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PADI Discover Tec: Is Tec Diving Right For You?
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PADI Discover Tec: Is Tec Diving Right For You?

If you're tec curious, the PADI Discover Tec experience could be just what you need!
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The Shark You Didn’t Notice Might Matter Most! 

Join the PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Discovery Challenge and become a pioneer in ocean science and shark conservation.

Artificial coral tree on a sandy bottom for Counting Corals restoration project in Fiji

How Counting Coral Is Helping Restore Fiji’s Underwater World — and How Divers Can Be Part of the Solution

Counting Coral is restoring critical coral reefs in Fiji, and showing divers how they can make a difference on

A diver comes face to face with a whale shark in one of the previous winners of the Scuba Diving magazine Through Your Lens Photo Contest

Enter Your Images in Scuba Diving Magazine’s 2026 Through Your Lens Photo Contest!

Scuba Diving magazine’s 22nd annual Through Your Lens photo contest is underway. Submit your images to win big prizes.

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How Divers Can Help Shape Marine Protection in Spain

Well designed MPAs benefit both the community and the environment. Join PADI AWARE in helping shape MPAs in the

A sunny underwater seaweed landscape with fish swimming above several different species of green seaweed such as sea lettuce

What the Ocean Taught Me About Identity and Belonging as a Queer Diver

Learning to scuba is a way to challenge yourself and dive into new adventures. This diver also found that

Photo of Samaesan Pier in Thailand with several large fishing boats

Thailand’s Hidden Gem for Tec Divers: The Samae San Islands

The Samae San islands are becoming increasingly popular for having the deepest tec diving sites in the Gulf of

How Becoming a Divemaster Helped Me Build a Career Working With Marine Life

A PADI Divemaster certification opens the door to many different career options, including some unexpected ones.

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