Why Slow Divers are the Best Kind of Diver

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Purple star or ochre star in Newport, Oregon Written by Candice Landau “There’s barely any life out there!” A throw-away comment I made barely two months after getting certified. At the time I had been diving Mike’s Beach Resort in the Hood Canal in Washington State. After my second dive I clambered out of the water, the frustrated exclamation instantly leaving my lips. […]

The Blonde Abroad Talks Scuba Diving and Dream Destinations

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The blonde abroad kiersten rich scuba diving maldives   After leaving a stable career in corporate wealth management, PADI AmbassaDiver TM Kiersten Rich began a new journey called The Blonde Abroad, a solo female travel blog. Since then, she has been defining her own version of success by traveling to more countries than most do in their entire lifetimes, discovering new cultures, learning about […]

Fighting for Our Seas

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Fighting for our oceans Fighting for our seas might sound like an extreme way of putting things but with rising concerns about the plight of our oceans, maybe it’s not all that outlandish. In this post we look over the ways different charities and organisations are fighting for our seas and bringing attention to the plight of our Oceans… […]

Combining a Passion for Diving with a Passion for Conservation

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Photo by Resa Janssen Like many divers, the team from The Dive Shack, feel a responsibility to protect our ocean planet. So when they saw the chance to combine an upcoming dive trip with conservation activities they jumped at the chance. Earlier in the year, eleven divers travelled with The Dive Shack team to Amed, […]

Why Are Coral Reefs Important?

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Coral reefs are often the first thing that make people want to try scuba diving. Photo: Nicole Helgason Written by Guest Blogger Nicole Helgason Life in the ocean starts with coral reefs. From the first polyp to the complex ecosystems they have become today, coral reefs support innumerable life above and below the water. As a marine ecosystem, coral reefs are the most diverse and productive habitat supporting a quarter of all marine […]