Senior Citizen Cetaceans, Sharks and Sea Turtles

Drew Richardson

29 June, 2026

Mantaray Island Fiji

Diving Counteracts Nature-Deficit Disorder

The ocean has many healing powers, and one of them is countering NDD - nature deficit disorder. Reconnect with nature through scuba diving.

Diver lighting up a whip coral with a torch on a night dive

Greener and Better

Battery innovations are making dive electronics more useful and compact, as well as more environmentally friendly.

A public safety diver exits the water toward the shore

Public Safety Dive Teams: A Selfless Cause

Public safety divers don't choose when or where they dive; they dive where their skills are needed. Do you have what it takes?

two divers participate in a padi search and recovery class

Dive Skills You Will Almost Certainly Use

As a diver, some skills you learn will always come in handy, like the ones you pick up in the PADI Search and Recovery Diver course.

A mom and calf humpback whale are in the foreground, and a male is in the background. The water is dark and clear.

Are We Saving the Whales?

Since the peak of whaling in the 60s, PADI Divers have been activists for whale preservation. But are we really saving the whales?

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

The Legacy of Sea Hunt

The 1950s television series Sea Hunt inspired thousands of people to start scuba diving. See why it still has influence, over 60 years on.

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