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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …