. A new book of photos gives a fresh, never-before seen picture of the wreck.  When I contacted …

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