Shore-entry cave dives along the southern Red Sea, dugongs grazing the seagrass at Marsa Mubarak, the long road out to Daedalus, and an honest read on a coast that delivers macro and reef but almost no pelagics on the dives I logged.
Read MoreThe 11th Our Ocean Conference opens in Mombasa on 16 June 2026, the first time the world's largest ocean-protection summit lands on African soil. Five weeks out, here is what is on the table and what divers should be watching for.
Read MoreOne of the most remote and shark-dense dive destinations on earth. A liveaboard-only Pacific outpost where hammerheads school in their hundreds.
Read MoreThe TG-6 with video lights is a macro setup most photographers underestimate. Why buoyancy is the real skill and how to stop taking record shots.
Read MoreForty-five days of boat diving in Hurghada. Spinner dolphins at Dolphin House and El Fanadir, walls of anthias, and the missing big fish on Egypt's most developed reef coast.
Read MoreTwo coasts, two oceans, every level. From Santa Marta's reefs to Malpelo's hammerhead schools, Colombia is the world's most underrated scuba diving country.
Read MoreFrom Sylvia Earle's life in the ocean to a freediver's year with an octopus, the films that changed how I see the sea, and why I keep recommending them.
Read MoreToday David Attenborough turns 100. Over seven decades of filmmaking he changed how the world sees the sea. This is what he specifically did for it.
Read MoreThe guide I wish someone had handed me when I stopped renting. Six pieces of gear worth buying once, and why cheap up front costs more in the end.
Read MoreA small crew lives permanently on a catamaran off Colombia to keep illegal fishing vessels away from the world's most important shark sanctuary.
Read MoreFrom Mozambique's manta rays to South Africa's whale routes, Mission Blue united Hope Spot Champions to tackle the ocean's most neglected challenges.
Read MoreEight days at sea on the Sea Wolf with DivingLife: the boat, the dives, the orcas that broke into Colombian national news, and why this is the operator we still recommend for Malpelo.
Read MoreI got ear infections my whole life after going in the water. Surf Ears 4.0 changed that. An honest account from a dive professional who dives 3–4 times a day.
Read MoreEgypt's Red Sea reef has received formal government protection. At 2,000 kilometres, scientists call it earth's most climate-resilient coral system.
Read MoreGhana declared its first marine protected area in 2026, covering fish spawning grounds and sea turtle nesting sites along West Africa's coast.
Read MoreThe waters around Easter Island are now a Mission Blue Hope Spot. Indigenous-led governance has been protecting this stretch of ocean for generations.
Read MoreYour BCD controls buoyancy, holds your tank, and shapes your trim on every dive. Here is how to choose the right design for the diving you actually do.
Read MoreThe High Seas Treaty has entered force, opening the door to protected areas in international waters. The hard work of implementation is only beginning.
Read MoreYour dive computer tracks depth, time, and nitrogen loading on every dive. Here is how to pick the right one without paying for features you will never use.
Read MoreThe International Seabed Authority is moving to greenlight mining the deep ocean floor. The science says we have no idea what we are about to destroy.
Read MoreCabo Pulmo's fish biomass climbed 460% after the community closed it to fishing. It is the strongest case ever made for no-take marine reserves.
Read MoreThe fourth global bleaching event is the longest and most severe ever recorded. Recovery windows are closing faster than reefs can use them.
Read MoreAround 11,000 sharks are killed every hour for the global fin trade. New reef surveys show the ecological toll is growing with every passing year.
Read MoreCommon sunscreen ingredients damage coral DNA at concentrations of parts per trillion. Most jurisdictions still have no rules limiting their use.
Read MoreSeagrass captures carbon faster than rainforest and shelters most reef fish as juveniles. It has lost nearly half its global coverage in under a century.
Read MoreA good dive torch reveals colour, marine life, and reef detail that daylight never shows you. Here is what to look for and what to avoid buying first.
Read MoreAbandoned fishing gear traps sharks, turtles, and rays for decades on the reef. It makes up 10% of ocean plastic and most of it is never retrieved.
Read MoreCoral nurseries grow fragments from resilient colonies and replant them on dying reefs. Survival rates are high and the field is advancing fast.
Read MoreEight million tonnes of plastic enters the ocean every year, most from ten rivers. An honest look at the projects actually making a difference.
Read MoreWhere fishing stops, life returns. Marine protected areas produce more fish and healthier reefs, and they improve outcomes for local fishing communities.
Read MoreA close encounter with whale sharks on the dive sites of Koh Tao, one of the best places in the world to dive with the ocean's gentle giants.
Read MoreA camera underwater transforms the way you dive. You slow down, look harder, and notice what was always there. Here is how to build your first setup.
Read MoreExtended time on Thailand's dive island and over 400 dives logged. Whale sharks across the northern pinnacles, schooling life that holds up against anywhere in the Gulf, and an honest read on the world's busiest certification island.
Read MoreEvery winter, large female bull sharks gather off the coast of Playa del Carmen in one of the most accessible big-animal encounters in the diving world.
Read MoreWater steals heat 25 times faster than air. The right wetsuit thickness makes the difference between a dive you enjoy and one you endure.
Read MoreWall dives, coral gardens, and warm Caribbean water inside Tayrona National Park, with the port question that no comprehensive reef survey ever got to answer.
Read MoreEverything you need to start freediving: what it is, the gear required, which certification to pursue, and how to find your underwater calm.
Read MoreYour regulator is the most critical piece of dive gear you own. Here is what to look for, what to avoid, and why it is worth investing in properly.
Read MoreA passenger ferry that sank off Safaga in 1991, the Salem Express lies intact on the reef floor. One of the most haunting wreck dives in the world.
Read MoreA complete step-by-step guide to becoming a certified scuba diver, from your first Discover Scuba session through to your Open Water certification.
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