7 Ways to Rekindle Your Love of Scuba Diving

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scuba diving love For some people, learning to scuba dive is the first step in a part-time or full-time scuba career. For others, scuba diving is an activity they are passionate about, but haven’t enjoyed for some time. Whether you don’t dive very often due to limited free time, a bad experience, or total burnout, here are a […]

PADI Wins TAUCHEN Award for the 21st time in 21 Years!

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boot Dusseldorf Every year, for over two decades, the readers of the highly popular German diving magazine, TAUCHEN, are invited to vote for their preference in 17 different industry categories. With the magazine focusing on dive travel, equipment and industry news categories include equipment, dive shops and diver training organisations. The bronze dolphins awarded for each category […]

Mental Health and Scuba Diving: Questions and Answers

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Mental Health and Scuba Diving Written by Laura Walton Ask any keen scuba diver and they will probably tell you scuba diving keeps them sane! However, when it comes to diving with mental health conditions, research has barely begun. Here are some of the questions divers are starting to ask: Q: How can scuba diving benefit mental health? A: Honestly, […]

Underwater Heroes: How Emergency First Response Training Saved a Life

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While Scott and April Dahn were simulating exercise 8 of the PADI® Rescue Diver course (Exiting an Unresponsive Diver) in the waters off Cape Maeda, in Okinawa, Japan, they had no idea their practice dive would turn into a real-life rescue situation. When the dive group was heading back to shore, Scott, a Gunnery Sergeant […]

Ocean Conservation Initiatives in Mauritius

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Mauritius Island Shutterstock Located approximately 700 miles (1,200 kilometers) east of Madagascar, the island nation of Mauritius is outlined by white sand beaches and coral reefs. And with bath-like water temperatures year round, Mauritius is most definitely an ideal destination for scuba divers. From sea turtles to dolphins to shipwrecks there is much to see and explore beneath […]