Sharing Our Gratitude: Diver Wall of Thanks

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ocean quotations 2020 has been a tough year for so many, and it’s important to think about the things that we can be grateful for. We have collected messages of positivity within our diving community comprised of PADI Staff, PADI AmbassaDivers, PADI Divers and PADI Pros. Read through the gratitude diver wall below to bring some love […]

Women Divers Hall of Fame: New 2021 Members

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Ocean - Coral Reef - Underwater - Fish The Women Divers Hall of Fame ™ (WDHOF) is an international non-profit honor society that recognises women divers who have made an outstanding contribution in their community. Every year, women from all over the world are commended for their work in exploration, understanding, safety and enjoyment of our underwater world. For their 2021 program, The […]

Five Deep Sea Creatures that will Blow Your Mind

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DumboOctopus_WikiCommons As divers, we love every opportunity to observe ocean animals in their natural environments. While there’s no doubt that the surface waters are home to an incredible diversity of absolutely amazing marine life, the fact is that the vast majority of the world’s ocean – the deep ocean – is only able to be seen […]

PADI & PADI AWARE Foundation Making Sustainable Choices For The Ocean

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“Seek Adventure. Save The Ocean.” Five small words that inspire a simultaneous sense excitement and shared responsibility. The desire to explore our blue planet combined with a need to protect it. A belief that there is a better way for humanity to live in balance with nature, so that future generations may experience those same […]

5 Inspiring Stories from Lockdown

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Cold-Water Freediving Header Full-time PADI® Instructors and Divemasters get to spend every day underwater helping people explore the underwater world. But what happens when divers stop coming?  For some PADI Pros, lockdown was an opportunity to invest in the health of the ocean and their local community. Here are a few inspiring stories of PADI Pros who: Helped […]