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Aerial view of Kakaban Island (Photo: Shutterstock) The body of a Chinese diver who died off Kakaban Island, one of the Derawan Islands in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has been recovered after she disappeared while trying to retrieve a dropped camera. […]

Some of the smuggled fins on display after the seizure (Photo: Thai Customs) A huge haul of 402 shark fins weighing in at 102 kilograms has been seized by Thai customs officials at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The seizure was […]

(Photo: Michael Westreicher/Halcyon) Halcyon Dive Systems is offering dive instructors a discounted offer on its Symbios Ecosystem, an integrated dive package consisting of the Symbios Handset wrist-mounted dive computer, a heads-up display unit (HUD), wireless Tank Pod transceiver and Halcyon […]

The first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat (Photo: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) By DIVE Staff The first ever footage of a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural environment has been filmed by […]

Divers on five liveaboards were forced to abandon ship at sea in the last year (Photo: Shutterstock) The loss of eleven lives when Sea Story capsized in November 2024 once again brought liveaboard safety to the fore – but what […]

RMS Rhone is one of the most popular wreck dives in the BVI (Photo: British Virgin Islands Tourist Board) The British Virgin Islands is known for many things: beautiful beaches, secluded private islands and a vibrant culture, but the islands’ […]

A specimen of spotted estuary smoothhound – aka ‘rig’ (Original photo: Arnim Littek/Wikimedia Commons) A new study has documented what is thought to be the first case of sound production by a species of shark, after scientists observed specimens of […]

Green turtle populations are doing well (Photo: SeanScottPhotography/Shutterstock) Following the news that global turtle populations are on the rebound, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has confirmed that conservation efforts ‘have improved the status of the majority of […]

Instructors and students are banned from using cameras during training (Photo: Shutterstock) The Thai government has issued an order banning dive students and instructors from taking photographs during training programmes, with the exception of underwater photography courses. Additionally, the use […]

By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell The partial remains of a man mauled to death by sharks off the coast of Hadera, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, have been found, according to local reports. The man, a father of four believed to be […]

Emily Sherwin was diving at Old Harry Rocks when she was caught in a vortex and disappeared (Photo: Shutterstock) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell Emily Sherwin, a 20-year-old diver who went missing during a dive off the south coast of England […]

The MV Firebird (Photo: Deep Blue Cruises/Facebook) Passengers and crew on board the Egyptian Red Sea liveaboard M/V Firebird were forced to abandon ship after the vessel struck a reef off the northern part of Sharm El Sheikh in the […]

‘Blenny With Attitude’ by Ralph Paprzkycki Check out the winning and highly commended images from our Big Shot Portraits underwater photography competition – as featured in our Spring ’25 print magazine The secret of a great portrait is the instant […]

Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are the second-largest species of shark – and therefore the second-largest species of fish – in the oceans. Here are some of the most important facts about one of our favourite shark species By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell […]

Brightly coloured sea slugs and nudibranchs are most active during daylight hours (Photo: Shutterstock) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell A new study by scientists from Australia’s University of Queensland has found that brightly-coloured nudibranchs and sea slugs are most active by […]