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.  …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …