PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Jenny Jara Inspires Women in Her Community to Dive

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Jenny Jara is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) in the Philippines and a 2017 winner of PADI’s Inspiring Women contest for People + Community. Ethel Tornberg nominated Jenny, and after reading Ethel’s story about Jenny, we had to know more. Read on for the contest-winning entry from Ethel and our interview with Jenny. […]

Inspiring PADI Divemaster & Conservationist Maddie Kaufman

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Maddie Kaufman is a marine biologist, PADI Divemaster, conservation advocate, shark defender and winner of PADI’s Inspiring Women contest for Ocean Health. Diver and sustainable engineer Katy Roth nominated Maddie for being a “fearless, selfless, hilarious diver who deserves recognition for her inspiring work.” In addition to working on a coral out-planting initiative, Maddie also […]

Shark Conservationist Jillian Morris Joins Team of PADI AmbassaDivers

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Jillian Morris PADI AmbassaDiver with Hammerhead shark “Our whole lives we are taught to fear them because they are monsters, but in reality, they are fascinating creatures which are a critical part of keeping oceans healthy.” Shark conservationist Jillian Morris has dedicated her life and career to these often misunderstood creatures of the deep. Her passion to drive awareness towards the impact […]

My Top Five Dives to Date

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Manta Rays, Komodo National Park: My top five dives to date ‘My top five dives to date’ is written by Guest Blogger Lowri James Like most divers, Oli and I are just happy being in the water. We feel privileged to share the underwater world with the incredible marine life which exists below the surface, and to us every dive is an adventure.  We have been lucky […]

From Tiger Sharks to Nile Crocodiles, Al Hornsby’s New Book is Wildlife at Its Wildest

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Great hammerhead sharks. The only view that really shows their hammers is from underneath. Bimini, Bahamas, 2016. Page 21 Guest Blogger: Jo Walters Join Al Hornsby for an anthology of poignant, thrilling encounters with wildlife, below and beyond the waves, in his new book, Face to Face…Up Close with Mother Nature. It’s story-telling of both heart-stopping adventure and ethereal, natural beauty, where Al’s powerful prose and photography take you to wild, lovely places for […]

Cristina Zenato Talks Women in Diving, Shark Conservation, and Cave Diving in Australia

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“My mission is to show anybody that each person counts and that each and every one of us can make a difference through our daily actions.” PADI AmbassaDiver, Cristina Zenato, proves this mission time and time again with ceaseless effort. From being invited to speak and promote shark conservation around the world, to mapping the entire Lucayan […]