5 PADI Specialties for the Winter Months

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PADI-Ice-Diver Just because the winter months bring colder temps, that doesn’t mean you can’t up your game by getting some new certifications under your belt. Here are five PADI® Specialties to help you dive into the warmer seasons with a little more spring in your step. Ice Diver: What better time to get into the winter spirit than […]

My PADI Interview: Szilvia Gogh, Inspirational Renaissance Woman

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Interview with Szilvia Gogh Click to display the embedded YouTube video Szilvia Gogh is a PADI Course Director and breast cancer survivor. She is also a three-time National Champion Lifeguard in her home country of Hungary and has worked as a dive center managing-director, scuba instructor, camp counselor, travel agent, billboard model, photo-journalist and Hollywood stuntwoman. She’s led conservation […]

The Magic Behind the Manta Ray Night Dive

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Manta Ray Dive in Hawaii Last year, I set out with PADI on a photo expedition to Kona, Hawaii to experience the famous Manta Ray Night Dive, and it was nothing short of magical. It is one of the most spectacular displays of wildlife that I have ever seen on a dive. You will definitely want to check this one off […]

6 Tips for Safely Removing Marine Debris

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Dive Against Debris on Gap Year All divers share a love of the ocean and it’s only natural to want to protect what you love, that’s why so many of us pick up trash that we see during our dives or even take it a step further and actually report the trash that we find. Turning your dives into a Dive […]

NASA Astronauts Dive Underwater Mission

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NEEMO Mission The NEEMO Mission by Karl Shreeves, Technical Development Executive, PADI Worldwide. On 21 July, the 21st NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission launched in the U.S. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Astronauts Megan McArthur (NASA), Reid Wiseman (NASA) and Matthias Maurer (ESA), researchers Marc O’Griofa, Dawn Kernagis and Noel Du Toit, and habitat technicians Hank […]